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SSRI treatment linked to reduction in severe mental illness symptoms

Between 10 and 15% of women suffer postnatal depression in the first year after their child is born, experts said.

We’ve lived in more places than we can remember, but home is where the games are

Doctors in the ACT made an unsettling discovery after a patient complained of depression and forgetfulness.

News reports this morning describe how shocked doctors removed a live worm from a woman’s brain in a Canberra hospital last year. The woman had previously been admitted to hospital with stomach symptoms, dry cough and night sweats and months later experienced depression and forgetfulness that led to a brain…

Since the start of the COVID pandemic, there has been more attention given to problems of mental ill-health including depression than ever before. A new therapeutic option, especially for depression, transcranial magnetic stimulation, is slowly helping to address some of these considerable unmet needs in our community.

There is mounting recognition in the scientific community that combining different treatment approaches for mental health conditions can create a benefit greater than the sum of its parts.

Having battled addiction and saved himself, Niall Harbison has become a saviour of Thailand’s street dogs

‘I didn’t even realise how intense postpartum depression is and was until I very slowly began to crawl out,’ singer writes

Caring for someone living with dementia can be a stressful experience that harms the physical and mental health of caregivers. Many caregivers experience depression and lower quality of life. LGBTQ+ caregivers face unique challenges that can magnify these strains.

Stimulating the vagus nerve is being hyped as the simplest way to reduce stress, dampen anxiety – and could even curb obesity. But what exactly is it? And how does tickling your ear help?