In a new study, we looked at how the presence of diagnostic labels – such as ‘major depressive disorder’ or ‘PTSD’ – affected the way people perceived others experiencing mental distress.
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It can be difficult to know when to start therapy when a problem is ongoing. Knowing the right questions to ask yourself can help make the decision easier.
One in four Australians report feeling lonely. As more people grapple with a cost-of-living crisis, a key driver of loneliness is financial hardship.
Mental health support is crucial for incel communities, however, associating incel violence with mental health and neurodivergence risks stigmatizing people with autism.
New research finds a link between childhood trauma and a reduced engagement with healthcare services later in life.
Research shows climate change carries greater risks for unborn babies than previously thought. Some of the alarming effects of global warming may include worsening health and wellbeing in later life.
People who have a lower threshold for defining distress as a disorder are more likely to identify themselves as having a mental illness.
At least one in six people who stop taking antidepressants experience withdrawal symptoms. Here’s why – and how you can work with your doctor to taper your dose and safely stop.
Is one term less pathologising than another? Here’s what our new research found.
Extreme heat will continue to affect Canada, but the negative impacts on the most vulnerable, including those living with mental illness, can be reduced by taking steps to ensure healthier cities.
Psychiatrist Karandeep Sonu Gaind speaks to The Conversation Weekly podcast on why he’s a vocal opponent of Canada’s expansion of its medically assisted dying laws to people with solely mental illness.
Our study turns a common way of thinking about depression on its head, which may influence how people are treated.
A new book argues that the first generation to go through puberty connected to their smartphones have had their brains rewired for depression and anxiety.
Our society needs to talk more openly about suicide. However, public discussion of suicide carries risks, and it’s crucial that such discussion be informed, sensitive and alert to potential harm.
The vast majority of people with mental illness pose no risk of violence to others. But is there a link between mental illness and violent crime?
The violent attack in a Sydney shopping centre left seven people dead, including the attacker, and many more injured, horrifying the nation.
In a new study, we found art therapy was linked to positive outcomes for children and adolescents in a hospital-based mental health unit.
This is the moment of truth. John’s story is no longer trapped in the clinical pages of a case file. ‘I’ve lost everything,’ he says. ‘I might as well be dead.’
The way jobs are structured affects employee mental health, an analysis of more than 18,000 workers shows.
Assessing a patient’s autonomy can be more difficult when mental illness is the main source of their suffering.
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
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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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Associate professor, Psychiatry, Western University
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Professor of Clinical Psychology, Curtin University
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General practitioner; Associate Professor, ANU Medical School, Australian National University
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Director, Unit for History and Philosophy of Science, University of Sydney
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University Distinguished Professor of Forensic Behavioural Science & Dean, School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology
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Fellow, Centre for Mental Health Research, Australian National University
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Professorial Fellow in Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, 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 Emerita of Criminology, UNSW Sydney
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Emeritus Professor, The University of Melbourne
