Emergency service workers already have poorer mental health than the rest of us. In the wake of this bushfire crisis, we need to make the well-being of our first responders a top priority.
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The risk of mental health problems associated with this bushfire season extends well beyond those living in directly affected regions.
Participants of both virtual reality-based and Skype-based therapy sessions voted greatly in favour of using VR, reporting high levels of engagement and realism.
Religious counsellors form one of several avenues where people seek help for problems that they encounter in life.
Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in the West.
In order to lessen the strain on campus counseling centers, colleges must take a more preventive and ‘population’ approach to mental health, an expert argues.
In 2020, try to forget external ambitions you can’t control and focus instead on cultivating the right frame of mind.
Proponents of ecotherapy say getting back to nature can improve our mental health, wellbeing, and self-esteem.
It’s well-established that green spaces are good for our well-being. Now we can demonstrate that greater biodiversity boosts this benefit, as well as helping to sustain native plants and animals.
Does it matter what type of physical activity you do?
A focus on more realistic performance outcomes can help students cope when things do not go to plan.
The risk of developing psychosis is 77% higher in urban than rural dwellers. But there are positives.
Navigating the mosaic of mental health services available is hard. A GP can help.
We found refugees with insecure visas had poorer mental health than refugees with secure visas. But social interaction with the wider community seems to help.
Asking loved ones with memory problems to discuss holiday memories can help them retrieve some memories, studies suggest. In turn, that can improve mood and quality of life.
Stigmas surrounding mental health can create difficult or even dangerous situations for employees struggling with mental illness.
Work should not be our primary focus.
The design of children’s hospitals and other health facilities for young people have come a long way from the institutions of the past. Now, they’re a place to reduce stress and support mental health.
Research into public health benefits of integrating nature into cities has focused on green spaces. New studies suggest water features are just as useful and can piggyback on other infrastructure goals.
‘Problematic smartphone use’ has similar features to a behavioural addiction – and may potentially lead to poorer mental health.
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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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Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Co-Director, Health and Policy, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney
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Professorial Fellow in Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, Centre for Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Salford
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General practitioner; Associate Professor, ANU Medical School, Australian National University
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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, 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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Clinical Psychologist and Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University
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Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
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Professor and Personal Chair, Swansea University
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Mental Health Researcher, University of Southern Denmark
