Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness that affects almost 1% of the population worldwide.
Even though the etiology of schizophrenia is uncertain, it is believed to be a …

Psychiatric disorders continue to be among the most challenging disorders to diagnose and
treat because there is no single genetic or anatomical locus that is causative for the disease …

The psychosis prodrome, or period of clinical and functional decline leading up to acute
psychosis, offers a unique opportunity for identifying mechanisms of psychosis onset and for …

Dendrite morphology is pivotal for neural circuitry functioning. While the causative
relationship between small-scale dendrite morphological abnormalities (shape, density of …

Schizotypal traits are of interest and importance in their own right and also have theoretical
and clinical associations with schizophrenia. These traits comprise attenuated psychotic …

Evolutionary approaches to medicine can shed light on the origins and etiology of disease.
Such an approach may be especially useful in psychiatry, which frequently addresses …

Background Psychosis is hypothesized to occur on a spectrum between psychotic disorders
and health in individuals. In the middle of the spectrum are individuals who endorse …

According to evidences from previous family and association studies, it has been claimed
that genetic factors are involved in the neuropathogenesis of Schizophrenia disorder …

Contemporary theories for the aetiology of borderline personality disorder (BPD) take a
lifespan approach asserting that inborn biological predisposition is potentiated across …

Despite robust evidence of neurocognitive dysfunction in psychotic patients, the degree of
similarity in cognitive architecture across psychotic disorders and among their respective first …