Schizophrenia typically begins in late adolescence and young adulthood. Research estimates that the average age of onset for psychotic disorders like schizophrenia lies between ages 20 and 29, with ...

So, too, can other symptoms mistakenly resemble psychosis, including idiosyncratic thinking and perceptions associated with pervasive developmental disorder (PDD), psychotic-like symptoms arising in ...

Could one genetic mutation be sufficient to bring on complex psychopathology? For decades, dominant models of mental ...

Most kids with attention issues won't go on to develop serious psychiatric conditions like psychosis or schizophrenia. However, a new study finds poor attention spans in childhood, plus certain genes, ...

Neuroscientists from the University of Maryland have come a step closer to understanding how disorders such as autism and schizophrenia develop in children, opening the door for potential new ...

A genetic mutation passed from mother to children in families affected by schizophrenia has now been shown to completely ...

Cognitive issues are core symptoms of schizophrenia. More than 80 percent of people with schizophrenia have cognitive symptoms of some kind. They’re one of the main obstacles to managing schizophrenia ...

Children born to parents with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a higher risk of developing psychopathology than children born to parents without these conditions. The corresponding study as ...