The life expectancy gap is due largely to preventable health issues, not suicide.
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Fans didn’t just watch the Blue Jays — they carried the emotional weight of a season. Here’s why fandom feels so personal, and how we process it all.
Winter doesn’t have to be a season we simply endure. With intention and a evidence-based practices, it can become a time of meaning, connection and even joy.
What if ‘madness’ is just another way our brains try to explain the world? Bugonia isn’t only absurd; it’s deeply human.
There are environmental and personal reasons to consume less. Doing so may require an approach grounded in human behaviour, not a trend.
Dissociation is the brain’s way of protecting itself from overwhelming stress or emotion, and it’s often linked to trauma.
Intergenerational inequality is growing. Here are 5 ways young people are getting the short end of the stick.
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.
Faculty members say they are worried about job security but also whether they should be introducing certain topics, like gender, in their class or with colleagues.
Folklore suggests that a full moon has a strong effect on sleep. But the reality is more complex, and lifestyle habits like screen use before bedtime are likely to have a larger effect.
The federal government has released its ‘rapid review’ into school bullying. Most of the submissions came from parents.
The main causes of youth deaths were shown to be injury, violence, suicide, road traffic accidents and substance abuse.
Constantly striving to improve ourselves can take a toll on our mental health.
Children with more than one developmental condition – such as ADHD, autism or others – are at risk of depression or anxiety too. And health systems need to adapt.
Digital duplicates of our brains could revolutionise mental healthcare.
New research reveals that when you post on social media may matter more for your mental health than how much you use it.
The differences between portrayals in the UK and US suggests different understandings of masculinity and expectations of male mental health.
Imagine living in a town where three or more families are competing for a single early learning place.
Being a sports fan has been shown to cultivate a sense of belonging. But what about all that sitting, snacking and drinking? And what does that mean for younger, health-conscious fans?
The food pyramid can help us think about mental health. We need big helpings of social connection in real life. But social media should be like a ‘sometimes food’.
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Co-Director, Health and Policy, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney; University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, Centre for Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Professorial Fellow in Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Salford
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Professor and Chair: Mental Health Nursing, Adelaide University
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Professor of General Practice, Adelaide University
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Clinical Psychologist and Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University
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Clinical Psychologist, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University