Biomarkers are important components in the bloodstream that can indicate health status. Most clinical diagnostics are based on biomarkers from the blood. Some of the most commonly used include cholesterol, prostate-specific antigen (PSA), estrogen and glucose. Diagnostic tests that rely on single biomarkers are often inadequate for complex diseases. For this reason, biomarker patterns facilitate the diagnosis of these disorders.

Schizophrenia is a complex disorder that results from interplay of genetic, nutritional, environmental, and developmental factors. By measuring fifty one distinct biomarkers VeriPsych provides a level of complexity required to be an aid to the diagnosis of recent-onset schizophrenia.