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A person’s style of making decisions can have an impact on their mental health.
Having a dog is linked to lower risk of dying over the long term. But there can be some downsides for physical and mental health.
Health and wellbeing are greatly affected by extreme weather events. New research into how people and systems responded after Cyclone Gabrielle shows how we can react better to future emergencies.
Weather disasters, particularly floods, can create health threats that linger for months, from infected cuts to mold growth to mental stress.
Programmes rooted in positive psychology may be one way to help all employees get something out of workplace wellbeing initiatives.
Chronic uncertainty in B2B sales can cause mental health problems. These psychological risks need to be handled like any other workplace hazard.
A new study from China suggests that loneliness may not be the cause of disease, as previous studies have suggested.
There is an epidemic of isolation gripping the United States, health experts say, with the resulting loneliness disproportionately impacting men and leading to concrete health issues.
A panic attack is a sudden, intense feeling of fear or discomfort. Here’s what it looks like in children – and how to respond.
Even Hannibal Lecter from The Silence of the Lambs had confusing labels. Was he a psychopath, a sociopath or something else entirely?
New data from Victoria shows that in a quarter of deaths by suicide between 2009 and 2016, the person had experienced family violence before they died.
Parents are dealing with the traditional stresses of raising children, as well as new challenges like technology use. Governments, workplaces, friends and family can all help parents cope with stress.
Health at every size promotes mindful eating and lifestyle behaviours to pursue health and wellness, without focusing on weight loss. Here’s how it compares to traditional weight-loss approaches.
Many athletes ‘live the dream’ during their careers but retirement often doesn’t come easy – what can be done to better prepare them?
After years of hearings and almost 6,000 submissions, the final report has been tabled in parliament. It contains 122 recommendations for change in the Australian Defence Force.
School mass shooters often display warning signs well before they open fire. How can schools and police take preventive action to save lives?
As a clinical psychologist using CBT with my patients, I can attest to its efficacy – but I’ve also seen that it doesn’t work for everyone.
For stressed-out mothers, exercise can boost mental well-being. But if a fitness routine isn’t flexible, it can be just another task on an endless to-do list.
The ‘indoor microbiome’ is linked to respiratory health, immune function and possibly even mental wellbeing.
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor emeritus, 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 of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Professorial Fellow in Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, Centre for Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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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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Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Salford
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Clinical Psychologist and Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie 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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General practitioner; Associate Professor, ANU Medical School, Australian National University
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Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
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Professor and Personal Chair, Swansea University
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Clinical Psychologist, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
