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Your sense of smell is directly linked to the part of your brain that generates emotions and memories.
The start of the school year can be an anxious time. But parents can help if they talk to their kids, validate their concerns and get back into a routine.
Politics in America have become more upsetting than ever for big chunks of the population, but there are ways to cope.
Social media can never capture the intimacy of being with someone else, which means reliance on it will always leave a sense of lingering isolation.
The TGA has issued a requirement for new warnings to be provided with the drug montelukast, commonly used to treat asthma and hay fever.
Treatment should focus on the underlying causes of borderline personality disorder – trauma – rather stigmatise the person.
Using social media lights up the same parts of your brain as other addictions, such as drugs, alcohol and gambling.
He explored the darker realities of South African life in three novels before his untimely passing at the age of 30.
It takes on average eight to 12 years for depersonalisation disorder to be correctly diagnosed in the UK.
People with mental health conditions wait the longest in emergency out of any patient type. But psychiatrist shortages and a mass resignation in NSW may make people wonder where else to go.
A new study shows that simply knowing we are being watched can unconsciously heighten our awareness of other people’s gaze.
The study offers insight into how marijuana access may alter treatment patterns for patients with anxiety.
A focus on resilience risks shifting responsibility for mental health onto those affected, rather than calling out factors contributing to poor mental health.
Our study found that tracking your exercise boosts mental wellbeing.
Spending time outdoors can help improve your mood, concentration and heart health.
Christmas can be a very stressful time of year for many.
A third of LGBTQIA+ Australians describe their health as only “fair” or “poor”, far more than the broader population. This new ten-year plan is long overdue – and here’s where it can start to help.
Black Americans were disproportionately affected by COVID-19 infections, illness and death during the pandemic. But the long-term toll of long COVID among this group is still largely overlooked.
The Brereton Inquiry recommended reassessing the Australian Defence Force’s ethics training approach. Four years later it’s improved a bit, but could be much better.
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Co-Director, Health and Policy, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Centre for Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Professorial Fellow in Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Salford
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Associate Professor, Health Research Institute, University of Canberra; Senior Lecturer, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney
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Clinical Psychologist and Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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General practitioner; Associate Professor, ANU Medical School, Australian National University
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Professor and Chair: Mental Health Nursing, University of South Australia
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Clinical Psychologist, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor and Personal Chair, Swansea University