Depression
Are you just tired or is it something more serious? Here’s what to look for
It’s a part of modern life, so when should you start to worry that you’re too tired? These are the signs that something more serious may be going on.
- Ella Nunn
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Magic mushrooms, MDMA therapy covered by private health in Brisbane first
The treatment can cost up to $30,000 but for eligible patients, will soon be covered by one of Australia’s leading private health insurers.
- Courtney Kruk
- Opinion
- Opinion
We told you we weren’t hysterical. Now the science is in
For decades, women I know and love – women like my late mum – were told their pain was hormonal or hysterical.
- Jen Vuk
- Analysis
- Science
The supermarket ‘antidepressant’ in your spice rack
A new review weighs up the evidence behind a range of supermarket products said to alleviate symptoms. One spice is touted to be as potent as an antidepressant.
- Angus Dalton
‘A bit of a shock’: Why new dads like Justin are struggling
One in 10 new fathers will suffer with depression as they battle the isolation and exhaustion of parenting, according to new Australian research.
- Lauren Ironmonger
- Updated
- Vale
Eagles pay tribute to Adam Selwood as proposal floated for AFL mental health round
The AFL has been urged to introduce a mental health-themed round, as the football world continues to reel after the death of former West Coast premiership player Adam Selwood.
- Jon Pierik, Ashleigh McMillan and Roy Ward
Weight-loss jabs could help tackle depression
Studies on more than 25,000 adults have found evidence that weight-loss injections could have a powerful impact on the mind as well as the body.
- Laura Donnelly
- Investigation
- Medical misogyny
Ella was locked in a psych ward at 19 weeks pregnant, but doctors had misdiagnosed her
The pregnant mother of two just wanted some relief for severe nausea. She was in disbelief when she was later admitted to a mental health unit.
- Kate Aubusson
Why sleep is different for men and women – and who gets more
Scientists are just beginning to understand the differences between men and women’s sleep patterns and what they mean for our health.
- Sarah Berry
- Opinion
- US politics
Like a toxic omnipresence, Trump is everywhere. Including my therapy room
As flagrant violations of power occur in what can only be described as an emerging dictator state, we’re seeing an increase in anxiety here in Australia.
- Ahona Guha
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