The natural way to better mental health

Regular chats with friends, time spent in nature and mentally engaging activities are strongly linked to better mental health, according to new Curtin University research that highlights the power of simple, everyday behaviours to improve well-being.

The wait

The long wait for an initial treatment session for teenagers suffering from poor mental health could be undermining their prospects of recovery.

Paging Doctor Claude

US researchers say AI chatbots such as Claude and ChatGPT could be as good as, if not better, than psychotherapists in delivering mental health therapy.

Grow up?

What is behind the spiraling rates of ‘mental illness’ among the young? Several recent books take very different views on the issue.

Integrating wellbeing into mental health research

New research suggests mental wellbeing should be measured alongside standard tests for mental health conditions.

Happier children mean happier adults

A new study suggests it’s time the eradication of child maltreatment became a major public health priority to reduce the later toll of adult mental illness.

After the final whistle

Sporting careers are always relatively short, and people forced to retire from their chosen sport at an early age are at an even higher risk of feeling bereft when their days on the field are over.

Boosting belonging for school mental health

Initiatives to enhance a sense of school belonging can have positive and far-reaching effects on the mental health of young people.

Overthinking everything

If you find overthinking everything is affecting your life, and your levels of anxiety are rising or your enjoyment of life is being negatively affected, it might be time to get some strategies to get your mind back on track.

Green mental health

Getting out into nature helps people improve their mental health – and bringing nature back into our cities can reduce crime.

What ails Australia?

Mental health and substance use disorders are now the second largest group of diseases causing illness and premature death in Australia, according to a report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

Mental health goes digital

The isolating effects of the pandemic in 2020 and 2021 were a springboard for fast-paced, data-driven, technologically delivered changes in mental health care, led by new firms taking advantage of sluggish progress by traditional services.