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Nearly 90% of emergency service staff have experienced stress, low mood and poor mental health.
An expert predicts a rethink on technology access, reconnecting with the working class, and more.
With the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, veterans who were already lacking adequate benefits and resources are now in deeper trouble.
We do a disservice to survivors of major tragedies when we call them “heroes.” Instead, we should change our policies and attitudes to help them truly survive the disaster.
Keane is stepping back from his role as the BBC’s Africa editor due to a long struggle with PTSD after years reporting from conflict zones.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who spent four years in a refugee camp, was recently criticized for saying that talk about war makes her feel anxious. A trauma psychiatrist explains the effects of PTSD.
Emergency service workers already have poorer mental health than the rest of us. In the wake of this bushfire crisis, we need to make the well-being of our first responders a top priority.
The risk of mental health problems associated with this bushfire season extends well beyond those living in directly affected regions.
MDMA is better known as the party psychedelic Ecstasy or Molly. Used clinically, together with psychotherapy, it reduces symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, and shows promise with couples.
We found refugees with insecure visas had poorer mental health than refugees with secure visas. But social interaction with the wider community seems to help.
Veterans are at higher risk of mental illness than the rest of the Australian population. Many of them are seeking help, but the way care is provided to this group must consider their unique needs.
Traumatic experiences affect people closest to the victims.
Cannabis use is common among trauma survivors, and may improve some of the symptoms of those with PTSD.
Remembering past events, experiences or emotions is a big part of being human. But if dwelling on the past is distressing, here’s what you can do to help.
Space missions are dangerous. But when it comes to long missions, radiation may be the greatest threat to astronauts’ health.
Discovery of genetic overlap between chronic pain and a host of other conditions could help provide better treatments.
Research shows that ketamine can produce long-term reductions in symptoms of treatment-resistant depression.
A recent review found moral injury was experienced by a wide range of people in different professions, including journalists, police, teachers and soldiers.
The brain can do a lot, but it is vulnerable, especially to traumatic events. Over the years, researchers have learned the unique ways in which it is damaged by experiencing or witnessing trauma.
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Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
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Professor, Yale University
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Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
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Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, University of Oxford
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Professor of Organisational Ethnography, Cambridge Judge Business School
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Chair of Clinical Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor and Canada Research Chair in the History of Health & Social Justice, University of Saskatchewan
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Research Fellow in Digital Pedagogy (Theology), Durham University
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Associate professor, Australian National University
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Professorial Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
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Research fellow, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Deputy Director Phoenix Australia Centre for Post-traumatic Mental Health, The University of Melbourne
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Homewood Chair in Mental Health and Trauma and Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University
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Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director of the Refugee Trauma and Recovery Program, School of Psychology, UNSW Sydney
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Professor & Director, Refugee Trauma and Recovery Program, School of Psychology, UNSW Sydney
