Mental health

Prof Christopher Rozell
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It can be challenging to create a treatment plan for depression. This is especially true for patients who aren’t responding to conventional treatments and are undergoing experimental therapies such as deep brain stimulation. For most medical conditions, doctors can directly measure the part of the body that is being treated, such as blood pressure for cardiovascular disease. These measurable changes serve as an objective biomarker of recovery that provides valuable information about how to care for these patients.

Prof Viren Swami
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Demand for cosmetic procedures is higher than ever. From breast augmentations to “tweakments” such as lip fillers and Botox, more and more people around the world each year are undergoing procedures to change how they look.

Ben Falkenmire
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The power of a quick pause, and other wellbeing tips.

Expert/s: Ben Falkenmire
Ben Falkenmire
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A key part of GPs’ work is managing risk—but this can sometimes lead to a black and white mindset where every risk must be accounted for, regardless of the cost to time, says psychologist, executive coach and founder of The Anxiety Clinic, Dr Jodie Lowinger.

Expert/s: Ben Falkenmire
Dr Simon Sherry
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Self-esteem is the sense of value we have for ourselves. It’s how we perceive ourselves: whether we think we are worthy and competent, whether we think we belong, whether we like ourselves.

Clinical Prof Leanne Rowe AM
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Anger is a common emotion in healthcare. It is important to remember that our underfunded healthcare system and workforce shortages impact both patients and GPs - and set us up for tension.

A/Prof Gemma Sharp
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The importance of body image and body dysmorphia in general practice

Fiona Clark
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Feeling overwhelmed? At the end of your tether? Considering quitting? Could be burnout

Expert/s: Fiona Clark
Fiona Clark
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Some decades ago the World Health Organisation (WHO) predicted that depression would be the leading cause of disease burden

Expert/s: Fiona Clark
Ben Falkenmire
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Recent research has resurrected the link between depression and the oral contraceptive pill. Healthed asked the experts to unpack the evidence.

Expert/s: Ben Falkenmire
A/Prof Janet Conti
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No single treatment will work for all people with eating disorders. Even the most highly researched evidence-based treatment may work for some people,

Emily Hemendinger
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Media influences and conventional beauty standards have long plagued society. This issue took on new urgency in May 2023 when the U.S. surgeon general issued a major public advisory