Special Issue on Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is one of the most common mental illnesses, usually appears in early adulthood or late adolescence. The people with schizophrenia may have such symptoms as false beliefs, confused thinking, auditory hallucinations, etc. The causes for schizophrenia are multiple. Genetic and environment factors are believed to play the vital part and act together to cause schizophrenia.

In this special issue, we intend to invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original research and review articles on exploring Schizophrenia. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Disorganized schizophrenia
• Catatonic schizophrenia
• Paranoid schizophrenia
• Signs and symptoms
• Causes (genetic and environmental factors, etc.)
• Diagnostic criteria
• Schizoaffective disorder
• Prevention
• Schizophrenia treatments
• Dopamine theory of schizophrenia

Authors should read over the journal’s For Authors carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal’s Paper Submission System.

Please kindly specify the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title. The research field “Special Issue - Schizophrenia” should be selected during your submission.

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Guest Editor:

For further questions or inquiries, please contact Editorial Assistant at

ojpsych@scirp.org.