AAP - 07-02-2017

Research shows poor heart health is to blame for a 25 year-life expectancy gap between those with schizophrenia and the general population. Australians

AAP - 26-01-2017

An Australian study has found lithium to be better at protecting the brains of bipolar patients than that of a newer and more popular antipsychotic drug.

HealthTimes - 19-01-2017

 New international research has cast a spotlight on the unmet physical health needs of patients with severe mental illnesses. Obesity, smoking,

AAP - 13-12-2016

Poor mental health in Australia has been put on the economic agenda, with a visiting UK economist calling for the focus to be put on early intervention.

AAP - 09-12-2016

Treating patients experiencing delirium with antipsychotic medication is doing "more harm than good", according to the findings of an eight year trial.

AAP - 22-11-2016

The number of child deaths in NSW is the lowest it's been in 20 years but teenage suicide rates have jumped to their highest point since 1997.

AAP - 03-11-2016

A survey of 10,000 people have found nearly half of the men questioned reported suicidal thoughts in response to a stressful life event. A relationship

AAP - 10-10-2016

The start of National Mental Health Week is bittersweet for Darwin's Lifeline suicide call centre, which has shut down after severe funding shortfalls.

HealthTimes - 21-09-2016

The School of Health Professions, at Murdoch University in Perth WA, has been providing training in person-centred

AAP - 15-09-2016

The Black Dog Institute has developed an online program designed to help men escape the downward spiral into depression. With men more reluctant