New postnatal depression pill expected to ease stigma and self-blame

New postnatal depression pill expected to ease stigma and self-blame

The US Food and Drug Administration approval of the drug is a milestone likely to increase recognition and treatment of the debilitating condition.

  • byPam Belluck

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On the days that I’m feeling down,this is what I do to pull myself out of it

On the days that I’m feeling down,this is what I do to pull myself out of it

I know I have two choices. One:surrender to the grey. Or two:just do one thing.

  • byJo Stanley
Last year my mental health cost me $50,000. Don’t talk to me about avocado toast

Last year my mental health cost me $50,000. Don’t talk to me about avocado toast

My generation is often stereotyped to be wasting money,but there’s little understanding of the financial costs of young people’s mental health.

  • byEmily Unity
Why do ultra-processed foods make us so sad?

Why do ultra-processed foods make us so sad?

Though they might provide instant gratification,these foods can also wreak havoc on our mental health.

  • bySarah Berry
From blah to bloody gorgeous:How a Newtown street corner became a happiness hub
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From blah to bloody gorgeous:How a Newtown street corner became a happiness hub

Laurel Hixon’s brief was simple:“I just want someone to smile when they walk down the street.”

  • byJulie Power
A Sydney chemist hunted this molecule for a decade. Now it’s worth $273 million
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A Sydney chemist hunted this molecule for a decade. Now it’s worth $273 million

Chemicals that replicate the body’s “love drug” could be key to treating dementia,depression and schizophrenia.

  • byAngus Dalton
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‘It’s going to be for people with money’:Psychedelic treatments tipped to cost at least $25,000
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‘It’s going to be for people with money’:Psychedelic treatments tipped to cost at least $25,000

Clinics offering psychedelic-assisted therapies will start opening this year after a landmark decision by the medicine regulator. But the treatments will be out of many people’s reach.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Despite pleading with nurses,Chrystalle was left alone to take her life in a hospital cubicle
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Despite pleading with nurses,Chrystalle was left alone to take her life in a hospital cubicle

Findings of an internal investigation into the death of a young WA mother show a raft of failures that her grief-stricken family say led to her tragic death.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Helen Perrottet’s three ‘utterly painful’,isolating miscarriages

Helen Perrottet’s three ‘utterly painful’,isolating miscarriages

One of her miscarriages was during budget week while her husband was treasurer. She says grieving women don’t get enough emotional support.

  • byJordan Baker
Australia becomes first country to recognise psychedelics as medicines

Australia becomes first country to recognise psychedelics as medicines

MDMA and psilocybin,the active ingredient in magic mushrooms,will be approved for controlled use for specific mental health conditions from July.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos andAisha Dow
People who occasionally drink alcohol have lower depression risk than teetotallers

People who occasionally drink alcohol have lower depression risk than teetotallers

Low to moderate drinkers have a lower risk of depression compared to non-drinkers or people who drink a lot,research found.

  • byLauren Ironmonger