Plain-language, educational articles on schizophrenia, psychosis, antipsychotic medications, and lived experience — by ColdAI.
First-generation immigrants and their children carry an elevated risk of psychosis — and also a more complex path through any health system. Language, documentation, and trauma all shape what schizophrenia care looks like.
Substance useMethamphetamine use is one of the most dangerous combinations with schizophrenia — and one of the hardest to treat. Here is what helps.
TherapyMetacognitive Training is a low-cost, structured group programme that targets the cognitive biases linked to delusions — and it is freely downloadable in dozens of languages.
MedicationLoxapine is one of the few first-generation antipsychotics that has had a genuinely new chapter — an inhaled formulation (Adasuve) approved in 2012 for acute agitation in schizophrenia and bipolar mania.
InternationalThe WHO Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013–2030 is the closest thing the world has to a global blueprint for community-based, rights-respecting mental health care. Here's what it says and where progress stands.
InteractionsGrapefruit interacts with more medications than most people realise. For some antipsychotics the effect is significant; for others it is negligible. Here's a clear map.
HallucinationsHearing music that nobody else can hear is more common than people think — and far more often a sign of hearing loss than psychiatric illness.
DelusionsThought broadcasting, insertion, and withdrawal are among the most disorienting experiences in psychosis — the felt sense that the boundary of one's own mind has been breached.
CopingVisualisation is everywhere in self-help, but for schizophrenia, the picture is more nuanced. Some imagery work helps; some can deepen the experiences you're trying to manage.
StoryAfter eight years in a group home, I moved into my own one-bedroom apartment. It was terrifying, lonely, and the best thing that has happened to me. Here is what the first year actually looked like.
StoryIt took me eleven years and three breakdowns to admit that a forty-hour week was not in my body. This is what I built once I stopped trying.
StoryWhen I moved into a six-person group home in 2023, I was sure it was a step backwards. Three years later I think it was the most useful housing decision I have made.
StoryI am 41. I was diagnosed with depression at 19, with bipolar at 24, with borderline at 30. I was finally diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder at 37. This is what changed.
StoryI served eight years before my first episode. Navigating schizoaffective disorder as a veteran has meant learning a different kind of mission — and finding a different kind of brother- and sisterhood.
StoryA composite story of being the older sibling of someone with schizophrenia — what helped, what did not, and what I wish I had known earlier.
How-toMedicaid is the largest payer for serious mental illness in the US — but its rules vary enormously by state. Here is what to know if schizophrenia is in the picture.
CaregiverPregnancy and the postpartum year are high-stakes for women with schizophrenia. Planning ahead — medication, support, sleep, monitoring — is what makes the difference.
CaregiverParental grief after a child's schizophrenia diagnosis is real, ongoing, and rarely named. Understanding it is the first step in carrying it without losing yourself.
WorkplaceA bad mental-health day at work doesn't have to derail your week. Here are concrete tactics — minute by minute — to get through one without a crisis.
StigmaStigma in the workplace is one of the most consequential places it shows up. Here's what the law actually protects, what to document, and how to think about disclosure.
NutritionL-theanine, the calming compound in tea, has a small but credible evidence base as an add-on for anxiety and possibly positive symptoms in schizophrenia.
SleepA simple sleep tracker can become an early warning system for relapse and a useful tool in clinical conversations — if you understand what it actually measures.
Special populationsMany people with schizophrenia raise children, and most do it well. The illness shapes parenting in real ways, and good supports change outcomes for both parent and child.
Co-occurringRoughly 60% of people with schizophrenia smoke. Quitting is harder than in the general population — but evidence-based treatments work, and the cardiovascular gains are large.
LifestyleLiving with an animal can be a meaningful part of recovery — or a serious source of strain. Here is an honest look at what the research shows and how to think it through.
LifestyleMindfulness has growing evidence in schizophrenia — but the standard format is not always appropriate, and some practices can worsen symptoms. Here is what to look for.
CrisisMental Health First Aid is to mental health what CPR is to physical emergencies — an 8-hour course that has trained more than 4 million Americans to recognise crises and respond.
TherapyIf words alone could change beliefs we would not need therapy. Behavioural experiments work because they let lived experience do the teaching.
TreatmentPharmacogenomic tests claim to personalize antipsychotic choice. Some genetic findings are clinically actionable; many test panels go far beyond the supporting evidence.
MedicationOlanzapine and risperidone are two of the most-prescribed atypicals worldwide. They differ significantly in weight effect, prolactin, and the trade-offs that often decide between them.