Cannabis can increase the risk of schizophrenia in young people even if they don’t use it very often

A recent review found that both high and low frequency cannabis users were six times more likely to develop schizophrenia.

Ian Hamilton, The Conversation

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Mark Monaghan, The Conversation

· Jan 30, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Why people with schizophrenia have trouble understanding metaphors

They’re likely to take phrases like ‘my home is a prison’ literally.

Felicity Deamer, The Conversation

· Jul 04, 2020 · 11:30 pm

What’s behind our appetite for self-destruction? Edgar Allan Poe might have known

It was only afterwards that psychology explained the kind of behaviour the legendary American writer exhibited.

Mark Canada, The Conversation

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Christina Downey, The Conversation

· Jan 16, 2019 · 05:30 pm

We know mental illnesses run in families but we still don't protect children

Even though they’re likely to be affected, people with mental health issues are often not asked about their children.

Sam Cartwright-Hatton, The Conversation

· Jan 05, 2015 · 08:30 pm