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Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe psychiatric disorder characterized by disturbances in thought, perception, affect, and behaviour, typically emerging in late adolescence or early adulthood. Its symptoms are grouped into positive features such as hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thought; negative feat…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 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, affect, and behaviour, typically emerging in late adolescence or early adulthood. Its symptoms are grouped into positive features such as hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thought; negative features such as blunted affect, avolition, and social withdrawal; and cognitive impairments affecting attention, working memory, and executive function. The disorder arises from complex interactions among genetic susceptibility, neurodevelopmental abnormalities, and altered neurotransmission, particularly involving dopaminergic and other signalling systems, with disruptions in cortical and retinal information processing reported in computational and physiological studies. Management centres on antipsychotic medication, including long-acting injectable formulations, alongside psychosocial support. Research in this area examines the metabolic consequences of antipsychotic treatment, the high prevalence of metabolic syndrome and obesity in this population, and nutrition-based and gastrointestinal-focused interventions. Further strands address neuronal firing-rate variability and cortical modelling, the drawbacks of particular treatment formulations, family caregivers' knowledge of mental illness, and the intersection of religion and mental health. The condition carries substantial functional disability and social burden, making early diagnosis and integrated care priorities. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research relevant to schizophrenia, including its metabolic comorbidities, antipsychotic treatment, and neurophysiological and nutritional dimensions.

Research published in this journal

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

How this research is being cited

The 12 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 Memory.

Journal editorial board
Tommaso Piccoli · Italy

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