Mental Health

Queensland scientists have helped find the first eight genes associated with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa. Australian researchers helping

A new campaign calls for mental health and housing systems to work together to better support homeless Victorians. Safe and stable housing

Victoria's mental health royal commission is shining a spotlight on how people find help and navigate a system that's widely acknowledged to have failed.

Kids Helpline, Australia’s only free confidential 24/7 national children’s counselling and support service, has today released alarming statistics showing 

An 18-year joint Australian-Indian study made possible by the recruitment, diagnosis and DNA screening of thousands of people in India has identified a new clue in the quest

A former AFL player and a former federal minister have told Victoria's mental health royal commission about their battles with depression.

A Victorian royal commission has been told there is a disparity in support for people with physical health needs and those with mental health needs.

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Western Australian Branch (RANZCP WA Branch) has expressed concern about the increasing use of methamphetamine

There's no more urgent or important problem in Australia than tackling the mental health sector, says one of four people leading the Victorian royal commission.

Military veterans and accident first respondents suffering from Postraumatic Stress Disorder will benefit from more personalised and flexible therapy that the Flinders Posttraumatic

Several key documents have recently been released which propose changes to the way mental health services are delivered to the public. Some proposals are welcomed by experts

Overcoming personal obsession with body image can be treated effectively through online therapy according to a new study by Flinders University researchers.

A new study has found the vast majority of Australian children with mental health disorders are not getting professional help with girls, young children and families from

Victoria's police and ambulance staff will be among the first workers in the state to get extra mental health support under a pilot scheme.

Promising results with a psychotherapy program for people with psychosis is leading researchers to look for ways to adapt it for other conditions such as eating disorders.

If you or someone you know has recently been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, chances are you have a lot of questions. Even if you have been aware of your diagnosis

Anxiety is a normal part of life, but anxiety that is severe, constant and interferes with normal life may have reached the stage of being a disorder. One in

Researchers have uncovered a new link between chronic stress and reproductive problems, in a pre-clinical study that shines the spotlight on a hunger-triggering hormone.

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) along with other peak bodies, health professionals, people with lived experience of mental illness and

Victorian public school students will begin receiving access to on-campus mental health professionals from mid-July. The rollout of the state