Anxiety
Young people, their stress and the one-way news overload
Millennials and Gen Z-ers may seem to some critics to be backbone-free “snowflakes”, but even psychologists are now talking about “the anxious generation”.
- Miranda Levy
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‘My brain has 50 tabs open’: Being diagnosed with ADHD at 48 put Sarah in a fast-growing group
Sarah Hayden was well into adulthood when she learnt she had ADHD. Researchers say Sarah and other cases are a diagnostic “correction” and not a TikTok trend.
- Wendy Tuohy
Sarah gave birth to a healthy baby girl. Less than two weeks later, she died in a mental health ward
A new mother who died within days of being admitted to a private perinatal hospital for anxiety was left unwatched for hours, in breach of hospital protocol, before she was found dead.
- Erin Pearson
According to Oprah, it’s life-altering. So what is the ‘let them’ theory?
Friends making plans without you? Let them. Dating someone who’s sending you mixed signals? Let them.
- Emily McGrorey
Worry, anxiety and stress are all different. Here’s how to tell them apart
It’s important to know the difference because each requires different coping strategies, experts advise.
- Lauren Ironmonger
- Opinion
- Mental health
Ready for resolutions? A psychologist recommends you prioritise this
If someone told you all you needed to do to maintain physical health was visit a doctor once a month, you’d laugh. So why do we think it’s true of our mental health?
- Ahona Guha
- Opinion
- Mental health
Labor promised to fix our mental health crisis. I made the mistake of believing them
Three years after accepting all 74 recommendations from the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System, the government’s actions aren’t tracking well.
- Simon Katterl
- Opinion
- Mental health
The biggest problem with trigger warnings? They’re quite triggering
Though intentions may be good, trigger warnings have become more about the people making warnings than those assumed to need them.
- Bianca Denny
Has parenting really become too hard? Experts certainly believe so
Many parents are at the breaking point of stress, and some say parenting has become too hard. What can we do to bring the joy back?
- Sarah Berry
- Opinion
- Mental health
It’s a nice idea, but more therapy won’t fix our growing mental health crisis
As a psychologist, it is sad to see an increase in self-interest among some who perpetuate the idea that more sessions is the only antidote to our problems.
- Bianca Denny
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