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The son has schizophrenia and other psychiatric problems. His lawyer said Gilbert Jr was too mentally ill to understand the consequences of shooting his father. (Photo: AP)

USâ€‰man kills father for cutting his allowance, convicted

Prosecutors said the son knew what he was doing and was motivated by anger over the reduction in his allowance.

29 Jun 2019 10:50 AM IST

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Researchers find link between childhood trauma, schizophrenia

Psychotic symptoms can include detachment from reality, hallucinations, delusions, disorganised thinking, and lack of...

12 March 2018 6:17 PM IST

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Researchers say distress in pregnancy can 'turn on' schizophrenia...

Schizophrenia is a mental health issue that affects how you think, behave, feel and cause one to have a distorted view...

30 May 2018 1:49 PM IST

The incidence of first-episode psychosis is high among ethnic minorities and in areas with less owner-occupied housing. (Photo: Pixabay)

Young males at risk of developing severe mental disorders: study

In women aged 45-54, it is slightly higher than among men in the same age group.

3 March 2018 5:48 PM IST

Studies on omega-3 supplements showed that although these appear to improve brain health in young people with psychosis. (Photo: Pixabay)

Food supplements may help treat psychosis: study

Certain antioxidant supplements, such as n-acetyl cysteine and vitamin C, may also be effective.

23 March 2018 3:53 PM IST

Probiotic use during pregnancy and lactation was associated with a 22 percent lower risk of young children developing eczema. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study finds link between antipsychotic treatment during pregnancy,...

The study appears in the journal American Journal of Psychiatry.

8 May 2018 5:09 PM IST

All parents can be supportive, whether or not their children have facial anomalies. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's how emotions in facial expressions are understood

Special brain mechanisms may be more concerned with emotion detection than recognition per se.

2 Jun 2018 5:30 PM IST

A case of rape has been registered against three persons. (Representational Image)

Schizophrenic woman kept chained at home for 6 years, rescued in...

According to her father, the woman 'starts tearing her clothes, runs away from home, and breaks things when she is left...

30 Aug 2018 10:08 AM IST

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How the brain cells 'talk'

Here is what a new study has found.

4 Sept 2018 7:00 PM IST

The Queensland Mental Health Court found she could not be held criminally responsible as she had suffered a psychotic episode from an undiagnosed mental condition. (Photo: YouTube videograb)

Australian woman who killed 8 children deemed of unsound mind', not...

Under Queensland state law, a person found to be of unsound mind at the time of an offence, cannot face further criminal...

4 May 2017 12:54 PM IST

Schizophrenia is known to be associated with a reduced life expectancy of up to 30 years. (Photo: Pixabay)

Schizophrenia may increase diabetes risk

People with long-term schizophrenia are three times more likely than the general population to have diabetes.

14 Jan 2017 7:12 PM IST

People with a hereditary form of schizophrenia, or a subset of the general schizophrenic population, are deficient in the brain protein DISC1, an important multi-function scaffolding protein vital to key brain functions (Photo: Pixabay)

Now a way to fight schizophrenia discovered

Researchers find people with schizophrenia lack a protein vital to key brain functions.

19 July 2017 1:26 PM IST