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Retired South African justice Dikgang Moseneke has made a landmark ruling for damages in the Life Esidimeni matter.
Teenage girls using social media for more than an hour a day face risks to their well-being as they grow up.
Pregnant women and new mothers who feel totally powerless are taking their own lives in increasing numbers in Nepal. More mental health training for local midwives is needed.
Critics want social media platforms regulated like Big Tobacco, but our research shows that their impact on your health depends on how you use them.
Around 140 Australian nursing-home residents have taken their own lives between 2000 and 2013, our new study shows.
Both young and old can feel like they don’t belong. But loneliness is a social problem, with a social solution.
Eminem’s Stan – how the childhood trauma of Eminem’s superfan played its part in a tragic story.
The growing list of alcohol-related diseases includes bowel cancers, mouth and oesophageal cancers, breast cancers, heart disease, respiratory infections and mental health problems.
A growing body of scientific evidence is making clear the connection between good nutrition and good mental health.
Musicians and athletes have a lot in common when it comes to performing in the glare of the spotlight.
In order to prevent future mental health problems among at-risk students, schools must do a better job of screening for mental health problems earlier.
As austerity bites, people are turning to social media for help with mental issues. Despite the fact that even Facebook agrees social media can be bad for mental health.
The first UK survey of cannabis potency in ten years finds that skunk now dominates the market, while hashish has all but disappeared.
Treatment for nervous exhaustion in the Victorian era could literally drive you mad.
One recent survey found that 43% of academic staff exhibited symptoms of at least a mild mental disorder
Recent deaths within the pornography industry in the US have reignited debates on labour conditions and mental health.
A homeless man was found dead at Westminster station, on the doorstep of the Palace of Westminster.
While politicians argue endlessly over gun control, here are 10 practical ways the rest of us can work to prevent school shootings.
Critical standards of evidence must be met to merit the WHO’s new diagnostic category for addicted gamers.
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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
