Despite the fact that people with an autism spectrum condition (ASD) are more likely than the general population to develop a psychotic disorder, very little is known about this group of patients. As part of her PhD at the Department of Psychiatry, Felicity Larson tried to identify the characteristics of individuals with diagnoses of both ASD […]
Obesity induced by antipsychotics related to lower birth weight.
Patients with schizophrenia die up to 25 years earlier than the general population. This mental illness is associated with an altered perception of reality and severe distress. Treatment with antipsychotic medications can be helpful in reducing symptoms, but the majority of patients suffer from excessive weight gain as a side effect. In addition to making patients […]
Measures of cortical morphology provide in vivo evidence of schizophrenia neuropathology.
The cerebral cortex consists of specific granular layers, each with unique biological characteristics. However, current Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) techniques can’t sufficiently distinguish between these layers. A recent study published in Translational Psychiatry by Mr Konrad Wagstyl, Professor Paul Fletcher and others in the Department of Psychiatry successfully addressed these limitations. The authors used predictable […]