What Are The Different Types Of Schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia is a commonly misunderstood mental health condition that affects about 24 million people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. General symptoms of schizophrenia include hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech thinking, and behavior, and inability to function as typical. Did you know that there are...
Myths and Facts About Schizophrenia
Many people have a lot of misconceptions about all sorts of mental illnesses. There is especially a lot of misinformation out there about schizophrenia. Dr. Ileana Berman is a cognitive science researcher. Throughout her 30+ year career, her work has largely focused on drawing connections...
Nonprofit Committed to Mental Health Research
The Brain and Behavior Research Foundation is committed to funding research in neuroscience and psychiatry. No other organization besides the federal government spends more money on mental health research. Thousands of scientists have received grants from the organization since 1987, and they have awarded over...
Can you inherit schizophrenia from a family member?
Dr. Ileana Berman, cognitive researcher, discusses how genetic predisposition can impact an individual’s likelihood of developing schizophrenia: The simple answer to ‘is schizophrenia hereditary?’ is simple: Yes. Years of confirmed research suggest that yes, you can inherit schizophrenia from a family member. But it’s not...
Inside Schizophrenia Podcast: Traveling
In the latest installment of Inside Schizophrenia, the PsychCentral podcast discusses traveling with schizophrenia. Dr. Ileana Berman shares her thoughts on the episode: In this episode of Inside Schizophrenia, Laura Motta and Gabe Howard discuss how traveling is experienced by individuals with schizophrenia. An often...
EBV’s impact on cognitive function in schizophrenia
A theory has emerged that points to the Epstein-Barr virus as a potential cause of cognitive dysfunction in patients with schizophrenia. Dr. Ileana Berman discusses the recently published theory: An estimated 90% of the population will be infected with Epstein-Barr virus at some point in...
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