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Cognitive behavioural therapy has become a go to for clinicians treating symptoms of schizophrenia. Recent studies suggest that this is a mistake.
People who attempt suicide can access medical care at their clinics but psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers are not part of the primary health care setting.
In South Africa one of the biggest barriers to suicide prevention is that psychiatric and substance use services are often not integrated.
Architecture can affect behaviour and the choices we make. The brief is out for a centre to replace the Don Dale facility, but word is, it’s ‘a disgrace’. We can do much better.
A new study has for first time placed a dollar value on how much it would cost the government to replace those who unofficially care for family members with mental illness.
Many women are not getting the right kind of attention.
The lives of South Africa’s most vulnerable remain in danger for as long as its mental health oversight bodies remain dysfunctional and disregarded.
The 94 people with mental health disorders who died after they were moved from the Life Esidemeni facility and put into inadequate care shows the poor state of mental health care in South Africa.
Donald Trump’s pick for head of Health and Human Services marks a sharp departure from the direction of HHS under President Obama. Here’s a look at who might be affected by Tom Price’s leadership.
A doctor has been convicted of abusing vulnerable women in his care – because a court finally decided to listen to their stories.
In developing countries mental health care generally takes a backseat when it comes to allocating resources.
A growing body of research literature suggests time spent gardening is as good for the gardener as it is for the garden.
Forgiveness, as we have seen in the aftermath of the Charleston killings, is a hallmark of the Black Church. But what psychic toll do these acts of forgiveness exact?
A proposal to re-direct a billion dollars of funding from acute hospital mental health services to the community risks causing a major destabilisation of the public mental health system.
The health service has a long history both of abuse and the failure to do anything about it.
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Chief Specialist Scientist in Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council
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Senior lecturer, Monash University
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Scientia Professor & Head of the School of Psychiatry, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Psychiatry, Director of National Centre for Mental Health, Cardiff University
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Professor of Population Mental Health, The University of Queensland
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Karen Martin is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, The University of Western Australia
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Chair professor, University of Liverpool
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Research associate, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor of Social Work; McSilver Faculty Fellow, New York University
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Senior Lecturer, Center for Study of Human Health, Emory University
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Professor, NHMRC Emerging Leader & Clinical Psychologist, UNSW Sydney
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Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science, University of Essex
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Researcher, University of Technology Sydney
