Today is World Mental Health Day and, with one in four adults suffering from some form of mental illness, now is the time to start talking about it.

A Manchester expert has claimed that more research needs to be done into finding treatments for schizophrenia that don’t add to the likelihood of sufferers dying prematurely.

His diagnosis followed a ‘scary, unpredictable and life–changing’ experience which doctors put down to his drink being spiked with a potentially lethal combination of drugs.

Depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, psychosis and OCD were all conditions students at the Royal Northern College of Music discussed on World Mental Health Day.

Manchester is one of the worst areas to battle schizophrenia revealed a leading doctor studying the condition, who insists that mental health is facing significant ‘social problems’.

A Manchester-based cross-media scriptwriter is looking to reveal the realities of schizophrenia in tribute to her tragic brother.