Schizophrenia

How should we balance public safety with the rights of people with a mental illness to make decisions about their own wellbeing?

A unique ‘fingerprint’ for mental health shows promise for accelerating diagnosis and personalising treatment

Brain markers of sensory and motor function reflect disturbances in early development that can increase the risk of later psychosis

Neuroscientists have shown the brain’s white matter develops slower in young people at high clinical risk of a psychotic episode, which may pave the way for earlier treatment

Impaired memory is a symptom of schizophrenia and University of Melbourne PhD student Cassandra Wannan has identified areas of the brain that give us new clues as to what’s going on

New research shows that some people with schizophrenia may have a protective mechanism that buffers against the ongoing impact of structural changes in the brain

Researchers believe the genetic risk factors associated with schizophrenia may eventually evolve out of existence, but does this mean the condition will disappear?

People with severe mental illnesses, like bipolar or schizophrenia, can have a shorter life expectancy, but now researchers say it’s time to focus on reducing that risk

A new brain scanning technique reveals how changes in white and grey matter seen in schizophrenia are linked, and how the brain compensates for these changes, at least in the illness’s early stages

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