Mental Health
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Telehealth not the silver bullet for youth mental health crisis Charlotte Mitchell - 25-10-2021
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, some commentators have pointed to telehealth as the silver bullet for solving the country’s youth mental health crisis. But one GP
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Anorexia spiked during the pandemic, as adolescents felt the impact of COVID restrictions HealthTimes - 19-10-2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live, go to school or work, and socialise. It has also increased mental health concerns, with a rise
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Research shows brain structure may increase suicide risk AAP - 16-10-2021
New international research shows the brain structure of a person diagnosed with depression could increase their risk of attempting to end their lives.
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Emotional and mental support forgotten in child cancer AAP - 07-10-2021
Mental health and emotional support has been forgotten when childhood cancer is treated, a charity has found in a survey of parents and carers.
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30 per cent of Australian teens have considered self-harm AAP - 05-10-2021
A survey of Australian adolescents has found 30 per cent have considered self-harm. About one-third of Australian adolescents have considered self-harm,
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Many Australians seek help from suicide prevention services AAP - 10-09-2021
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.
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5M Australians impacted by suicide during COVID-19 Haley Williams - 07-09-2021
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
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Improving Australia's mental health system HealthTimes - 26-08-2021
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
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Dealing with death in the ED HealthTimes - 13-08-2021
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
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NSW chief psychiatrist advised self-care AAP - 13-08-2021
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
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Why a billion dollars won't buy Australia improved mental health HealthTimes - 06-08-2021
Despite good intentions, increased federal funding for mental health services is unlikely to have a great impact on the mental health outcomes in Australia.
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Mental health system should adopt an 'open every door' approach Nicole Madigan - 05-08-2021
Australian Physiotherapy Association National President, Scott Willis, has urged the Select Committee on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention to adopt an ‘every door
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Chronic pain might impact how the brain processes emotions HealthTimes - 03-08-2021
Chemical ‘messengers’ called neurotransmitters help regulate our emotions – but scientists have noticed a disruption to their levels in people with chronic
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Using AI to deliver a more precise magnetic stimulation treatment for depression HealthTimes - 03-08-2021
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
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Alert on Australian youth mental healthcare and youth suicide HealthTimes - 03-08-2021
Headspace and Better Access have been challenged by Australian psychiatry researchers to integrate more seamlessly with public health systems and state and local databases
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COVID-19 pandemic did not increase the suicide rate AAP - 20-07-2021
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare says the COVID-19 pandemic did not increase the rate of people taking their own lives. The
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Who cares for the carers through Australia's mental health and wellbeing crisis? HealthTimes - 20-07-2021
By James Boddam-Whetham, CEO, Noggin
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World-first finding offers hope for psychosis sufferers HealthTimes - 20-07-2021
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,
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COVID-19 has been a 'game changer' for mental health care Charlotte Mitchell - 24-06-2021
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
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The compassion of mental health nursing in a broken system Charlotte Mitchell - 16-06-2021
Against the backdrop of a fragmented and challenging mental health system, compassion and understanding are central to providing quality and patient-centred care, according
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