A new Australian study on the mortality gap for people experiencing severe mental health conditions compared with the general population shows that the gap has narrowed. But for psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia, progress has flattened.
Researchers exploring the relationship between nutrition and brain health say diet is a modifiable determinant of depression and anxiety.
A new Delphi consensus study provides practitioners with an empirically supported map of the 19 dimensions that define positive mental health.
New HILDA data suggests under-25s mental health has rebounded from the pandemic-era decline, but still remains below 2019 levels.
Dissociation is a common and clinically significant trauma response. Clinicians must recognise it early and respond in ways that are safe, evidence-informed, and trauma-responsive.
A psychologist colleague recently described a session with a new patient. When she asked why the person had been referred to her, the patient replied: “My GP said you were such a lovely person.” I’m sure she is. But it raises a clinical question: is “lovely” really a sufficient basis for referral, given the range and complexity of presentations seen in general practice?
The number of Australians using medicinal cannabis has surged over the past five years. Around 700,000 Australians have used cannabis for their health in the past year.
In November, the Productivity Commission released its final report on the National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement (the National Agreement). It found that while some good work is being done, the National Agreement hasn't provided the vision and direction we need to build the mental health system that we all want.
New national data suggest that the “average” dose of Medicare-subsidised mental health services provided by psychologists is around five sessions per year — raising uncomfortable questions about whether publicly funded care is adequately dosed, relationally safe, and fit for purpose.
