Schizophrenia impacts round 1 in 300 individuals globally and is likely one of the main causes of incapacity worldwide (Foley EM, 2023, The Psychological Elf). This debilitating situation considerably reduces life expectancy by 15-25 years in comparison with the final inhabitants (da Roza et al., 2023; Hjorthøj et al., 2017). Signs skilled by people with…
Over the previous decade there was big curiosity within the function of the microbiome-gut-brain axis in mind operate and psychological well being (as lined in these earlier Psychological Elf blogs: Murray, 2024; Clarke, 2023). Specifically, there’s hope that microbiome-based therapies could supply a brand new strategy to psychological sickness. Bipolar dysfunction (BD) and schizophrenia spectrum…
Psychotropic remedy use throughout being pregnant is a difficult challenge. A number of Psychological Elf blogs have coated this matter already. For instance, Joanne Wallace blogged about a big cohort research that discovered that antipsychotic remedy use was not related to an elevated threat of main congenital malformation. Extra lately, Flo Martin blogged concerning the…