Living as an Outlier

Psychosis

Who Relapses From Schizophrenia?

Sarah An Myers on April 29, 2024

What determines if a patient with schizophrenia relapses?

What determines if a patient with schizophrenia relapses?

Mindfulness

Does Yoga Help Reduce Schizophrenia Symptoms?

Sarah An Myers on March 29, 2024

Yoga was found to increase coping strategies and well-being for patients who live with schizophrenia spectrum disorders.

Yoga was found to increase coping strategies and well-being for patients who live with schizophrenia spectrum disorders.

Psychopharmacology

The Use of Antipsychotics During Pregnancy

Sarah An Myers on November 28, 2023

What antipsychotics might or might not do to a newborn baby.

What antipsychotics might or might not do to a newborn baby.

Pregnancy

What to Know About Pregnancy and Women With Schizophrenia 

Sarah An Myers on November 24, 2023

Here's what to expect when you're expecting as a mother with schizophrenia.

Here's what to expect when you're expecting as a mother with schizophrenia.

Psychosis

Diagnosing Psychosis in Türkiye and America

Sarah An Myers on November 16, 2023

The way psychosis is diagnosed is different depending on one's country.

The way psychosis is diagnosed is different depending on one's country.

Environment

How Positive Storytelling Can Impact Climate Change

Sarah An Myers on September 29, 2023

In order to affect climate change, we need to be geared towards climate "action."

In order to affect climate change, we need to be geared towards climate "action."

Neuroscience

The Role of Social Synchrony in Schizophrenia

Sarah An Myers on September 28, 2023

Social neuroscience may be a new way to explain what schizophrenia is.

Social neuroscience may be a new way to explain what schizophrenia is.

Neuroscience

What Social Neuroscience Reveals About Schizophrenia

Sarah An Myers on September 16, 2023

Social neuroscience is revealing new insights into schizophrenia.

Social neuroscience is revealing new insights into schizophrenia.

Religion

Richard Saville-Smith on Madness and Religiosity

Sarah An Myers on July 19, 2023

What would happen if we made a distinction between clinical psychosis and acute religious experiences? Richard Saville-Smith does this in his book, "Acute Religious Experiences."

What would happen if we made a distinction between clinical psychosis and acute religious experiences? Richard Saville-Smith does this in his book, "Acute Religious Experiences."

Environment

The Effects of Wildfires on Mental Health

Sarah An Myers on June 29, 2023

A meta-analysis looked at 36 studies and found that all of them reported negative mental health changes post-wildfire.

A meta-analysis looked at 36 studies and found that all of them reported negative mental health changes post-wildfire.

Psychosis

People with Mental Illness Are More Likely to Be Abused by Law Enforcement

Sarah An Myers on June 28, 2023

Severe mental illness, law enforcement, and prison.

Severe mental illness, law enforcement, and prison.

Psychosis

Why Psychosis Is a Spectrum

Sarah An Myers on May 19, 2023

Personal Perspective: Looking at psychosis as a spectrum in the same way we view autism might help make studying it easier.

Personal Perspective: Looking at psychosis as a spectrum in the same way we view autism might help make studying it easier.

Animal Behavior

Can Pets Help With Severe Schizophrenia?

Sarah An Myers on April 30, 2023

Pets can help with depression and anxiety, but can they do anything for a serious mental illness like schizophrenia? The results may surprise you.

Pets can help with depression and anxiety, but can they do anything for a serious mental illness like schizophrenia? The results may surprise you.

Psychiatry

Evolving the Meaning of Hallucinations and Delusions

Sarah An Myers on April 16, 2023

Interpretations of hallucinations and delusions have drastically changed over time. How does psychiatry view them now?

Interpretations of hallucinations and delusions have drastically changed over time. How does psychiatry view them now?

Career

Why "Working on Yourself" Doesn't Always Help

Sarah An Myers on February 21, 2023

"Working on yourself" has become a cultural buzzword. Here's what's really at stake with this framework.

"Working on yourself" has become a cultural buzzword. Here's what's really at stake with this framework.

Fear

Recovery Without Losing Yourself

Sarah An Myers on February 15, 2023

Personal Perspective: Can we recover from mental illness while maintaining who we are?

Personal Perspective: Can we recover from mental illness while maintaining who we are?

Psychosis

How to Create Insight in Patients With Psychotic Disorders

Sarah An Myers on February 14, 2023

Are psychotic patients able to train their ability to have insight into their disorder? A metanalysis concludes certain therapeutic interventions work.

Are psychotic patients able to train their ability to have insight into their disorder? A metanalysis concludes certain therapeutic interventions work.

Psychopharmacology

Antipsychotics and Weight Gain

Sarah An Myers on February 13, 2023

Weight gain on antipsychotics can reduce one's quality of life. Which medications have the worst impact?

Weight gain on antipsychotics can reduce one's quality of life. Which medications have the worst impact?

Psychosis

Navigating Adolescent Psychosis

Sarah An Myers on January 30, 2023

How is adolescent psychosis different than adult psychosis, and what are the signs and symptoms?

How is adolescent psychosis different than adult psychosis, and what are the signs and symptoms?

Neuroscience

Do Schizophrenia Patients Really Have Impaired Logic?

Sarah An Myers on December 22, 2022

Why defining "reasoning" and "logic" is so important for developing new treatments for schizophrenia.

Why defining "reasoning" and "logic" is so important for developing new treatments for schizophrenia.