Mitch McPherson, founder of Tasmanian-based mental health and suicide prevention organisation SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY, called on delegates attending the 15th National Rural Health Conference [...]
Staff shortages, high workloads, acutely unwell patients and verbal and physical aggression top the biggest triggers of workplace stress for Victorian mental health nurses, according [...]
Mental health risk assessment practices have largely evolved in response to the perceived ‘threat’ posed to the community as a result of de-institutionalisation. The alignment [...]
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a common mental illness impacting around 1 to 4% of the Australian population (National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) [...]
The use of restrictive practices such as seclusion and restraint in mental health facilities is becoming less common, according to new data released by the [...]
The rise of brain disorders in Australia will soon cost the nation’s economy more than heart disease, cancer and respiratory disease combined, a ground-breaking new [...]
Poor mental health could be behind an increase in chronic disease in Australia, research from the University of Western Australia has found. The study, published [...]
Currently one in five Australians experience mental ill health every year. Australian Psychological Society President Ros Knight says people who spend a lot of time [...]
Australia’s young Indigenous population largely consider themselves happy and in good health but still face challenges including racism and mental health issues, according to a [...]
