Recent Schizophrenia Articles

Two recent articles discuss different aspects of schizophrenia. “Why Symptoms of Schizophrenia Emerge in Young Adulthood” reports on recent research from Johns Hopkins University that has identified “anatomical glitches” that explain why symptoms don’t appear until early adulthood. These glitches are linked to a mutation in gene DISC1.

“Living with Schizophrenia,” in the current issue of Scientific American, confronts some common assumptions about schizophrenia. Not only does the article confront the some of the misconceptions, it shows how with appropriate treatment people with schizophrenia can lead “relatively normal lives.”

See “Why Symptoms of Schizophrenia Emerge in Young Adulthood” from Living with Schizophrenia,” Scientific American: Mind (March 2010)