Mental health

Hallucinations and delusions in the general population are more common than previously thought.

Queensland scientists are closer to effective treatments for schizophrenia after uncovering dozens of sites across the human genome that are strongly associated with genetic predisposition to schizophrenia.

Children with older fathers are more susceptible to mental health disorders a University of Queensland (UQ) study has found. Led by the Queensland Brain Institute’s (QBI) Professor John McGrath, an international team of researchers used Danish health registers to examine the maternal and paternal age of 2,894,688 offspring at birth.

A $3.75 million investment in research at The University of Queensland (UQ) will advance innovative work on the link between vitamin D and mental health.

Research from The University of Queensland has revealed the older a dad is the more likely his children will have reduced cognitive abilities.

Researchers at UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute and School of Population Health have found young adults who use cannabis from an early age are three times more likely to have from psychotic symptoms.

Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) researchers have discovered a genetic mechanism that may explain why the children of older fathers are more likely to develop schizophrenia or autism.