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Articles on Mental health
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Artworks in The Big Anxiety festival in Sydney shine a light on life from an autistic point of view, emphasising sensory experience.
It can be very hard for people to accept that they – or their family member – are not to blame for their mental illness. Seeing the evidence in a scan can make a difference.
The unexpected death of a loved one is a traumatic experience. It’s important to identify high risk individuals to provide counselling and social support.
Recently announced changes to private health insurance reinforce the primacy of hospitals for mental health issues. This is despite many inquiries recommending better community mental-health care.
The “love hormone” system starts to develop in the womb and is important in helping us deal with stress.
If a child is old enough to ask about suicide, then they’re probably old enough for a discussion about it.
Initiatives to help women suffering postnatal depression are needed and should be encouraged and integrated as part of routine antenatal and postnatal care.
Lewy body dementia is the second most common type of dementia. Why don’t more people recognize the signs?
Working-class men have a reputation for repressing their emotions but a new study suggests that might be changing.
Dissociative identity disorder - previously known as multiple personality disorder - occurs when a child’s development is disrupted by trauma, preventing them forming a strong sense of self.
There are huge benefits for trans people – and society – when they change their outward appearance to reflect their gender identity.
Medical mediation has become a buzzword in health departments across the world as an alternative to taking legal action to solve disputes.
If you’re 45 or older and have depression, new research suggests you may need to ask for a heart check when you next see your doctor.
Mental healthcare in the UK needs more integrated solutions, not patch-ups.
New Zealand’s health service provides universal and free access to health care, but inequities remain stubbornly high.
One in ten students drop out of uni in their first year.
Much has been written about success of Indigenous players at elite levels of the game. But perhaps the more important story is one of Indigenous participation in grass roots and community football.
Parents can help protect their kids from cannabis abuse by openly discussing the health risks, the pleasures and the responsible ways to use the drug.
Youth suicide has reached a ten year high, but suicide and self-harm are still taboo topics in schools.
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
