With all the attention focussed on combating the spread of COVID-19 it’s easy to forget the other health challenges that could affect us all.
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Articles on Mental health
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Parents of young children are reporting alarming increases in anxiety and depression during COVID-19. This is not only a risk to parents’ mental health, but also to children’s long-term well-being.
People with eating disorders often struggle with staying in control. For many, the pandemic took away control. A health scholar shares her story of how that loss of control affected her bulimia.
Following a general decline in recent years, mental health scores fell significantly in 2020.
Melbourne’s stage 4 lockdown forbids residents travelling more than 5km from home during their daily hour of exercise. Fine for those in leafy suburbs, but not for those with less greenery nearby.
Young people may be at particular risk.
In response to the many Victorians struggling with coronavirus and related restrictions, the Victorian government is investing nearly A$60 million in new and accelerated mental health initiatives.
It can be daunting trying to work out how to get help with your mental health.
We know that spending time in nature is good for physical and mental well-being, but social inequality means not everyone has easy access to parks, gardens and woodland.
Heatwaves are here to stay, and they aren’t all sun and games.
Latest study confirms robust link between transgender and gender-diverse people and autism.
Research that measures the public mood based on Twitter posts shows that it’s currently at its lowest point in a decade. One exception: when people visit parks and green spaces.
Hate talking on the phone? Not to worry. Here are five ways you can access mental health support without having to dial a number.
The new Victoria lockdown will bring greater levels of uncertainty about jobs and prolonged social disconnection. We need rapid action to fix the mental health system to meet the demand for help.
New data from the ABS shows how people adjusted their consumption patterns and behaviours during the early COVID-19 restrictions — and how some lifestyle changes have remained since then.
Lockdowns also affect socioeconomic groups differently, and should be combined with income support to protect mental health.
Federal incentives would enhance community support for those with mental illness and would avert police engagement.
For Black youth, death by suicide has become a leading cause of death. And they face social problems that give rise to depression and isolation that their white counterparts do not.
Kanye West’s recent outbursts have shone a spotlight on his struggles with bipolar disorder. The condition involves alternating periods of intense mania and severe depression.
The pandemic’s mental health toll is not distributed equally. Its impact is disproportionately felt by racialized groups, Indigenous Peoples, people with disabilities and those experiencing poverty.
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
