Mental health

Sophia Auld
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GPs see negative impact of social media on several domains, but is a ban the right solution?

Expert/s: Sophia Auld
Danielle O'Neal
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Binge eating disorder often goes undiagnosed for more than a decade. Here's how to spot the signs and manage it...

Dr Alexandra Metse
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Dr Alexandra Metse discusses the importance of promoting sleep interventions and how healthcare professionals can support improved sleep.

Dr Rebecca Reynolds
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Poor body image can cause mental illness, here's how to help identify and support those who are struggling with it...

Healthed
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Only 31% of GPs routinely recommend mental health apps to their patients—and most GPs say they don't reduce referrals to mental health professionals, a Healthed survey has found.

Expert/s: Healthed
Lynnette Hoffman
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Psychiatrist Jayashri Kulkarni explains what's behind the staggering trend, and what GPs can do...

Sophia Auld
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Early detection, medication advice, atypical red flags and more...

Expert/s: Sophia Auld
Peter Baldwin
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In this year’s budget, the government announced one of the biggest changes to the mental health system in two decades: a digital early intervention service to relieve Australians’ early psychological distress before it builds into mental illness.

Expert/s: Peter Baldwin
Hugh Breakey
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The social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s new book The Anxious Generation delivers an urgent call for action.

Expert/s: Hugh Breakey
Sophia Auld
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How to differentiate withdrawal symptoms from relapse, and reduce the risk of both...

Expert/s: Sophia Auld
Sophia Auld
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In the past year, 1 in 7 GPs were threatened, while 1 in 14 experienced physical violence...

Expert/s: Sophia Auld
Jacob Crouse
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The core experiences of depression – changes in energy, activity, thinking and mood – have been described for more than 10,000 years. The word “depression” has been used for about 350 years.