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R U OK? Day is Australia’s most recognisable mental health campaign. A study using nine years of data looked at how it affected wellbeing and access to care.
Despite advances in neuroscience, the underlying biology of mental illness has remained elusive. The DSM-6 will attempt to integrate neurobiology into how clinicians diagnose and treat psychiatric conditions.
Symptoms and impacts may fluctuate and it can be difficult to show you’ve tried other treatments.
Human therapists have a legal duty to warn authorities and potential targets when patients say they plan to harm someone. The same can – in theory – be required of AI chatbots .
The idea is to catch mental health problems early, before they get worse. Here’s how it works – and the outcomes of those who’ve tried similar programs.
Parenting a tween or teen can be very different from parenting a younger child. Here’s how to adapt and stay connected as they gain independence.
Helping patients navigate disability outside the clinic is critical to rehabilitation for physical conditions. People with psychiatric conditions can benefit from the same philosophy.
Blaming violence on mental illness is misleading and distracts from other evidence-based drivers. In the end, this undermines effective prevention.
The tragedy has again exposed a system that doesn’t reach out to those who are most unwell.
The plural of anecdote is not data, as they say.
Employers that don’t support employees with mental illness risk missing out on the talents and skills that such employees can provide.
Australia’s response to mental illness is still hospital-centric. Treating more patients in their homes is a step in the right direction.
In regional NSW, 1 in 3 people experienced food insecurity in the past year. The rate was double for those who were socially isolated or had a mental illness.
The 1984 shooting death of a Black grandmother in her Bronx apartment sparked an ongoing movement against police brutality and neglect of the mentally ill.
It’s difficult to manage the stressors of work if you’re struggling with your mental health. Here are some recommendations for how to seek support.
The recent deaths of two babies have both been reported as family violence. The overdue change in language gets us one step closer to keeping children safer.
Some men struggle to cope with the stress of a relationship breakdown.
Mass psychogenic illness has happened throughout history, but social media makes it more likely to spread.
Creating inclusive communities means not just offering services to people with serious mental illness, but changing negative beliefs and behaviors toward them.
Top contributors
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney; University of Canberra
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Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
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Professor of Clinical Psychology, Curtin University
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Co-Director, Health and Policy, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney
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Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
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Professor of General Practice, Adelaide University
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Professor Allan Fels, Professor of Law, Economics and Business at the University of Melbourne and Monash University., The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow in Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
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Director, Unit for History and Philosophy of Science, University of Sydney
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University Distinguished Professor of Forensic Behavioural Science & Dean, School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate professor, Psychiatry, Western University
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Professor & Director of Traumatic Stress Clinic, UNSW
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Professor Emerita of Criminology, UNSW