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CEO Young and Well CRC, The University of Melbourne

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August 5, 2015

Mindfulness therapy alleviates soldiers’ PTSD, but only in the short term

Ian Hickie, University of Sydney and Jane Burns, The University of Melbourne

A new study has found returned service people who underwent mindfulness-based therapies had a sharper short-term decline in PTSD symptoms than those undergoing other conventional therapies.

There’s an emerging body of research focusing on the potential positive influences of video games. Rebecca Pollard

August 30, 2013

Beyond the beat‑em‑up: video games are good for young people

Daniel Johnson, Queensland University of Technology; Christian Jones, University of the Sunshine Coast, and Jane Burns, The University of Melbourne

Research and media attention has usually focused on possible negative impacts of video games. But a clear case to support such links is yet to emerge and even people who argue that video games have a negative…

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