My 14-year battle to study with a complex mental health issue

I’ve been to psychiatric hospital 12 times and had to give up on a number of courses – but now I’ve got my eye on a PhD Colin Evans was 20 when he was diagnosed with schizophrenia. He was doing his first degree at the time – chemistry at the University of Leeds – and had an acute psychotic episode during a night out that saw him end up in a mental health unit at hospital.During the 14 years since, he’s continued his education, but with both his medication and