Schizophrenia in the light of evidence. Independent coverage of new research, interviews with the scientists behind it, and guides for families and friends.https://thecommissure.com/en-gbhttps://thecommissure.com/families/supporting-a-relative-with-psychosis/https://thecommissure.com/families/supporting-a-relative-with-psychosis/How to support a relative with psychosis or schizophrenia without absorbing their distress: empathy and compassion, grief, listening, and what helps most.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thecommissure.com/origins/is-schizophrenia-genetic/https://thecommissure.com/origins/is-schizophrenia-genetic/Is schizophrenia genetic? Heritability, twin studies, what the 287 DNA regions linked to schizophrenia mean, and the real risk for relatives.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thecommissure.com/psychosis/understanding-psychosis/https://thecommissure.com/psychosis/understanding-psychosis/What psychosis is, why the brain can start sending confusing signals, and why voices and unusual beliefs may carry a meaning worth listening to.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thecommissure.com/families/caring-without-burning-out/https://thecommissure.com/families/caring-without-burning-out/How to protect your health while caring for someone with schizophrenia: burnout signs, time off work, crisis plans and support in the Netherlands and Belgium.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thecommissure.com/origins/beyond-dopamine/https://thecommissure.com/origins/beyond-dopamine/Why dopamine does not explain all of schizophrenia, and what research shows about glutamate, the immune system, brain development and acetylcholine.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thecommissure.com/hearing-voices/avatar-therapy/https://thecommissure.com/hearing-voices/avatar-therapy/AVATAR therapy lets people talk to a digital likeness of a distressing voice. What its trials found, and where it is offered in the UK and Europe.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thecommissure.com/hearing-voices/learning-from-the-voices/https://thecommissure.com/hearing-voices/learning-from-the-voices/An essay on Eleanor Longden's book Learning from the Voices in My Head: what made things worse, what helped her recover, and how her story fits the research.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thecommissure.com/hearing-voices/maastricht-approach/https://thecommissure.com/hearing-voices/maastricht-approach/The Maastricht approach treats voices as meaningful responses to life events. Where it came from, what the therapy involves, and how strong the evidence is.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thecommissure.com/hearing-voices/opinion-a-voice-is-not-a-stranger/https://thecommissure.com/hearing-voices/opinion-a-voice-is-not-a-stranger/AVATAR therapy for hearing voices: its drawbacks and limitations, how long the benefits last, and the image of the voice it conveys to the person who hears it.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thecommissure.com/schizophrenia/exercise-and-cognition/https://thecommissure.com/schizophrenia/exercise-and-cognition/A 2026 UCLA trial found that exercise added to cognitive training improved attention after a first episode of schizophrenia. An Italian trial adds context.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thecommissure.com/families/joining-a-clinical-trial/https://thecommissure.com/families/joining-a-clinical-trial/How to find a clinical trial for schizophrenia or psychosis, check that it is genuine, and what to ask the psychiatrist and the trial team before joining.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thecommissure.com/hearing-voices/when-the-brain-speaks/https://thecommissure.com/hearing-voices/when-the-brain-speaks/Where do voices come from? What brain scans show, Julian Jaynes’s bicameral mind theory, and how culture shapes the way people hear voices.Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thecommissure.com/treatment/cobenfy-emergent-2-trial/https://thecommissure.com/treatment/cobenfy-emergent-2-trial/Cobenfy is the first antipsychotic that does not block dopamine receptors. What its main trial found, what is still unknown, and where it stands in Europe.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thecommissure.com/hearing-voices/why-people-hear-voices/https://thecommissure.com/hearing-voices/why-people-hear-voices/What fMRI, MRI and EEG studies show about hearing voices: the roles of inner speech, the auditory cortex, expectations and reality monitoring in the brain.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thecommissure.com/schizophrenia/what-is-schizophrenia/https://thecommissure.com/schizophrenia/what-is-schizophrenia/What is schizophrenia? Its symptoms, where the name comes from, how it is diagnosed and treated, and what research says about recovery and stigma.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thecommissure.com/treatment/clozapine-treatment-resistant/https://thecommissure.com/treatment/clozapine-treatment-resistant/Clozapine is the only medicine approved for treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Who it is for, why it needs blood tests, and why it is underused.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT