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As mental health experts warn that Brexit anxieties are cause for concern, why this is deeply suspect for the country’s political future.
How can parents and educators assist children and youth with dealing with everyday challenges and stresses?
Poverty and social exclusion play a big role in Indigenous child suicide. The causes are complex but we know enough to act now to reduce the number of deaths in our communities.
We assume that people in Nordic countries have a better standard of mental health than anywhere else, but that assumption is based on a limited way of measuring it.
Traditional notions of masculinity affect the health and well-being of men and those around them. Here’s how we can challenge these stereotypes.
The marketisation of higher education is just a symptom of what’s wrong with universities.
About 10% of pregnant women and 13% of women who have just given birth experience a mental illness.
As Muslims across New Zealand return to mosques and to work, employers and organisations can support their grieving process.
Paying to get your kids into prestigious universities is an example of a ‘bulldozer parenting’ trend, which reduces exposure to failure and can lead to mental health difficulties.
Mental health is impacted by both genetic and environmental factors. But new research reveals that many mental health disorders may flow from early disturbances in fetal development.
Depression can affect people at any stage in life – here, an expert in psychology answers a young reader’s question about how to help.
Some have called reports overblown, with others going so far as to call it a myth. But the data that continues to emerge tell a different story.
There are more than 1.3 million young Australian voters in NSW, but they feel excluded from traditional politics. To win the youth vote, politicians must address the key issues that matter to them.
When we have a panic attack, our body is mobilising to respond to a high level of stress. As unpleasant as panic attacks may be, it’s helpful to keep in mind they’re not dangerous.
Diseases like psoriasis and lupus are linked with a heightened risk of mental health disorders in younger adults.
When teenagers sleep for less than eight hours a night, they are at increased risk of suicide, being overweight, high rates of injury, poor sustained attention and low school grades.
Online therapies for mental health can be as effective as talking therapies. If we want to expand access to mental health care, it’s important we embrace digital approaches.
The media frenzy surrounding George Pell’s conviction may force victims of child sexual abuse to relive their own trauma.
It is clear nature and nurture are factors in suicidal behaviour. But how they interact now needs to be investigated further.
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