Psychosis and BPD have previously been linked to persistent nightmares in childhood, and these findings highlight the importance of confronting sleep disturbances at young ages.
For psychiatric professionals, Administrations of Lunacy offers a critical exploration of psychiatry’s historic links to key moments in American history by focusing on an asylum that was the largest in the world in the mid-20th century.
Sleep abnormalities are common in schizophrenia, often even before psychosis onset, but the mechanisms behind this are unclear; therefore, researchers analyzed a possible link between genetic risk for schizophrenia and sleep phenotypes.
In the United Kingdom, investigators found data that showed a shared genetic liability between psychotic experiences, including schizophrenia and multiple disorders.
Although the number of young people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who are treated with antipsychotic drugs is low, many antipsychotic prescriptions do not appear to be clinically warranted.
Why this physician supports the use of antipsychotics in palliative care.
