Racial discrimination has been found to have a negative effect on middle class African-American men. The study’s authors…
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Articles on Mental health
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Racial discrimination could lessen the mental health benefits usually associated with high socio-economic standing in African-American…
Mental illness in young men costs the Australian economy $3.27bn a year in lost productivity, according to a report released today by the Inspire Foundation and Ernst & Young. The report, titled Counting…
The thought of death can lead to better health, altruism, and even reduced divorce rates. A new study commissioned by the…
Australian psychiatrists have welcomed a rare move by a US panel editing the universal diagnostic manual to drop two unpopular proposals for new diagnoses of psychotic or depressive disorders. The decision…
Practicing a particular form of meditation is associated with improved health outcomes and greater overall wellbeing, according…
On July 22, 2011, Norwegian Anders Breivik killed 75 people, as a statement against Norway’s liberal immigration policies. He was a member of an extreme right wing group and a product of a dysfunctional…
Stress, rather than chemotherapy, is responsible for decreased verbal fluency or loss of memory and attention for women with…
The idea that mental illness can harm family relationships is not new. But it’s usually the mother’s parenting that has been the centre of attention. So an article I co-wrote in today’s issue of the Medical…
Many forms of mental illness can affect our moods. But that isn’t all they do: they can also damage our willpower. Problems such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity…
Sex workers in NSW are among the healthiest in the world, new research shows. According to the University of NSW, condom…
Women who complain of memory problems or “brain fog” during menopause are experiencing real cognitive changes, new research…
The use of weak electrical currents to stimulate the brain is a safe treatment for depression and might even improve attention and reduce pain elsewhere in the body, an Australian study has found. Medical…
Independent of its effect on neurons, marijuana’s psychoactive ingredient (THC) impairs memory by affecting passive support…
Sleep quality is best in those over 80 and worst in people aged between 40 and 59, according to new research from the University…
There has been widespread media coverage over over the past ten days about the tragic deaths of a man and his son at the Story Bridge in Brisbane. The Brisbane Council was quick to announce it would fund…
People with psychosocial deficits, such as poor health literacy, depression and impaired cognition, are at a higher risk…
A quarter of the risk for developing schizophrenia can be traced to genetic variations that are common in the general population, a study by Queensland researchers has found. A new method of genetic analysis…
Wikipedia is the most highly rated resource among online and print materials on depression and schizophrenia, a study has…
As the Commonwealth Government’s community consultation period for mental health reform comes to an end this week, health bureaucrats will begin finalising Australia’s Ten year roadmap for national mental…
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