The threat of legal sanctions or imprisonment for a suicide survivor can have serious negative repercussions.
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Has greater awareness of mental health issues also caused more people to interpret milder forms of distress as something worse? Better understanding of mental health disorder in general might help.
Numerous studies indicate exercise as an effective treatment for people with existing depression and other mental illnesses, and exercising in nature can further improve mental well-being.
Many stressors may be coming from interactions with technology: small but frequent frustrations that quickly dissipate, but when added up trigger digital distress.
A rise in psychological distress among young Australians, compounded by COVID and difficulties in getting professional help, has added to the urgency of mental health education in schools.
During Mental Health Week, let’s look at why some people, such as those experiencing depression or substance dependency, struggle to make decisions like everyone else.
Federal incentives would enhance community support for those with mental illness and would avert police engagement.
Pledging to destigmatise mental health in the workplace is admirable, but it comes with problems too.
Bipolar disorder, autism, schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder – how useful are mental health labels?
Youth mental illness rates are not rising. We don’t need more pills or therapy. We need to stop pathologizing normal life.
The unexpected death of a loved one is a traumatic experience. It’s important to identify high risk individuals to provide counselling and social support.
A philosopher explains how to learn from the stoicism of Roman philosophers to cope with present-day troubles.
Initiatives to help women suffering postnatal depression are needed and should be encouraged and integrated as part of routine antenatal and postnatal care.
We’ve known for years that childhood trauma can have lifelong effects on our health. It’s time for medicine and public health to start addressing the problem head-on.
Confessions constitute strong evidence of wrongdoing, but not all of them are reliable. So what can the legal system do to ensure justice is done? A US judge is deciding on exactly this matter in a prominent…
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PhD Candidate, School of Educational Psychology and Counselling, Monash University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry, Monash University
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Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health, Dalhousie University
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Professor of Psychiatry and Dean, Medical College East Africa, Aga Khan University, Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications (GSMC)
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Associate Professor, Leadership, Policy & Governance, University of Calgary
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Professor of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Professor of Neuroscience & Mental Health, University of Reading
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Lecturer and Clinical Psychologist, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Director of the African Mental Health Research iInitiative, University of Zimbabwe
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Associate Professor, School of Public Health, Georgia State University
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Professor of Global Health Governance and Policy, Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, York University, Canada
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UQ Amplify Researcher, The University of Queensland
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Psychiatrist, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer in Management, Employment and Organisation, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University
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Associate Lecturer, Philosophy, University of Wyoming