Slowly but methodically, George is rebuilding his life after a long period of mental health problems. He has his own flat in the community where he grew up, is working on his fitness, and is doing a couple of small voluntary jobs to get back into the rhythm of employment Read the full article here
What is Schizophrenia?
There are many different mental health conditions which may result in a wide variety of associated symptoms. While some forms of mental disorder are extremely common such as anxiety and depression there are many others which the average person is unlikely to be familiar with such as schizophrenia. This article aims to focus on exploring [...]
New take on depression and schizophrenia research
Academia and industry have joined forces to investigate and find novel methods for the development of drugs for depression and schizophrenia. the newmeds (‘novel methods leading to new medications in depression and schizophrenia’) project is funded by the innovative medicines initiative (imi), a public-private partnership between the pharmaceutical industry (represented by the european federation of [...]
Major Schizophrenia Study Finds Striking Similarities Across 37 Countries in 6 Regions
An international study of more than 17,000 people with schizophrenia has found striking similarities in symptoms, medication, employment and sexual problems, despite the fact that it covered a diverse range of patients and healthcare systems in 37 different countries. Read the full article here
Home truths
A successful journalist, who gave up the party lifestyle to write a candid memoir when he belatedly discovered his father and sister had schizophrenia, tells Mary O’Hara why mental illness should not be a closed book Read the full article here
