Archive · 5 Dec 2025
Acne Drug May Reduce Schizophrenia Risk
A medicine often used to treat acne, called doxycycline, might also help lower the chance of developing schizophrenia.
A new study found that teenagers who took this medicine while getting mental health care were less likely to develop schizophrenia later in life compared to those who took other antibiotics.
This is exciting news because it could lead to new ways to prevent schizophrenia before it starts.
However, more research is needed to confirm these findings.
Doxycycline, an acne medication, may reduce the risk of schizophrenia in adolescents.
The study was published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
Adolescents prescribed doxycycline had a lower chance of developing schizophrenia compared to those on other antibiotics.
The findings suggest a potential new avenue for preventing psychosis.
More research is needed to confirm the results and understand the mechanism.
- Who
- Adolescents in mental health care
- What
- Doxycycline, an acne medication, may reduce schizophrenia risk
- When
- Study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry
- Where
- Not specified
- Why
- To explore potential preventive treatments for psychosis
- Drug
- Doxycycline
- Study Journal
- American Journal of Psychiatry
- Population Studied
- Adolescents in mental health care
- Outcome
- Lower risk of schizophrenia
- Comparison
- Other antibiotics