Mental Health

Social isolation and the disrupted economy are the two biggest threats to suicide prevention over the next 12 months, a state of the nation report has found.

Australia’s annual suicide rate (3,318) is currently more than three times that of deaths from COVID-19 (1,012). It’s an alarming statistic, but considering one

Patients run away from in-patient mental health facilities because they experience bad news or conflict, or because they have specific everyday things to do, a Flinders University

A Flinders University study has highlighted the challenges and shortfalls in support for our nurses who regularly deliver end-of-life care and comfort bereaved family members

COVID-19 lockdowns are "probably the most sustained and serious stress that many of us are going to face in our lifetime", the chief psychiatrist in NSW

Despite good intentions, increased federal funding for mental health services is unlikely to have a great impact on the mental health outcomes in Australia.

Australian Physiotherapy Association National President, Scott Willis, has urged the Select Committee on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention to adopt an ‘every door

Chemical ‘messengers’ called neurotransmitters help regulate our emotions – but scientists have noticed a disruption to their levels in people with chronic

A decade after Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation therapy was declared a new weapon in the fight against depression, researchers at the University of Southern Queensland are

Headspace and Better Access have been challenged by Australian psychiatry researchers to integrate more seamlessly with public health systems and state and local databases

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare says the COVID-19 pandemic did not increase the rate of people taking their own lives. The

By James Boddam-Whetham, CEO, Noggin

University of Otago scientists have opened the door to improved treatment of brain dysfunction which causes psychosis. Dr Ryan Ward, of the Department of Psychology,

Two psychologists have described the profound effects that COVID-19 has had not only on the mental health of Australians, but on the way that services are delivered and accessed

Against the backdrop of a fragmented and challenging mental health system, compassion and understanding are central to providing quality and patient-centred care, according

Research has found most Australians prefer to work alongside others in offices, at least part of the time, with the desire strongest among younger people.

A new tax on business to help fund a rebuild of Victoria's mental health system has passed the state's upper house 24-14. State Taxation

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) has welcomed several announcements, aimed at strengthening and supporting the mental health sector,

More research is urgently needed into the impact that attending suicide events is having on paramedics and other first responders, a researcher at the University of Otago,

Suicide deaths leave families, friends, workplaces and communities devastated. But a new study conducted by the University of Melbourne for Wesley Mission demonstrates the