Diet, exercise, sleep, substance use, and other lifestyle factors that affect schizophrenia outcomes.
Vitamin D deficiency is unusually common in schizophrenia. The link is real but the picture is more complicated than headlines suggest. Here is the practical takeaway.
Practical lifeCrossing borders with schizophrenia takes a little more planning than the average trip. A few hours of preparation prevents most of the trouble travelers run into.
Special populationsRefugees and asylum-seekers experience higher rates of psychosis than the populations they settle into and the populations they leave behind. The reasons — and the responses — matter.
City guidesMiami runs schizophrenia care through Jackson Health, the University of Miami, FACT teams, and one of the country's most studied mental-health jail-diversion programs. Here is the practical map.
HousingGroup homes occupy a middle rung of the supported-housing ladder: more support than an apartment, less institution than a hospital. Here is what they look like in practice.
SleepObstructive sleep apnea is several times more common in schizophrenia than in the general population — and it is one of the most under-diagnosed contributors to fatigue, cognitive decline, and cardiovascular risk in this group.
LifestyleSocial isolation is one of the strongest negative predictors of long-term schizophrenia outcomes. The interventions that help are simpler — and more important — than they sound.
SeasonsThanksgiving compresses family, food, alcohol, late nights, and political talk into one day. Here is how to plan ahead so the holiday does not destabilise your recovery.
Physical healthDental decay and tooth loss are quietly one of the most common physical-health problems in schizophrenia. The reasons are well understood — and so are the fixes.
WorkplaceDisclosing schizophrenia during a job interview is almost never required. Here is how to think through whether to share, when, and what protections you have under the ADA.
LifestyleCaffeine is the most common psychoactive drug in the world, and it interacts in real ways with several antipsychotics — particularly clozapine. A practical guide.
Practical lifeA weekly pillbox is one of the cheapest, highest-impact tools for staying on antipsychotic medication. Here is how to choose one and load it without losing an evening.
Special populationsRoughly one in seven people in US jails has a serious mental illness — and people with schizophrenia are far more likely to end up incarcerated than the general population. Here is what to know about rights, care, and reentry.
HousingSupported housing is not one thing — it is a spectrum of arrangements ranging from a private apartment with a visiting case manager to a fully staffed group home. Choosing the right rung matters enormously.
SleepSleep in schizophrenia is not just disturbed — its architecture is measurably different. Reduced slow-wave sleep, fewer sleep spindles, and shifted REM are now well documented in the literature.
Medical comorbidityType 2 diabetes is two to three times more common in people with schizophrenia than in the general population — and it is dramatically under-screened, under-diagnosed, and under-treated.