Not enough is being said by the major parties in the election about critical health care reforms needed to address access, affordability and funding problems.
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Being a PhD mum is tough. Balancing the dual roles can take a serious toll on mental health. To prevent that, various supports are urgently needed.
Study suggests accelerated brain ageing is a factor in the development of schizophrenia – and can be measured using a simple blood test.
Teaching young children is one of the most stressful occupations.
Research suggests that how often people check social media − and how emotionally engaged they are with it − can influence sleep even more than how much time they spend online.
Here’s what the government’s new funding package for mental health gets right – and where it falls short.
While social media provides a way to share their experiences and find community, the breadth of content can make it a struggle to wade through misinformation.
Does the growing popularity of AI therapy herald the rise of the chatbot and the demise of the talking cure?
Cutting back on small indulgences can have a lasting impact on social connections and local economies.
Psychiatry has been used to enforce political conformity – and not just in authoritarian regimes.
Many autistic people engage repetitive movements, sounds, or actions that help them regulate their emotions and sensory experiences.
People who suffer from everyday discrimination are more likely to have anxiety and depression.
Mental ill health is rarely the sole factor preventing people from finding and keeping a job.
Young people are waiting more than three months for mental health care, and are struggling to cope while they wait.
The cap on Medicare subsidised psychology sessions rose to 20 during COVID. But there are better ways to achieve the program’s aims.
It’s not just about having money problems − it’s how you feel about those problems that matters most for your mental health.
Parents would do well to ask questions about their children’s relationships with cute, AI-powered creatures.
The effects of childhood exposure to poor air quality may be small for the individual, but at a population level, they could have major consequences on the workforce.
Men wait an average of 21 years before telling anyone they were sexually abused. A new study looks at why men often don’t disclose sexual abuse and assaults.
A staggering rise in the prevalence of many medical conditions and the cultural attention we pay them is the subject of a new book, The Age of Diagnosis.
Top contributors
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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