All posts tagged "Mental health"

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  Study reveals dual impact of technology on worker’s mental health

  With millions of people working from home throughout the coronavirus outbreak, new research from the University of Sydney has identified key strategies...

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  New understanding of autism may help tackle mental health problems

  A new framework for understanding the diverse features of autism could help University of Queensland researchers develop an intervention for people with...

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  Body and mind need care in mental illness

  The 18-year life expectancy gap between people with mental illness and the general population can only be bridged by protecting patients’ physical...

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  Physically demanding jobs linked to poor health in delayed retirement

  Men and women who have physically demanding jobs like fencing may experience poorer mental and physical health if they delay their retirement.

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  Determined DNA hunt reveals exciting new schizophrenia clue

  An 18-year joint Australian-Indian study made possible by the recruitment, diagnosis and DNA screening of thousands of people in India has identified...

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  Youth mental health platform in development

  A digital mental health platform to assist young people with anxiety, depression, substance abuse and sleep problems will be developed with funding...

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  Global burden of mental health in conflict settings

  People living in countries that have experienced armed conflict are five times more likely to develop anxiety or depression, a University of...

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  Mental health leader and women’s advocate recognised with Queen’s Birthday Honour

  A fierce advocate of women’s health who is also a migrant, mother and former marathon runner, Professor Jayashri Kulkarni AM, Director of...

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  Technology

  Prescribing a robot ‘intervention’

  As our world struggles with mental health and substance use disorders affecting 970 million people and counting (according to 2017 figures), the...

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  Adolescent self-harmers misjudge bodily sensations

  Adolescents who self-harm experience heightened sensations across their skin and misjudge bodily cues such as hunger and headaches, University of Queensland-led research...