Psychiatry

Dr Urvashnee Singh
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Dr Vash Singh presents the key features of binge eating disorder including the DSM-5 criteria for diagnosis.

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.

Prof Katharine Wallis
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Withdrawal symptoms are more common than we thought, here’s how to deprescribe...

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

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
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.

Susan McLean
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Susan McLean, a cyber safety expert, discusses the recognisable online sexual abuse signs and symptoms in young patients, and specific features of online grooming.

Expert/s: Susan McLean
Dr Amanda Cole
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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
Ian Hamilton
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There has been a significant rise in deaths linked to the commonly prescribed anxiety drug, pregabalin...

Tanya Davison
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While many people maintain positive emotional wellbeing as they age, around half of older Australians living in residential aged care have significant levels of depression...

Lynnette Hoffman
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As new deprescribing guidelines are released, experts say it’s time to consider whether fears of stopping antidepressants are justified...