Mentally ill patients held in solitary confinement for more than double the maximum target time

Mentally ill patients held in solitary confinement for more than double the maximum target time

One Sydney hospital kept patients isolated for an average of 24 hours and 25 minutes over a three-month period,new data on seclusion and restraint shows.

  • byKate Aubusson

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Kanye and me:Dissecting bipolar’s highs and lows

Kanye and me:Dissecting bipolar’s highs and lows

Grappling with a bipolar diagnosis,a writer turns to one of his musical touchstones – Kanye West – for insight and understanding.

  • byJonathan Seidler
Prescriptions for ADHD medication double in a decade
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Prescriptions for ADHD medication double in a decade

More than 1 million scripts for medication used to treat ADHD were issued in 2021,amid rising rates of diagnosis in adults.

  • byMary Ward
Patients secluded for more than 20 hours in NSW mental health units

Patients secluded for more than 20 hours in NSW mental health units

NSW’s mental health units are struggling to balance the care and safety of both patients and nurses amid COVID-19 infections and staff shortages.

  • byKate Aubusson
‘I’m so OCD’ is a throwaway refrain. What actually is OCD,and how does it feel?
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‘I’m so OCD’ is a throwaway refrain. What actually is OCD,and how does it feel?

More than half a million Australians suffer with OCD. How does it affect their everyday lives,and what are the treatments?

  • byBillie Eder
Walking more slowly can be sign of impending dementia,scientists find

Walking more slowly can be sign of impending dementia,scientists find

Memory and walking tests could identify a person’s dementia risk,new research suggests,allowing preventive measures to be introduced early on.

  • byTimna Jacks
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‘I wish I had it years ago’:How brain stimulation can help treat depression

‘I wish I had it years ago’:How brain stimulation can help treat depression

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is not what it once was. It is currently being explored to not only treat mental illnesses,but for Alzheimer’s,stroke,epilepsy and OCD.

  • bySarah Berry
Patchy,underfunded:Gillard urges businesses to step up on mental health
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Patchy,underfunded:Gillard urges businesses to step up on mental health

Former prime minister Julia Gillard will urge corporate leaders to help fix the nation’s mental health systems,which she says are “not systems at all”.

  • byRob Harris
One in five psychologists close books to new patients under pandemic strain

One in five psychologists close books to new patients under pandemic strain

The effects of working and learning from home have driven huge demand for psychology appointments,with wait times blowing out to three months for many clinics,data shows.

  • byRachel Clun
‘There’s a dark side to it’:young TikTok stars burning out and breaking down

‘There’s a dark side to it’:young TikTok stars burning out and breaking down

Spending hours shooting,editing,storyboarding,engaging with fans and balancing the other responsibilities that come with being a successful content creator have taken a toll.

  • byTaylor Lorenz
Australian-first trial shows deep-brain stimulation treats severe OCD

Australian-first trial shows deep-brain stimulation treats severe OCD

The small clinical trial showed very positive results for most participants,leading to researchers calling for the treatment to be approved for more general use.

  • byStuart Layt