Mental Health

Australians who've been treated for clinical depression are needed for a large study designed to detect genetic factors that contribute to the mental illness.

Australian researchers say PTSD treatments need to change from solely psychological assistance to include a variety of physical symptoms as well. The mind and

Psychiatrists say people who are bipolar need more help to quit smoking but the Cancer Council rejects the idea switching to e-cigarettes is a healthier option.

Working in mental health within a prison setting is an often overlooked yet extremely fulfilling career pathway in mental health nursing. Correctional nursing offers

Flinders University researchers are calling for participants in a new posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) therapy trial which aims to improve people’s recovery after

Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard is heralding the launch of a free coaching program in her hometown of Adelaide that aims to help people tackle early stage depression

Self harm amongst young Australians is on the increase, however more needs to be done to understand and address the problem. This is the call from Garry King,

The Australian Psychological Society is in support of digital therapy programs to treat people with depression but says they must be psychologist assisted.

An Australian study has found no association between vitamin D levels and depression and anxiety among young women living in Victoria. Getting

A study led by The Australian National University (ANU) has challenged a common perception that homosexual and bisexual people are at risk of poor mental health and suicide.

Research shows poor heart health is to blame for a 25 year-life expectancy gap between those with schizophrenia and the general population.

An Australian study has found lithium to be better at protecting the brains of bipolar patients than that of a newer and more popular antipsychotic drug.

 New international research has cast a spotlight on the unmet physical health needs of patients with severe mental illnesses. Obesity,

Poor mental health in Australia has been put on the economic agenda, with a visiting UK economist calling for the focus to be put on early intervention.

Treating patients experiencing delirium with antipsychotic medication is doing "more harm than good", according to the findings of an eight year trial.

The number of child deaths in NSW is the lowest it's been in 20 years but teenage suicide rates have jumped to their highest point since 1997.

A survey of 10,000 people have found nearly half of the men questioned reported suicidal thoughts in response to a stressful life event. A

The start of National Mental Health Week is bittersweet for Darwin's Lifeline suicide call centre, which has shut down after severe funding shortfalls.

The School of Health Professions, at Murdoch University in Perth WA, has been providing training in person-centred

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