Creating inclusive communities means not just offering services to people with serious mental illness, but changing negative beliefs and behaviors toward them.
Articles on Mental illness stigma
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Research decisions made by clinical psychologists in the 1970s can help explain why so many people, myself included, struggle to make sense of our obsessional thoughts.
Red flag laws are an important step in the right direction, but much more work is needed to determine the role of mental health in the lead-up to and aftermath of mass shootings.
Recognizing and addressing the mental health struggles of entrepreneurs is not just a matter of compassion, but is also an essential investment in society at large.
The media often reflects personal and professional biases and community misunderstandings about trauma.
Understanding a family member’s diagnosis can help teens feel less stressed, afraid and alone.
Memes that feature dark or depressing jokes might seem alarming – but our research shows that they might provide a sense of community for those struggling.
Police are almost always the first responders in cases of mental health crisis. Too often these encounters turn bad, even deadly. But police were never meant to be in charge of US mental health care.
Because professional athletes are thought to be paragons of physical and mental toughness, their psychological health has long been a taboo topic. That’s starting to change.
Childhood depression, the deadliest illness facing children, often goes untreated. Sometimes, this is because parents do not want their children to be treated. Should this be considered child abuse?
Media portrayals don’t help misconceptions about disorders such as bipolar, schizophrenia and borderline personality disorder. So what do these terms actually mean?
Bipolar disorder is an often misunderstood psychiatric illness. An expert defines it and explains how it is diagnosed and treated.
Many people have criticized Donald Trump’s mental health. More than two dozen psychiatrists weighed in from afar, and another has briefed members of Congress. Here’s why that might not be good.
A spate of recent TV shows feature protagonists whose mental health condition gives them special skills. But these are often accessed by rejecting medication.
Women who don’t get enough to eat while pregnant face a high risk of developing common mental illnesses like depression and anxiety during pregnancy and after giving birth.
Not even psychiatrists themselves can agree on what ‘mental illness’ is.
With stigma about mental illness still pervasive, The Boss’ frank admission helps shatter some of the most common stereotypes about depression.
New data shows Australians are spending more on mental health services and with costs to business in the millions, it’s time employers realised good mental health is good for the bottom line too.
Diagnostic labels usually describe symptoms, attempt to answer the question of what is wrong, and lead to a treatment plan. But “borderline personality disorder” fails on all three counts.
The killing of Phil Walsh is a tragedy for his family and the football community. It should also lead us to question whether we do enough to support families before the issues they face spiral out of control.
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Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
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Senior Lecturer in Screen and Cultural Studies, University of Newcastle
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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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Senior Lecturer, Criminology, Murdoch University
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Research Officer, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Director of the Perinatal Mental Health Project; Associate Professor, University of Cape Town
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Professor, School of Educational Psychology & Counselling, Monash University
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Morse Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of Music, University of Minnesota
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Director, Center for Medicine, Health, and Society; Professor of Sociology and Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University
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Workforce Development Officer, Australian Institute of Family Studies
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Hull
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PhD Candidate in History, University of Sheffield
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Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society, Penn State
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Professor of Criminology, UNSW