Professor David Forbes

Professor David Forbes

Director, Phoenix Australia Centre for Posttraumatic Health; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne

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Health & Medicine

How anger became the forgotten emotion

Characters like Succession’s Logan Roy can teach us a lot about anger and trauma, and why we need to understand more about the link

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Restoring the lives of Australians with PTSD

Australia’s largest ever treatment trial of PTSD in military personnel and veterans is delivering game-changing results

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A powerful opportunity for change

Can the challenges we face during the coronavirus pandemic help us reconsider what matters most and how we live our lives?

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What is COVID-19 doing to our mental health?

Coronavirus isn’t only taking a physical toll, it’s playing with our minds, too. But there are steps we should all be taking to keep ourselves mentally well

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Black Saturday: Understanding disaster recovery and resilience

The Black Saturday bushfires taught us that disasters are a unique form of trauma - learning how to respond can help people and their communities recover

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Helping survivors overcome disaster trauma

Researchers will develop and pilot an online tool to identify and help those not coping