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Why skills can beat pills when it comes to overcoming depression

Depression can be treated and even prevented by focusing on psychological therapy and learnt life skills. A leading expert explains.

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Published in: Health, Society
Tags: Depression, Treatment and therapies

How we think about our past experiences affects how we can help others

Beware rumination: it interferes with our ability to feel empathy for others

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Published in: Family & relationships, Learning & development
Tags: Memory, Relationships, Therapy, Treatment and therapies, Wellbeing

Psychologists are  developing a clearer understanding of schizophrenia

The concept of schizophrenia is coming to an end – here’s why

Some mental health professionals believe that 'psychosis spectrum disorder' is a better description of a problem that has for too long been written off as untreatable

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Published in: Health
Tags: Brain, Clinical psychology, Disorders, Mental health, Mental illness, Treatment and therapies, Wellbeing

What is traumatic brain injury?

There are significant challenges in navigating the emotional and behavioural difficulties associated with head injuries

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Published in: Health
Tags: Brain, Learning difficulties, Neuroscience, Treatment and therapies

Improving sleep in children with ADHD has some lessons for all parents

No shortcut: the importance of good habits and routine for ensuring kids sleep well

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Published in: Health, Learning & development
Tags: ADHD, Sleep, Treatment and therapies, Wellbeing

Poor body image and genetic factors combine in many cases of eating disorders

Therapy for eating disorders works. Why can’t people access it?

This life-threatening mental illness costs $69 billion a year and effects one in 10 Australians

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Published in: Health
Tags: Eating disorders, Mental illness, Therapy, Treatment and therapies

Brain stimulation may not be all it’s cracked up to be

Interest in electrical brain stimulation as a treatment has skyrocketed, but the evidence in support of it is mixed

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Published in: Health
Tags: Brain, Experimental psychology, Research, Treatment and therapies

Even preschool children can be bullied

Are we doing our best on bullying?

Incidences of bullying are occurring in preschools.  With bullying linked to a range of poor outcomes in adulthood, psychologists are urging schools to adopt best practice to protect students.

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Published in: Learning & development, Society
Tags: Adolescence, Behaviour, Behaviour change, Bullying, Children, Discipline, Early intervention, Education, Educational psychology, Parenting, Treatment and therapies, Wellbeing

Germaphobia increases during disease or virus outbreaks

Getting to grips with germaphobia

Donald Trump has famously professed an aversion to germs. But when does distaste become a disorder?

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Published in: Health
Tags: Anxiety, Behaviour change, CBT, Disorders, Fear, Health, Mental illness, OCD, Treatment and therapies, Wellbeing

ADHD is associated with academich difficulites.

Problems at school:What is the role of ADHD and other factors

Australian psychologists are untangling the many factors that cause academic problems for students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

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Published in: Learning & development
Tags: ADHD, Chronic illness, Development, Education, Educational psychology, Learning, Learning difficulties, Treatment and therapies

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