Paint it black – or should that be blue?
I’m intrigued by the notion that mental health conditions might influence colour preferences. Is it true that those inclined towards melancholia prefer the colour blue? What about everybody else?
Tag: psychosis
What colour is schizophrenia?
Sometimes the health advocacy world feels like an elite club. Psychotic conditions are excluded from membership – no colours, no ribbons, no champions and no campaign. If there is an awareness campaign, its nigh on invisible in Australia. Is schizophrenia still locked in the attic?
Weekend reading: SuziQ, psychosis, and werewolves
A regular series highlighting a few recent articles relating to mental health.
Weekend reading: insomnia, terrorism and psychiatry
A regular series highlighting a few recent articles relating to mental health.
I’ve never seen a bookshelf called disease
Tired of the gap between Google Scholar and on-line mental health forums? Looking for hard information on the science behind a disorder? Head to a bricks & mortar bookshop but don’t forget to bring your torch. Mental health books for the general reader are still a boutique genre.
Introducing the Rosella Room
The Rosella Room offers occasional socio-cultural comment on a range of issues, including literature, music and mental health. We are
