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Olympic cyclist Kelly Catlin died by suicide March 8, 2019, at age 23. A psychiatrist who has treated those at risk for suicide shares a screening tool that may help loved ones assess a person’s risk.
R U OK Day is tomorrow, encouraging all of us to check in with others to see if they’re OK. But what if someone says “no”? What should you say or do? Should you tell someone else? What resources can you…
Counsellors in schools and general practitioners and nurses should be equipped with tools to detect symptoms of mental health problems.
We all know some foods are good for our physical health, but what about our mental health?
Revelations about the president’s behavior in a new book and an unsigned op-ed, writes a Yale psychiatrist, support what she and mental health specialists have warned: Trump is dangerously unstable.
Climate change poses a threat to our mental health. Building connected communities is one way to combat a rise in suicide rates as global temperatures increase.
Consumerism is entering the playground and placing further pressure on already stretched parents.
Focusing on two determinants of mental health can help pupils prevent issues arising.
Understanding the different beliefs about disorders is important in efforts to improve mental health care in developing countries.
Abusive bosses might be to blame for the growing epidemic of mental ill health among UK workers.
Research confirms what the world’s elite sports stars already know – being kinder to yourself, and to others, and being grateful is good for your mental health.
New research has found one in five dads has experienced symptoms of depression and/or anxiety after having children.
A more joined up approach is needed to make sure support for students is there when it’s required.
Everybody benefits from more resilient children.
Student athletes may sometimes be put on a pedestal, but they experience problems just like any student. They sometimes may be harder to reach, however. A novel program suggests a winning approach.
Being inattentive and unable to focus rather than disruptive means that ADHD in girls is going undiagnosed.
The Verdins principles affect the way offenders with mental health problems are sentenced in a court of law.
Anti-psychotic drugs work well for only about 30 per cent of schizophrenia patients. Meditation can offer them a route to self-acceptance and reduced anxiety.
On tablets and laptops, people are turning to ASMR videos to unwind in the digital age.
Top contributors
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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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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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General practitioner; Associate Professor, ANU Medical School, Australian National University
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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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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 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
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Professor of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
