Blog - The Australian & New Zealand Mental Health Association

Brittany George June 20, 2016 17th international mental health conference, Depression, mental health conference, Parental Depression

Fathers may pass anxiety and depression to their children genetically, study finds

Men who are stressed can pass on anxiety and depression to their children and grandchildren, scientists in Australia have found, in a study which...

Brittany George June 16, 2016 17th international mental health conference, child mental health, mental health conference

Do parents need lessons for children's mental health?

Parents should have lessons provided by the government on how to raise their children, Britain's leading public health expert has said as reported by...

Brittany George June 15, 2016 17th international mental health conference, Mental Health, stigma

How can we remove the big stigma of mental health?

Each year, a quarter of all young people in this country will experience mental health issues, however many of them will not seek the help that they...

Brittany George June 14, 2016 17th international mental health conference, mental health conference, suicide, Suicide Prevention Australia

Suicide risk guidelines maybe misleading, study finds

The tool used by psychiatrists to determine which patients are in immediate danger of suicide is ineffective and meaningless, according to an...

Brittany George June 13, 2016 17th international mental health conference, child depression, depressed teenagers, Depression, mental health conference

Are antidepressants appropriate and effective for children?

Except for fluoxetine, antidepressants are ineffective in children and adolescents, according to findings from a systematic review involving four...

Brittany George June 13, 2016 17th international mental health conference, Mental Health, mental health conference, suicide

Mental health: Patrick McGorry says suicide rates now 'a king tide'

Awareness about mental illness is being substituted for meaningful political action on the issue, the world-leading psychiatrist Prof Patrick McGorry...

Brittany George June 9, 2016 17th international mental health conference, Mental Health, mental health conference

Conference announcement: Event Program now released

The 17th International Mental Health Conference will be held at the brand new Sea World Resort Conference Centre on the Gold Coast, QLD from the 11...

Brittany George June 8, 2016 17th international mental health conference, 17th mental health conference, Mental Health, mental health conference, Mental Health Research

Depression: New blood test could result in personalised treatment

Scientists have developed a blood test that can predict whether people with depression will respond to common anti-depressants, a discovery that...

Brittany George June 7, 2016 17th international mental health conference, 17th mental health conference, Mental Health, stigma

Headspace aims to tear down ‘The Big Stigma’ of mental health

As alarming new research reveals 52 percent of young people were too embarrassed to seek help in the last year for mental health issues,...

Brittany George June 6, 2016 Dissociative Identity Disorder, Multiple Personality Disorder, PTSD

Living with Multiple Personality Disorder and Dissociative Identity Disorder

Gaining a better understanding Multiple Personality Disorder and Dissociative Identity Disorder and raising awareness of these serious mental health...