Psychosis

60 year study finds children of mothers who contracted bacterial infection during pregnancy have higher risk of psychosis
In a study that has been 60 years in the making, a team of doctors and scientists reports that bacterial infection during pregnancy significantly raises the risk that the offspring—especially male… Read More
Study Links an Early-Life Abnormality in the Auditory Cortex with Vulnerability to Hallucinations in Schizophrenia
A team of researchers has reported new evidence about the cause of auditory hallucinations, suggesting that in schizophrenia, and perhaps other illnesses, it may be traceable to an abnormality in the… Read More
Low Levels of Cannabinoid Receptor in New Psychosis Patients Suggest a Possible Drug Target
Since the 1980s scientists have known that the body contains numerous cellular receptors that interact with naturally generated molecules that are chemically related to THC, the substance which gives… Read More
A Way of Predicting if New Psychosis Patients Will or Won’t Respond to Standard Treatment
“Trial and error” remains the basis for care of people who have recently been diagnosed with psychosis, and “poor outcomes are common,” say a team of researchers at the University of California,… Read More
A Rarely Studied Brain Structure Provides New Clues About Psychosis
In a vivid example of the power of basic research, a team of researchers has performed the first analysis of the relation between psychosis and alterations in a vital structural feature of the brain… Read More