Have you ever wondered why the same mental health condition can feel so different depending on where you live? How do cultural influences on schizophrenia hallucinations affect the way voices are ...

A new study confirms the brain region involved in generating the”voices” that occur in schizophrenia. Using transcranial magnetic stimulation, researchers were able to reduce the severity of this ...

New technology from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London is helping patients ...

Auditory verbal hallucinations – hearing voices that aren’t there – are one of the most common and distressing symptoms of schizophrenia. Around 60–80% of people with the condition experience them at ...

Despite growing public awareness of mental health issues, schizophrenia remains a widely misunderstood illness. According to a new survey from Rethink Mental Illness, 50% of people mistakenly think ...

Findings reveal how auditory hallucinations may arise in patients with schizophrenia and provide potential new targets for early detection and treatment. Some people suffering from severe mental ...

Researchers have come up with an ingenious new approach to treating psychosis: creating an “avatar” for the often upsetting voices in one’s head and talking to them like they’re real, living people.

When I was in college, I befriended a young law student at a social event. At that time, because of the stigma, I was not disclosing my schizophrenia to anyone at the university. During the social ...