Doom scrolling really does make you more depressed, study finds
Research suggests that people with poorer mental health are more likely to read negative content when browsing, which in turns makes them feel worse.
Research suggests that people with poorer mental health are more likely to read negative content when browsing, which in turns makes them feel worse.
You’d think there would be help at hand for those so distressed they’re at risk of suicide. A shortage of mental health professionals, especially outside the big capital cities, suggests that’s not always the case.
Who are the loneliest Australians? We break it down.
Medico and long-time insomniac Michael Mosley was offered a good night’s sleep as part of a groundbreaking Flinders University trial. His results have ramifications for us all.
The world’s first psychiatry guidelines on de-prescribing antidepressants have sparked a fierce debate in medicine as the debunked ‘chemical imbalance’ theory comes under scrutiny.
One in three of primary school children ‘feel bad for long periods of time,’ while 53 per cent of secondary school children ‘feel very stressed’. Something seismic is going on across the nation.
Depression may not be caused by a serotonin deficiency but boy do SSRIs work.
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