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The world’s largest genetic study on the size of specific brain parts has revealed hundreds of clues about how some health conditions develop.
Even people with years of relevant training can’t always tell whether social content is evidence-based and trustworthy. We need a better approach for communicating research.
Claims regarding on these apps’ effectiveness are often based on less than robust findings.
Islamophobia increased post-9/11. Twenty years later, American Muslims are still dealing with the mental health effects – and research barriers limit what is known about what puts them at risk.
A change to drug laws in New Zealand has been hailed as a leap towards treating drug addiction as a heath issue. But it has also been criticised for essentially decriminalising class A drugs.
The New Zealand government has put a record NZ$1.9 billion mental health package at the centre of its well-being budget. It’s a welcome step in the right direction.
An inquiry into mental health in New Zealand has called for a major shift towards prevention and promotion of mental well-being.
There’s been significant advances in mental health genetics research, but Africa has largely been excluded.
Severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and dementia are disorders that are ultimately traced to brain function, and not the manifestations of individual weaknesses.
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Professor of Psychology and Public Health, AUT, Auckland University of Technology
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Lecturer and Researcher, Department of Genetics; & SU/ UCT MRC Unit on Risk and Resilience in Mental Disorders, Stellenbosch University
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Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, Addis Ababa University
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Post doctoral research fellow, University of Cape Town
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President and Vice-Chancellor, UNSW
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Associate Professor, La Trobe Law School, La Trobe University
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Clinical Psychologist, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Senior Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Research Fellow, Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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PhD Candidate and Research Program Officer, University of Sydney
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Research scientist, Johns Hopkins University
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Professor of Law (consumer protections and credit law), The University of Melbourne
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Brain & Mental Health Program, QIMR Berghofer
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Associate Professor, QIMR Berghofer