Schizophrenia typically begins in late adolescence and young adulthood. Research estimates that the average age of onset for psychotic disorders like schizophrenia lies between ages 20 and 29, with ...

Children who are overweight or obese are more likely to develop schizophrenia as adults, according to a recent study. But adults with excess weight seem to have a lower risk of both schizophrenia and ...

Children born to parents with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a higher risk of developing psychopathology than children born to parents without these conditions. The corresponding study as ...

A Cape Coral mother is raising concerns about the lack of specialized mental health options for children in Southwest Florida ...

Severe inflammation very early in childhood might hamper the development of key brain cells, perhaps setting the stage for conditions such as autism or schizophrenia, new research suggests. The ...

Children of older fathers are more likely to develop schizophrenia in later life, concludes new research published on last week. These findings add weight to the theory that accumulating mutations in ...

Editor's note: This is the third in a three-part series examining how a November beating at an Edgemoor bus stop occurred and a family’s yearslong attempts to help their schizophrenic son, who had a ...