Psychosis is when a person loses touch with reality. This is the definition most recognized by the general public, and yes, it's simplistic and reductionistic. A more deeply textured definition would ...

People with schizophrenia often have delusions: false beliefs about themselves or the world around them. The types of delusions in schizophrenia can vary, but persecutory delusions are the most common ...

Credit: Getty Images Schizophrenia is a type of psychotic disorder that affects how a person thinks and interprets reality. Like schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder is also a type of psychotic ...

Mood disorders, such as depressive and bipolar disorders, refer to different psychiatric conditions that affect an individual‘s emotional state. Other types of psychiatric conditions, classified as ...

A new study suggests that the association between adolescents' cannabis consumption and psychotic disorders may be even stronger than previously thought. Earlier studies have shown that their ...

“We were excited to see that the relationship between cerebellar-prefrontal connectivity and negative symptoms did not differ by diagnosis, meaning that same brain circuit is involved in negative ...

Leaders of the D.S.M., the world’s most influential psychiatric manual, have been split for more than five years over whether ...

Studying these subclinical psychotic experiences is important for us to understand the early stages of psychotic disorders and for identifying individuals who may be at increased risk for developing a ...