You probably did read that on sz.com. Not a fan of that site.

I don't believe that unmedicated psychosis causes brain damage. It is clear, though, that antipsychotic medications cause the brain to shrink. There was a study published in February 2011 which followed a number of people with sz over a long period of time. They looked at 4 variables: duration of illness, illegal drug use, intensity of illness, and use of antipsychotic medication.

They found that there was no correlation between intensity of illness or illegal drug use and loss of brain volume.

They found a small correlation between the length of illness and loss of brain volume.

The strongest correlation was between antipsychotic use and loss of brain volume. The longer the person used AP's and the higher the dosages, the more loss of brain volume.

http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/arti...ticleid=211084