SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM DISORDERS

This study tests a special clinic designed to help people with severe mental illness (like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder) lose weight and improve their metabolic health. About 84 participants will either receive care at this clinic or standard care for 12 months. The main goa…

This study tests if a non-invasive brain stimulation technique called rTMS can improve negative symptoms (like lack of motivation or emotion) in people with schizophrenia. About 20 adults will receive either real or sham stimulation to different brain areas. The main goal is to s…

This study explores whether a yoga-based group program is practical and helpful for outpatients with schizophrenia. Sixty participants will be randomly assigned to yoga, strength training, or standard care. Researchers will measure stress, symptoms, and well-being over 12 weeks a…

This study tests whether a smartphone app called Kiso Mind is acceptable and helpful for people with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Sixty participants will either use the app plus their usual treatment, or just usual treatment alone, for 12 weeks. Researchers will mea…

This pilot study is testing a new approach called MI-CBTech that combines in-person counseling with a mobile phone app to help homeless veterans who have serious mental illnesses like schizophrenia. The goal is to help them set and achieve personal goals for community integration…

This study looks at how people with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders update their beliefs after treatment for persecutory delusions. Researchers will use therapy, brain scans, and learning tasks to see if treatment changes how the brain responds to uncertainty. The goal is to bet…

This study tests whether learning to play a music video game like Guitar Hero can strengthen the brain's white matter in people with schizophrenia. White matter helps different brain regions communicate quickly, and it is often impaired in schizophrenia, leading to slower thinkin…

This study aims to create brain-based tools to identify which veterans with chronic psychosis are most likely to benefit from cognitive rehabilitation. Researchers will use EEG recordings to measure brain activity and see if these signals can predict improvements in thinking skil…