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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Mental health stigma entrenched in Victoria Police
Victoria Police's "suck it up" culture has created a widespread mental health crisis within the force, a damning report has found as reported by The...