Australia needs to tackle the widespread belief that it’s fair or feasible for people to work long hours without compromising either their health or gender equality.
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Articles on Mental health
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Australia is a place that prides itself on the fair go. And yet, all is clearly not well.
Workers in the gig economy may need to family members, online services or mentors to preserve their mental health.
Are you neurotic? This may be due to a thick cerebral cortex
Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) has written a proposal to repeal Obamacare, a program under the Department of Health and Human Services, which he would head. Here are things to consider for his next hearing.
It’s time we saw past the mental illness in people living with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder to check their physical health too. Here’s why.
An active sex life can promote love and togetherness, drive creativity and build better health.
Critics have portrayed ECT as a form of medical abuse. Yet many psychiatrists, and more importantly, patients, consider it to be safe and effective. Few medical treatments have such disparate images.
Using sensors on smartphones and smartwatches can shed light on patients’ symptoms of depression, even identifying ones they didn’t notice or share with counselors.
Finding a balance between providing information on public figures like James Hird and minimising harm often is a delicate pickle for journalists.
Exposure to nature plays a positive role in brain development by providing children with opportunities to take risks, discover new things, and be creative.
Not finding your ‘soulmate’ can lead to more than a broken heart.
Many of us don’t treat alcohol with the respect the drug demands.
Seawater has been used to treat skin problems, sinuses and mental health issues for centuries. And the evidence largely stacks up.
Alcohol contributes to close to 90,000 deaths a year. Because repeated binge drinking damages the brain, it’s hard to know when we’ve developed a problem. Here are some things to consider.
How you use social media can provide warning signs of depression or anxiety.
Recent Queensland reforms – due to take effect in March 2017 – do not include legislative safeguards for a certain group of people with mental illness.
The long term financial consequences of the pay gap are clear; but could there also been impacts on health?
New research suggests 400 people have died from suspected suicide within 48 hours of leaving police detention in the last seven years.
About a quarter of medical students show symptoms of depression, and one in ten report suicidal thoughts.
Top contributors
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Professor emeritus, 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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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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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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Senior Lecturer, Centre for Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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General practitioner; Associate Professor, ANU Medical School, Australian National University
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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, 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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Professor and Personal Chair, Swansea University
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Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
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Professor of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
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Clinical Psychologist, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
