Severe mental illness (SMI) is a broad category that includes schizophrenia, bipolar
disorder, and severe depression. Both genetic disposition and environmental exposures …

There is substantial evidence for partial overlap of genetic influences on schizophrenia and
bipolar disorder, with family, twin, and adoption studies showing a genetic correlation …

Schizotypy refers to a set of temporally stable traits that are observed in the general
population and that resemble the signs and symptoms of schizophrenia. Here, we review …

First published in 2002. Schizophrenia: A Scientific Delusion?, first published in 1990, made
a very significant contribution to the debates on the concepts of schizophrenia and mental …

Second generation antipsychotics (SGAs) have been implicated in the de novo emergence
and exacerbation of obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) in patients with schizophrenia …

Schizophrenia is a devastating mental disorder. The level of risk in the general population is
sustained by the persistence of social, environmental and biological factors, as well as their …

Background Finding reliable endophenotypes for psychosis could lead to an improved
understanding of aetiology, and provide useful alternative phenotypes for genetic …

Background: Childhood abuse is considered one of the main environmental risk factors for
the development of psychotic symptoms and disorders. However, this association could be …

Molecular abnormalities in metabolic, hormonal and immune pathways are present in
peripheral body fluids of a significant subgroup of schizophrenia patients. The authors have …

The new edition of Complete Psychology is the definitive undergraduate textbook. It not only
fits exactly with the very latest BPS curriculum and offers integrated web support for students …