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To reduce female recidivism rates, we need to address inmates’ histories of trauma and abuse.
Research shows that when the government cuts housing benefit, it harms the mental health of those affected.
The law should allow greater communication between health professionals, families and carers even if this impacts on patients’ rights of confidentiality.
While some respectable organisations have lists of recommended apps, very few of these apps are supported by experimental evidence.
The number of children calling Childline with anxiety is rising – but kids do learn to cope.
If you’re an Australian teenager or young adult diagnosed with cancer, there’s good news: overall survival rates are good and getting better. But what can you expect from life after cancer treatment?
Do we really need to introduce a well-being league table to tackle mental health issues in schools?
The effects of unaffordable housing cascade into other areas of life, in particular, affecting mental health.
Rapunzel syndrome is an extremely rare medical condition where hairs the person has eaten become tangled and trapped in their stomach.
Brain stimulating headsets are being enthusiastically taken up by gamers aiming to boost performance. But there are risks, particularly for children or those vulnerable to mental health problems.
Fury may help project an image, but out of the ring there are other things in play.
Haiti has been struck by natural disasters before. Here’s what we learned about helping victims.
Our study published this week shows a new method to induce and measure visual hallucinations in anyone at any time.
Plenty of people listen to sad music to make themselves feel better. But new research shows that for people with depression, it can do the opposite – triggering a cycle of negative thoughts.
Celebrating mental health is a great opportunity to make the right changes to keep workers happy – and productive.
Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy Mark Butler told Q&A that eating disorders “are the mental illness type which has the highest mortality rate”. We check the research.
We need to know how many people have PTSD to figure out what policies can reduce the burden.
In developing countries mental health care generally takes a backseat when it comes to allocating resources.
The clinical committee reviewing obstetrics services for the federal government’s Medicare review said suicide is one of the leading causes of maternal death in Australia. Is that true?
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Professor emeritus, 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 Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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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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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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Senior Lecturer, Centre for Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Fellow, Centre for Mental Health Research, Australian National University
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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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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Associate professor & Scientia Fellow, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, UNSW Sydney
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Clinical Psychologist and Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University
