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Smoking and mental health problems go hand in hand but it’s not an easy relationship to untangle.
By better supporting at-risk families we can prevent the ‘transmission’ of mental illness from parents to children.
A new report into progress made since the Winterbourne View abuse scandal says despite call for radical change, not much has been happening.
Historic use of “recovered memory” therapy led to false allegations of abuse that continue to haunt the families involved.
How do you deal with child mental health in an area where the cause is ongoing?
Social Services Minister Scott Morrison has said that a job is a “prescription” for a young person with mental health issues. What does the research on employment and mental health show?
While there may be a connection between inflammation and depression, one doesn’t necessarily lead to the other.
Happiness might seem like a worthy goal but it will invariably be disrupted by unwelcome negative feelings. Far better to seek contentment, which can serve as a foundation for both joy and pleasure.
Important recommendations made by the WA parliamentary inquiry to protect fly-in fly-out workers have been sadly over-shadowed by shallow reporting.
The Care Quality Commission, the independent regulator of all health and social care services in England, recently produced a sobering report about the crisis in mental health services, with A&E staff…
86% of university students severely affected by mental illness drop out, adding to their sense of worthlessness and failure.
Postnatal depression affects around one in six women. In this sense, it’s the most common complication of pregnancy.
Being a pilot may be an exciting career choice but working conditions aren’t always what they’re cracked up to be.
It’s not all isolation and cyber-bullying: technology offers access to communication and therapies that could help sufferers of mental illness.
Minds as well as bodies will need to heal after the prolonged horror, fear and stress of Ebola.
There is lot on the minds of teens other than school, grades and friends. Research shows being asked “prying” questions could make a real difference to their mental health.
If you want to know a child’s gender, just ask them and then listen to the answer.
Hampshire constabulary has paid £20,000 in damages, but the underlying problems will take much more to solve.
New research shows how complex the effect of lone parenting can be, even after children have grown up.
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Co-Director, Health and Policy, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney
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Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Professorial Fellow in Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Salford
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Senior Lecturer, Centre for Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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General practitioner; Associate Professor, ANU Medical School, Australian National University
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Fellow, Centre for Mental Health Research, Australian National University
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Professor and Personal Chair, Swansea University
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Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
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Clinical Psychologist and Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University
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