Psychology
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Health & Medicine
Olympians shouldn’t pay a punishing mental price for gold
As we head into the Paris Olympics, the mental health of elite athletes is finally becoming less stigmatised and that can only be a good thing
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Health & Medicine
Is menopause bad for your mental health?
A new Lancet series challenges the long-held view that links menopause and poor mental health – finding no evidence of a universal or uniform increase in risk
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Health & Medicine
People with experience of mental health conditions should be paid to help others
The expertise of people with lived experience of mental health conditions should be employed to help turbocharge system-wide reform
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Business & Economics
Australia’s young people are getting lonelier
Younger Australians are more likely than their parents or grandparents to feel alone in the world, finds the annual HILDA survey
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Business & Economics
The ‘perfect storm’ causing Australians psychological distress
Over the past 15 years, more Australians have experienced growing psychological distress, finds the annual HILDA survey, but it’s bigger than smartphones and social media
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Health & Medicine
Overcoming our psychological barriers to embracing AI
A new study highlights the best ways of addressing barriers to adopting AI and the risks and benefits involved
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Health & Medicine
Reconciling the unreconcilable
The ‘no’ result in the referendum to enshrine a Voice to Parliament has divided Australia. How do we process our emotions about the result – both as individuals and as a society?
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Sciences & Technology
Sports coaches make these seven kinds of decisions
Understanding the seven decision types sports coaches make – with their strengths and pitfalls – can help us all make better choices
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Health & Medicine
Mental health first aid training works
Despite what recent reports say, mental health first aid training has a myriad of benefits for trainees and people dealing with mental ill health
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Health & Medicine
Book extract
Knowing when to seek help for mental health
When challenges arise we may feel confused, but there are five signs to help us understand when to seek mental health support