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Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe psychiatric disorder characterized by disturbances in thought, perception, emotion, and behavior that impair daily functioning. Its clinical features are commonly grouped into positive symptoms, such as delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized speech and behavior; negative sy…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 11 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 29× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe psychiatric disorder characterized by disturbances in thought, perception, emotion, and behavior that impair daily functioning. Its clinical features are commonly grouped into positive symptoms, such as delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized speech and behavior; negative symptoms, including reduced emotional expression, motivation, and social engagement; and cognitive symptoms affecting attention, memory, and executive function. The disorder is understood to arise from a complex interaction of genetic susceptibility and neurodevelopmental, neurochemical, and environmental factors, with dysregulation of neurotransmitter systems and altered neural circuitry implicated in its pathophysiology. Management typically combines antipsychotic medication, which may be delivered orally or as long-acting injectable formulations, with psychosocial support, and is complicated by physical-health comorbidities, including metabolic disturbances and obesity associated both with the illness and its treatment. Research relevant to this topic includes gastrointestinal health and nutrition-based interventions in schizophrenia, the prevalence and determinants of metabolic syndrome in patients treated with antipsychotics, computational modeling of cortical and retinal contributions to abnormal neuronal firing, obesity in schizophrenia, the drawbacks of long-acting intramuscular antipsychotic injections, dietary approaches relevant to brain health, and the knowledge and roles of family caregivers, reflecting the multidimensional clinical, biological, and social aspects of the disorder.

Research published in this journal

11 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 11 articles above have been cited 29 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Schizophrenia Disorders And Therapy.

Journal editorial board
Olaoluwa Okusaga · United States Andrea de Bartolomeis · Italy Krzysztof Krysta · Poland

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