A diagnosis of psychotic disorder due to another medical condition is given when psychotic symptoms occur alongside a temporary or chronic illness. This may range from a migraine headache to a stroke ...

A brief psychotic disorder is a psychiatric condition characterized by sudden and temporary periods of psychotic behavior, such as delusions, hallucinations, and confusion. Symptoms can endure for ...

According to new research, cognitive impairments in psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, are linked to brain network organization. This link between cognition and brain ...

New research published in the journal Schizophrenia suggests that tracking how individuals feel during everyday social ...

—A long-term study, which followed patients for 25 years, found that individuals with schizophrenia and other psychoses were at higher risk of mild-to-moderate and severe impairment relative to adults ...

Psychotic disorders encompass a spectrum of conditions marked by disturbances in perception, thought and behaviour that impair reality testing. Historical frameworks began with Kraepelin’s distinction ...

A new study published in the journal Psychological Medicine estimates that teens using cannabis are at an 11-times higher risk of developing a psychotic disorder compared to teens not using cannabis.

In a recent study published in the journal Psychological Medicine, researchers investigate the link between psychotic disorders and youth cannabis use. To this end, cannabis use was found to increase ...

Schizoaffective disorder and bipolar disorder are distinct mental health conditions, but they share common, overlapping features such as mood and psychotic symptoms. Schizoaffective disorder is a ...

Researchers uncover a link between cognition and brain networks prior to psychotic break in individuals at risk of psychotic disorders like schizophrenia. According to new research, cognitive ...