More go straight from psychiatric hospital into homelessness
January 17, 2019 - (0) commentsWhen Sonia and Linda Berton picked up their sister Katherine* from the psychiatric hospital and moved her into a hotel room in Melbourne’s north, they tried to make it safe. They checked the room for hanging points. They replaced the metal […]
Indigenous youth suicide at crisis point
January 17, 2019 - (0) commentsExperts say more needs to be done after five Aboriginal youth suicides and a sixth in hospital after a suspected suicide attempt in first weeks of the new year. Communities and families are mourning the loss of five young Aboriginal […]
The worrying mental health trend affecting Australians
January 17, 2019 - (0) commentsThe fear in the pit of Niharika Hiremath’s stomach would not go away. Even as she lay on the couch after a long day at work, it was there. Her palms were sweaty, her heart was pumping and she felt […]
What is OCD? A psychologist answered all of our questions about this misunderstood disorder
January 15, 2019 - (0) commentsNearly everyone has heard about obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), but not many people truly understand this mental health condition. OCD is perhaps the most-joked-about mental illness in pop culture—Joan Crawford in Mommie Dearest, frantically cleansing her skin every morning, comes to mind. Yet […]
More go straight from psychiatric hospital into homelessness
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: August 29, 2017We know the journey into adulthood can be a bumpy ride, with many challenges to overcome. Some arise as [...]
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Indigenous mental health must be made a priority, say psychologists
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Mental illness mostly caused by life events not genetics, argue psychologists
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Mental illness mostly caused by life events not genetics, argue psychologists
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Mental illness mostly caused by life events not genetics, argue psychologists
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More than half Australian infants have risk factors for adult mental illness
What absolute alarmist disease mongering garbage. You would have to be