Anxiety is the most common mental health issue in Australia. If you have anxiety that’s out of proportion to the situation you’re in, you may be affected.
social phobia
Co-morbid depression
Co-morbid depression refers to depression that occurs in the presence of another illness (either physical or mental).
Schizophrenia medicines
Antipsychotic medicines work by helping to restore the brain’s natural chemical balance. While these medicines cannot cure schizophrenia, they can relieve or improve symptoms.
Owner of a lonely heart
Loneliness is unpleasant, isolating, and can have an impact on your psychological health – but what about your physical health?
The health risk of loneliness
Socially isolated and lonely people have been found to have a higher risk of death compared to their socially connected peers.
Prescribing exercise for mental health
Exercise plays an important role in the treatment of people with mental illness.
Anti-inflammatory diet may help depression
A healthy diet with anti-inflammatory properties may help to alleviate depressive symptoms in some people.
Video: Gut bacteria may influence your mental health
How does your gut microbiome affect your mental health? And can probiotics help to change your mood?
Suicidal behaviour and self-harm
Suicide and self harm creates great sadness and soul-searching among the family and friends and the community at large.
Mental illness: how family and friends can help
When a relative or friend develops a mental illness, it can be distressing, worrying and isolating for everyone involved.
