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More about mental health
Twenty per cent of adults are affected by some form of mental disorder every year. Discover the fact and fiction surrounding mental illness.
Alcohol abstainers found to be low on spirits
Researchers have found that teetotallers are at greater risk of developing depression compared to moderate drinkers.
Arthritis: coping with your emotions
Learning you have a chronic illness such as arthritis could send your emotions into a spiral of anger and depression.
Bereavement stress linked to increased risk of cardiovascular events
Emotional stress in bereavement may contribute not only to an increased risk of depression, but also raise the risk of cardiovascular events.
Bipolar disorder: link to brilliance confirmed
Swedish research has revealed that the highest achievers at school face an almost 4-fold increased risk of developing bipolar disorder.
Borderline personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder is the name given to one of a group of psychiatric conditions called personality disorders.
Champix no suicide risk, study finds
New research finds no clear evidence that varenicline (Champix) is associated with an increased risk of having thoughts of suicide.
Climate change may harm mental health
Climate change may be a threat to mental health, with up to one in 5 people suffering extreme stress, emotional injury and despair after an event such as a cyclone or drought, a report says.
Dental disease extra burden in people with mental illness
People with serious mental illness such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder are 3 times more likely to have lost all their teeth, a study suggests.
Eating disorders
Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are 2 main forms of eating disorders. These illnesses mainly affect young females.
Exercising outdoors lifts mood and self-esteem
Just a 5-minute sojourn in a green space can do wonders for your mental health.
Grief
Few of us will get through life without having the intensely painful experience known as grief.
Happiness linked to gene
A gene involved in transport of the brain chemical serotonin is linked with levels of life satisfaction, a study finds.
Heart health boosted by optimistic outlook
Having a positive outlook can help protect your heart, with a study finding that being optimistic can lower your risk of heart attack or stroke by up to 50 per cent.
Mental Health Week
Mental Health Week is a national health promotion campaign to promote social and emotional wellbeing for all Australians.
Mental illness and violence
Mental illness and violence are closely linked in the public mind.
Mental illness treatment
Mental illness can be treated. However, because there are many different factors contributing to the development of each illness, it can sometimes be difficult to predict how, when, or to what degree someone is going to get better.
Mental illness: available treatments
There are various different treatments available for mental illness, and treatment often involves a combination of approaches, which may be offered by different professionals.
Mental illness: fact and fiction
Mental illness is common. For example, about one in every 100 people will develop schizophrenia at some time in their lives and up to 2 in every 100 will develop bipolar disorder.
Mental illness: facts and figures
Twenty per cent of adults are affected by some form of mental disorder every year.
Mental illness: how family and friends can help
When a relative or friend develops a mental illness, it can be distressing, worrying and isolating for everyone involved.
Mental illness: regular soft drink intake may increase risk
People who regularly consume large amounts of soft drink may be at increased risk of depression, an Australian study shows.
Poor health a legacy of marriage disruption
A study has found that marital disruptions can damage a person s health.
Positive thoughts have negative effect on some
The current trend for self-affirmation may actually be having a negative effect on the self-esteem of some people, experts say.
Seasonal affective disorder
Seasonal affective disorder, a type of depression striking in the autumn and winter months, can be treated with bright light therapy.
Self-harm support forum doing some good
Young people who self-harm find it easier to talk online to a stranger in an internet forum than to family or friends, a study suggests.
Self-harm: one in 100 Australians may self-injure
One in every 100 Australians may self-injure, and those who self-injure have an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and attempts, a national survey found.
Stress
Stress affects different people in different ways your attitude and personality play a big part in how it affects you, and how you cope with it.
Suicidal behaviour and self-harm
Suicide involves not only a tragic loss of a life, but also great sadness and soul-searching among the family and friends of the person who has died, and the community at large.
Suicide risk in teens not dependent on antidepressant type
The risk of suicide in children who begin taking antidepressants is similar in the first year regardless of the type of antidepressant used.
Suicide: what are the warning signs?
A number of factors increase a person's risk of suicide. Find out some of the warning signs of suicide and how to help someone at risk of suicide.
Tai Chi improves psychological well-being
People may be able to improve their psychological well-being by taking up the ancient art of Tai Chi.
World Suicide Prevention Day
World Suicide Prevention Day calls to public attention one of the world’s largest causes of premature and unnecessary death - suicide.
Researchers have found that teetotallers are at greater risk of developing depression compared to moderate drinkers.
Arthritis: coping with your emotions
Learning you have a chronic illness such as arthritis could send your emotions into a spiral of anger and depression.
Bereavement stress linked to increased risk of cardiovascular events
Emotional stress in bereavement may contribute not only to an increased risk of depression, but also raise the risk of cardiovascular events.
Bipolar disorder: link to brilliance confirmed
Swedish research has revealed that the highest achievers at school face an almost 4-fold increased risk of developing bipolar disorder.
Borderline personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder is the name given to one of a group of psychiatric conditions called personality disorders.
Champix no suicide risk, study finds
New research finds no clear evidence that varenicline (Champix) is associated with an increased risk of having thoughts of suicide.
Climate change may harm mental health
Climate change may be a threat to mental health, with up to one in 5 people suffering extreme stress, emotional injury and despair after an event such as a cyclone or drought, a report says.
Dental disease extra burden in people with mental illness
People with serious mental illness such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder are 3 times more likely to have lost all their teeth, a study suggests.
Eating disorders
Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are 2 main forms of eating disorders. These illnesses mainly affect young females.
Exercising outdoors lifts mood and self-esteem
Just a 5-minute sojourn in a green space can do wonders for your mental health.
Grief
Few of us will get through life without having the intensely painful experience known as grief.
Happiness linked to gene
A gene involved in transport of the brain chemical serotonin is linked with levels of life satisfaction, a study finds.
Heart health boosted by optimistic outlook
Having a positive outlook can help protect your heart, with a study finding that being optimistic can lower your risk of heart attack or stroke by up to 50 per cent.
Mental Health Week
Mental Health Week is a national health promotion campaign to promote social and emotional wellbeing for all Australians.
Mental illness and violence
Mental illness and violence are closely linked in the public mind.
Mental illness treatment
Mental illness can be treated. However, because there are many different factors contributing to the development of each illness, it can sometimes be difficult to predict how, when, or to what degree someone is going to get better.
Mental illness: available treatments
There are various different treatments available for mental illness, and treatment often involves a combination of approaches, which may be offered by different professionals.
Mental illness: fact and fiction
Mental illness is common. For example, about one in every 100 people will develop schizophrenia at some time in their lives and up to 2 in every 100 will develop bipolar disorder.
Mental illness: facts and figures
Twenty per cent of adults are affected by some form of mental disorder every year.
Mental illness: how family and friends can help
When a relative or friend develops a mental illness, it can be distressing, worrying and isolating for everyone involved.
Mental illness: regular soft drink intake may increase risk
People who regularly consume large amounts of soft drink may be at increased risk of depression, an Australian study shows.
Poor health a legacy of marriage disruption
A study has found that marital disruptions can damage a person s health.
Positive thoughts have negative effect on some
The current trend for self-affirmation may actually be having a negative effect on the self-esteem of some people, experts say.
Seasonal affective disorder
Seasonal affective disorder, a type of depression striking in the autumn and winter months, can be treated with bright light therapy.
Self-harm support forum doing some good
Young people who self-harm find it easier to talk online to a stranger in an internet forum than to family or friends, a study suggests.
Self-harm: one in 100 Australians may self-injure
One in every 100 Australians may self-injure, and those who self-injure have an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and attempts, a national survey found.
Stress
Stress affects different people in different ways your attitude and personality play a big part in how it affects you, and how you cope with it.
Suicidal behaviour and self-harm
Suicide involves not only a tragic loss of a life, but also great sadness and soul-searching among the family and friends of the person who has died, and the community at large.
Suicide risk in teens not dependent on antidepressant type
The risk of suicide in children who begin taking antidepressants is similar in the first year regardless of the type of antidepressant used.
Suicide: what are the warning signs?
A number of factors increase a person's risk of suicide. Find out some of the warning signs of suicide and how to help someone at risk of suicide.
Tai Chi improves psychological well-being
People may be able to improve their psychological well-being by taking up the ancient art of Tai Chi.
World Suicide Prevention Day
World Suicide Prevention Day calls to public attention one of the world’s largest causes of premature and unnecessary death - suicide.
