According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mental health is “a state of well-being in
which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life…

The unpredictability and uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic; the associated lockdowns,
physical distancing, and other containment strategies; and the resulting economic …

In people suffering from schizophrenia, major areas of everyday life are impaired, including
independent living, productive activities and social relationships. Enhanced understanding …

Background Second-generation antipsychotic drugs were introduced over a decade ago for
the treatment of schizophrenia; however, their purported clinical effectiveness compared …

Importance Detection, prognosis, and indicated interventions in individuals at clinical high
risk for psychosis (CHR-P) are key components of preventive psychiatry. Objective To provide …

The current management of patients with primary psychosis worldwide is often remarkably
stereotyped. In almost all cases an antipsychotic medication is prescribed, with second‐…

Negative symptoms of schizophrenia are associated with poor functional outcome and place
a substantial burden on people with this disorder, their families, and health-care systems. …

This electroencephalographic (EEG) study tested whether cortical EEG rhythms (especially
delta and alpha) show a progressive increasing or decreasing trend across physiological …

Negative symptoms have long been conceptualized as a core aspect of schizophrenia. They
play a key role in the functional outcome of the disorder, and their management represents …

Objective: Cognitive impairment, manifested as mild to moderate deviations from psychometric
norms, is present in many but not all schizophrenia patients. The purpose of the present …