Beware rumination: it interferes with our ability to feel empathy for others
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
What is traumatic brain injury?
There are significant challenges in navigating the emotional and behavioural difficulties associated with head injuries
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
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
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
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.
Getting to grips with germaphobia
Donald Trump has famously professed an aversion to germs. But when does distaste become a disorder?
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).
Internet addiction and online gaming disorder on the rise
In our modern world, the internet has become an integral part of our daily lives, enabling us to be more connected and efficient than ever before. But our move online has also resulted in the serious and growing global phenomenon of internet addiction.
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- How psychology is shaping better machine learningCMO Magazine
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- Not enough: The problem with mental health initiatives like R U OK? DayThe Age
- The five-letter word we don’t say enoughSBS
- How to raise a teenager in the age of social mediaThe Courier-Mail
- 10 questions to ask yourself as a parentPsychologyToday.com
- The psychological disability misunderstood as ‘troublemaking’The Age
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