“These impairments often persist even during periods of symptom remission and can have a profound impact on daily functioning and quality of life,” says Caroline Fenkel, a doctor of social work, a ...

The dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia is a scientific theory that suggests dopamine directly contributes to schizophrenia symptoms. Research on this theory and other causes of schizophrenia is ...

The DSM-5 no longer recognizes schizophrenia subtypes as separate diagnostic categories. However, the five classical subtypes (paranoid, hebephrenic, undifferentiated, residual, and catatonic) can ...

Neurodiversity could be broadly thought of as a celebration of the many ways of thinking, feeling, and interacting with the world. Neurodivergent individuals are those whose brains process information ...

Schizophrenia is a psychological illness that includes positive (e.g., delusions and hallucinations) and negative (e.g., apathy and social withdrawal) signs and symptoms, as well as cognitive ...