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After mass shootings, calls go out to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill. But data show this solution is misguided.
There is enormous pressure on young people to strive, perform and achieve. And the data indicate that many are struggling to cope.
Despite efforts to address the issue, the life expectancy gap between those with and without mental illness has remained consistent over two decades. However the causes of death have changed.
Many people have criticized Donald Trump's mental health. More than two dozen psychiatrists weighed in from afar, and another has briefed members of Congress. Here's why that might not be good.
Assessment scales for ADHD have been developed using mostly male research samples. As a result, the behaviours indicating ADHD in girls may not be what you expect.
New research shows that having a child in foster care is often harmful to a mother's mental and physical health.
The unexpected death of a loved one is a traumatic experience. It's important to identify high risk individuals to provide counselling and social support.
A spate of recent TV shows feature protagonists whose mental health condition gives them special skills. But these are often accessed by rejecting medication.
Women who don't get enough to eat while pregnant face a high risk of developing common mental illnesses like depression and anxiety during pregnancy and after giving birth.
Terrorism, confusion and fear are leaving many feeling demoralized. While not quite on the level of depression, demoralization is still something to pay attention to. Here are some ways to do that.
Many students suffer from mental illness but universities have limited support services.
About one in three homeless people has a significant mental illness. Providing housing for them has proved to be a boost not only to them and their communities, but also to budgets. Here's why.
There is typically no fever, no broken bone, no lesion to examine under a microscope when evaluating mental illness. Diagnosing disorders therefore is hard. A new way to classify disorders could help.
A new study has for first time placed a dollar value on how much it would cost the government to replace those who unofficially care for family members with mental illness.
Not even psychiatrists themselves can agree on what 'mental illness' is.
The controversial Centrelink debt recovery system is bad news for the mental health of the disadvantaged and vulnerable people it targets.
Even after 26 children and teachers were killed four years ago today at Sandy Hook, more mass shootings by disturbed white men and boys have occurred. Ignoring this crisis has severe consequences.
Researchers are finding medical uses for some molecules in certain street drugs, but it's important to call the drugs by their real names. Here’s why that's important.
A collaboration of Australia's leading scientists, clinicians and health organisations announce ten priority policy actions needed for Australia to reach its health targets by the year 2025.
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Professor of Psychology, University of Melbourne
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Professor emeritus, University of Melbourne
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Director of the Centre for Women’s Mental Health at the Royal Women’s Hospital and Professor of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne
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Fellow, Centre for Mental Health Research, Australian National University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne
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Director, Unit for History and Philosophy of Science, University of Sydney
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Professor of Clinical Psychology, Curtin University
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Jayashri Kulkarni is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Professor of Psychiatry, University of Sydney
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Foundation Director, Melbourne Social Equity Institute and Professor of Law, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Adolescent Health Research, University of Melbourne
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Professor, Monash University
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Professor of Psychiatry, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland
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Professorial Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne
