Structural stigma is in the rules, policies and procedures of organizations and society. It’s reflected in systems that treat people with mental illness as less treatable or less deserving of care.
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The TGA is currently evaluating a proposal to legalise MDMA and psilocybin for the treatment of mental illness. But there are a few reasons Australia isn’t quite ready to take this step.
Drugs like ketamine can relieve depression symptoms, including suicidal thoughts, within hours, but they also carry risks that patients need to understand.
Understanding a family member’s diagnosis can help teens feel less stressed, afraid and alone.
While seemingly an alternative to solitary confinement, Structured Intervention Units have been a catastrophic failure, especially for imprisoned people with mental illness.
Poor mental health costs the Australian economy up to A$220 billion a year, according to the Productivity Commission. It will take more than piecemeal ‘announceables’ to fix the situation.
Research on the genetic basis of mental illness has so far largely excluded anyone who is not of European heritage.
The rate of death by suicide is rising among veterans. The most common stressor is a serious relationship difficulty.
People with alcohol or substance dependency already struggle to access mental health treatment, covid will only make this worse.
Cut yourself some slack. For most people, the pandemic has been a unique challenge.
Terminally ill research participants wanted to have the option of assisted dying if they needed it, and felt they knew best when the time was right for them to die.
Teaching deaf babies sign language improves the success of cochlear implants – and also safeguards their long-term physical and mental health.
Parents of young children are reporting alarming increases in anxiety and depression during COVID-19. This is not only a risk to parents’ mental health, but also to children’s long-term well-being.
It can be daunting trying to work out how to get help with your mental health.
New research has found child sex abuse survivors are far more likely to be the victims of a range of crimes as adults. The reasons why – and who is most vulnerable – are complex.
A new study finds no evidence of diagnostic inflation in the last four editions of the DSM.
With most therapy sessions now online, a psychologist explores whether more self-disclosure by therapists – sharing more about their own lives – might help their patients.
In the time of the coronavirus, learning how to adapt to adversity belongs in your toolkit.
Behaviors that would have been seen as pathological a few months ago are now applauded as adaptive and resourceful. Where do doctors draw the line?
Australia has managed to house the homeless in hotels during the COVID-19 pandemic. We now have an opportunity to be thinking about longer-term solutions.
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
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Professorial Fellow in Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
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University Distinguished Professor of Forensic Behavioural Science & Dean, School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology
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Director, Unit for History and Philosophy of Science, University of Sydney
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Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
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Professor of Clinical Psychology, Curtin University
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Associate professor, Psychiatry, Western University
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Fellow, Centre for Mental Health Research, Australian National University
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Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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General practitioner; Associate Professor, ANU Medical School, Australian National University
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Co-Director, Health and Policy, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
