Mental Health

The Black Dog Institute has developed an online program designed to help men escape the downward spiral into depression. With men more reluctant

Preliminary findings from new Curtin University research has reinforced the importance of online therapyin significantly reducing the symptoms and severity of obsessive-compulsive

An Australian study has found on average people with bipolar disorder are not diagnosed until six years after the onset of symptoms. People

A Melbourne study has found more than a third of parents of babies born very prematurely suffer depression or anxiety. Mothers and fathers

An Australian SAS veteran says Canberra is failing to back veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder as suicide rates climb.

The language around hoarding disorder must change to reduce the stigma associated with this complex psychological disorder, says a leading expert.

The progressive mental health reforms introduced by the

A study on mice has found the early use of antipsychotic drugs during childhood is possibly altering the brain and could lead to depression later in life.

Partners of fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers have higher levels of emotional problems than other parents in the community, and are at a greater risk of using harsh discipline

The brains of seriously antisocial teenage males are structurally different from "normal" teens according to a UK study. Brains of

People from Western Europe and North America are more likely to suffer anxiety, and the disorder strikes twice as many women as men, a study shows.

People have an increased risk of schizophrenia if their mothers smoked during pregnancy, according to a study. Smoking during pregnancy can

An ingredient in magic mushrooms may help ease severe depression, a British study suggests. Psilocybin, the psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms,

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Scientists are seeking crowdfunding to test 'chemical castration' of paedophiles, with a hormone therapy that blocks brain signals and reduces urges.

Changing the blokey culture within emergency services could be key to

A study says there is a high risk of psychotic illness such as schizophrenia among refugees fleeing war. Refugees

Lifeline is seeking one million signatures for an online petition that is calling on the federal government to double its funding for suicide prevention.

Lifeline wants the federal government to double funding for suicide prevention, calling it a national emergency. The number of people taking