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Whether such a verdict would be handed down in Australia remains to be seen, but there are a few things we do know about cases like this one.
New research shows young women experience street harassment about once every two days.
Social media is not a drug. Yes it can have negative effects, but it has positive effects too.
Lay workers are being trained to help Zimbabwe manage mental issues in communities. So far it’s proving successful.
Around 8% of young people are thought to hear voices at some stage in childhood, making it about as common as having asthma or dyslexia.
Surveys can help researchers better understand the lives of teens, but skeptics argue that youth are often dishonest and that the results cannot be trusted.
This is how to stop it.
Baby boomers preferred drugs and alcohol, but the younger generation are ruining their health with social media.
From ‘power poses’ to yoga poses, varying claims have been made about their effects on our health and happiness. But why do they work at all?
A strange delusion which may have its origins in damage to a particular process in the brain, is also one that can help us to understand how we recognise each other.
If we want doctors to listen, be empathetic, solve complex problems, we need to invest seriously in their well-being.
Terrorism, confusion and fear are leaving many feeling demoralized. While not quite on the level of depression, demoralization is still something to pay attention to. Here are some ways to do that.
A study in the 1960s brought together three people who believed they were Christ – the results still tell us much today about how well we recognise our own delusions.
There are two types of nostalgia. One promotes resilience and personal growth, while the other can lead to an obsessive quest to escape the present.
Workplaces stresses and the weight of great expectations take a toll on well-being.
We know negative news has an impact on our mental health, especially if we are constantly being exposed to it. Twitter is trying to help young people cope with the stress, which is a good start.
Readers read, viewers watch and players do. That level of engagement gives games real power to influence people both within and outside the play itself.
Research and practice in positive psychology aim to find ways to make life better for people, and ensure they’re the best and most mentally healthy person they can be.
The inability to reconcile wartime actions with a personal moral code can create lasting psychological consequences for veterans.
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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
