Mental health

Dr Simon Sherry
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Self-esteem is the sense of value we have for ourselves. It’s how we perceive ourselves: whether we think we are worthy and competent, whether we think we belong, whether we like ourselves.

Clinical Prof Leanne Rowe AM
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Anger is a common emotion in healthcare. It is important to remember that our underfunded healthcare system and workforce shortages impact both patients and GPs - and set us up for tension.

A/Prof Gemma Sharp
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The importance of body image and body dysmorphia in general practice

Fiona Clark
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Feeling overwhelmed? At the end of your tether? Considering quitting? Could be burnout

Expert/s: Fiona Clark
Fiona Clark
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Some decades ago the World Health Organisation (WHO) predicted that depression would be the leading cause of disease burden

Expert/s: Fiona Clark
Ben Falkenmire
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Recent research has resurrected the link between depression and the oral contraceptive pill. Healthed asked the experts to unpack the evidence.

Expert/s: Ben Falkenmire
A/Prof Janet Conti
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No single treatment will work for all people with eating disorders. Even the most highly researched evidence-based treatment may work for some people,

Emily Hemendinger
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Media influences and conventional beauty standards have long plagued society. This issue took on new urgency in May 2023 when the U.S. surgeon general issued a major public advisory

Healthed
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As of July 1, authorised psychiatrists have been allowed to prescribe MDMA (the chemical found in “ecstasy”) to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Expert/s: Healthed
Clinical Prof Leanne Rowe AM
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Struggling to make time for yourself? You’re not alone, but it can be done…

Adrian Desai Boström
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Suicide rarely happens in the absence of severe mental health problems. Research indicates that psychiatric disorders are prevalent in up to 90% of adolescents who die from suicide. In particular, what are known as affective disorders, such as major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, are present in 44%-76% of cases.

Dr Cher McGillivray
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Normalise the conversation about moral injury- Emotional Intelligence is important to be able to verbalise.