A video about schizophrenia made by people suffering from the disease

The dopamine hypothesis suggests that dopamine over-activity causes schizophrenia. Dopamine over-activity could happen in one of the following ways:

Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder; this means that it involves a loss of contact with reality. Schizophrenia sufferers experience hallucinations (perception of phenomena that do not exist - e.g., hearing voices) and delusions (false beliefs). Schizophrenia sufferers, therefore, often have severe difficulties in functioning.

Resource of the Week: Audio Interview With Schizophrenia Researcher Tim Crow This week's resource is an audio interview with Professor Tim Crow where he discusses the genetic origins of schizophrenia. It's set to funky music so you can dance along!

Test Your Mental Health This week's resource has been sent in by someone who wishes to remain anonymous, so I would like to thank them for this very interesting resource. You can use this to help you learn about and understand the symptoms of a number of psychological disorders, such as Attention Deficit Disorder, OCD, Eating Disorders, Depression and Schizophrenia.

It has long been known that babies born between the months of February and April are 10% more likely to develop schizophrenia than those born at other times of the year. Some theorists have suggested that flu contracted while the babies brain is developing could be the cause - since flu outbreaks occur more often during the winter months. Others, however, such as John McGrath have suggested that it may be that babies brains do not develop correctly due to low levels of vitamin D.