AAP - 26-08-2015

Mental health experts say the current system is failing patients and a waste of government funds. The federal government is wasting $10 billion

AAP - 17-08-2015

A review of almost a decade of studies has found that exposure to violent video games is a "risk factor" for increased aggression.

AAP - 06-08-2015

Renowned economist Allan Fels says billions of dollars pumped into mental health is a payment for failure and reforming the sector would boost the economy.

AAP - 22-07-2015

Severely depressed people can have fewer side effects with an ultra-brief electroconvulsive therapy, research shows. A newer treatment for severe

AAP - 09-07-2015

A charity that focuses on hospice care says the grieving process takes an average of more than two years, depending on the support for the bereaved.

AAP - 06-07-2015

The NT's mandatory alcohol rehab scheme is a 'highly dubious' way to solve public intoxication, say medical experts. Northern Territory's

AAP - 02-07-2015

Maybe having a good sleep after a traumatic event is not the way to avoid on-going stress disorders, scientists now say. Escaping into sleep

Karen Keast - 26-06-2015

First it was nurses, midwives and nurse practitioners being excluded from the federal government’s two key health reform groups, now mental

AAP - 25-06-2015

A new paper from the Queensland Mental Health Commission has stressed the heightened risk of suicide that follows a discharge from hospital.

Karen Keast - 12-06-2015

A pioneering Sydney program is tackling the nutritional and physical health of young people with severe mental illness. Keeping the Body in Mind is possibly the