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Are happiness rankings biased toward wealth and status?

In March 2024 Finland was, for the seventh year in a row, ranked as the happiness champion. But a new experimental study suggests that the ladder metaphor makes people think about power and wealth...

Expert/s: August Nilsson

Mental health, Psychiatry

Clinical Articles

Families including someone with mental illness can experience deep despair. They need support

Globally, one out of every eight people report a mental illness. In Australia, one in five people experience a mental illness in their lifetime...

Expert/s: Dr Amanda Cole

Mental health

Clinical Articles

‘It is hijacking my brain’ – a team of experts found ways to help young people addicted to social media to cut the craving

Many people have compared the addictive nature of social media to cigarettes.

Expert/s: Annie Margaret, Nicholas Hunkins

Diet and nutrition, Mental health

Clinical Articles

Iron deficiency, young people and the developing brain

Low iron status can have a massive impact on mental health and beyond…

Expert/s: Lynnette Hoffman

Lifestyle, Mental health

Clinical Articles

How much stress is too much? A psychiatrist explains the links between toxic stress and poor health − and how to get help

COVID-19 taught most people that the line between tolerable and toxic stress – defined as persistent demands that lead to disease – varies widely...

Expert/s: Prof Lawson R. Wulsin

Diet and nutrition, Mental health

Clinical Articles

Mothers’ dieting habits and self-talk have profound impact on daughters

Weight loss is one of the most common health and appearance-related goals...

Expert/s: Prof Janet Boseovski, Dr Ashleigh Gallagher

Mental health

Clinical Articles

Distress from global conflicts on the rise

Fifty per cent of GPs have seen a rise in patient distress levels related to global conflicts, a recent Healthed survey of more than 2,300 GPs found.

Expert/s: Sophia Auld

Mental health

Clinical Articles

AI can already diagnose depression better than a doctor and tell you which treatment is best

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionise the way we diagnose and treat illness...

Expert/s: Dr Sarah Hellewell

Mental health, Psychiatry

Clinical Articles

Choosing, changing and tweaking antidepressants

Psychiatrist and Clinical Associate Professor David Horgan answers GPs questions, from how to safely combine an antidepressant, to finding the maximum dose and more.

Expert/s: Dr David Horgan

Mental health

Clinical Articles

Hypochondriacs die earlier than those who worry less about their health

It seems strange that hypochondriacs who, by definition, worry yet have nothing wrong with them, should enjoy shorter lifespans than the rest of us. Let’s find out more...

Expert/s: Stephen Hughes

Mental health

Clinical Articles

ADHD survey: most GPs unlikely to manage more ADHD patients

While most favour expanding GPs’ powers to formally diagnose ADHD, at least for those with special training, the majority of GPs wouldn’t choose to diagnose or treat more of these patients, a Healthed survey of more than 1300 doctors has found.

Expert/s: Lynnette Hoffman

Mental health, Paediatrics

Clinical Articles

A survey found 1 in 6 men admit sexual feelings for children. So is paedophilia increasing?

One in six (or 15.1% of) Australian men aged over 18 recently surveyed said they had sexual feelings for a child or teen younger than 18 years. This data was part of a study by UNSW Sydney and Jesuit Social Services. Researchers asked 1,945 men about their attraction to children via an online recruitment process.

Expert/s: Xanthe Mallett

Mental health

Are happiness rankings biased toward wealth and status?

In March 2024 Finland was, for the seventh year in a row, ranked as the happiness champion. But a new experimental study suggests that the ladder metaphor makes people think about power and wealth...

Families including someone with mental illness can experience deep despair. They need support

Globally, one out of every eight people report a mental illness. In Australia, one in five people experience a mental illness in their lifetime...

‘It is hijacking my brain’ – a team of experts found ways to help young people addicted to social media to cut the craving

Many people have compared the addictive nature of social media to cigarettes.

Iron deficiency, young people and the developing brain

Low iron status can have a massive impact on mental health and beyond…

How much stress is too much? A psychiatrist explains the links between toxic stress and poor health − and how to get help

COVID-19 taught most people that the line between tolerable and toxic stress – defined as persistent demands that lead to disease – varies widely...

Mothers’ dieting habits and self-talk have profound impact on daughters

Weight loss is one of the most common health and appearance-related goals...

Distress from global conflicts on the rise

Fifty per cent of GPs have seen a rise in patient distress levels related to global conflicts, a recent Healthed survey of more than 2,300 GPs found.

AI can already diagnose depression better than a doctor and tell you which treatment is best

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionise the way we diagnose and treat illness...

Choosing, changing and tweaking antidepressants

Psychiatrist and Clinical Associate Professor David Horgan answers GPs questions, from how to safely combine an antidepressant, to finding the maximum dose and more.

Hypochondriacs die earlier than those who worry less about their health

It seems strange that hypochondriacs who, by definition, worry yet have nothing wrong with them, should enjoy shorter lifespans than the rest of us. Let’s find out more...

ADHD survey: most GPs unlikely to manage more ADHD patients

While most favour expanding GPs’ powers to formally diagnose ADHD, at least for those with special training, the majority of GPs wouldn’t choose to diagnose or treat more of these patients, a Healthed survey of more than 1300 doctors has found.

A survey found 1 in 6 men admit sexual feelings for children. So is paedophilia increasing?

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In March 2024 Finland was, for the seventh year in a row, ranked as the happiness champion. But a new experimental study suggests that the ladder metaphor makes people think about power and wealth...

Globally, one out of every eight people report a mental illness. In Australia, one in five people experience a mental illness in their lifetime...

Many people have compared the addictive nature of social media to cigarettes.

Low iron status can have a massive impact on mental health and beyond…

COVID-19 taught most people that the line between tolerable and toxic stress – defined as persistent demands that lead to disease – varies widely...

Weight loss is one of the most common health and appearance-related goals...

Fifty per cent of GPs have seen a rise in patient distress levels related to global conflicts, a recent Healthed survey of more than 2,300 GPs found.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionise the way we diagnose and treat illness...

Psychiatrist and Clinical Associate Professor David Horgan answers GPs questions, from how to safely combine an antidepressant, to finding the maximum dose and more.

It seems strange that hypochondriacs who, by definition, worry yet have nothing wrong with them, should enjoy shorter lifespans than the rest of us. Let’s find out more...

While most favour expanding GPs’ powers to formally diagnose ADHD, at least for those with special training, the majority of GPs wouldn’t choose to diagnose or treat more of these patients, a Healthed survey of more than 1300 doctors has found.

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