A ‘social cure’ for depression:Can we afford it,or afford not to try?

A ‘social cure’ for depression:Can we afford it,or afford not to try?

Will you still need me,will you still feed me,when I’m 64? That was a question I was forced to confront.

  • byGabrielle Carey

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‘There is power in vulnerability’:How five high-profile Australian men manage their mental health

‘There is power in vulnerability’:How five high-profile Australian men manage their mental health

Movember,the movement designed to change the face of men’s health,is coming to an end for the year. Here,Nedd Brockmann,Osher Gunsberg and other Australian men open about how they look after themselves.

  • bySarah Berry
‘Forever’ lasts eight years,according to the BFF who ghosted me
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‘Forever’ lasts eight years,according to the BFF who ghosted me

Romantic breakups are devastating,but being cut off by a friend creates a very particular kind of grief.

  • byKerri Sackville
Feeling lonely is natural. The problem is when we stay lonely

Feeling lonely is natural. The problem is when we stay lonely

Persistent loneliness can affect anyone,but there are ways out of it.

  • byEvelyn Lewin
A week after I turned 14,I attempted suicide. Here’s what I learnt

A week after I turned 14,I attempted suicide. Here’s what I learnt

March 18,2022. It is a night I will never forget. I had been out with mates,gotten home and I was just feeling the lowest I had ever felt in my entire life. I ended up being in hospital for 16 hours.

  • byAnonymous
‘Our mental health is collectively breaking’:One in five Australians had mental disorder in pandemic

‘Our mental health is collectively breaking’:One in five Australians had mental disorder in pandemic

An in-depth study of Australia’s mental health has shown some trends were flipped during the pandemic years,and women were increasingly likely to experience disorders.

  • byWendy Tuohy
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We tried to lean in. It left some of us medicated and depressed

We tried to lean in. It left some of us medicated and depressed

Here’s to the joys – and possible superiority – of leaning out.

  • bySamantha Selinger-Morris
‘I had no desire to be a mother’:Three women on parenthood regret

‘I had no desire to be a mother’:Three women on parenthood regret

The early years of parenting can be a struggle and some may question if they’re cut out for it. But with the right support,overwhelmed mums can find joy again.

  • byElli Jacobs
Blues genes:Adult depression stems from childhood,genetic study shows

Blues genes:Adult depression stems from childhood,genetic study shows

The research found a person’s genetics help determine not only whether they develop anxiety or depression as children,but also whether they continue to suffer from those conditions into adulthood.

  • byStuart Layt
How Steve Toltz knows a novel’s finished:‘I can read it without my eyes throwing up’

How Steve Toltz knows a novel’s finished:‘I can read it without my eyes throwing up’

A Booker nomination may seem to answer a writer’s prayers – but it can also generate a stream of odd questions from strangers. Here’s how Steve Toltz responds.

  • bySteve Toltz
178 people every day feel like they can’t be here any more. I was one of them

178 people every day feel like they can’t be here any more. I was one of them

Despite the frightening number of people with darkness and pain that feels unbearable,we still don’t talk about it openly.

  • byMatt Berriman