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Have we been trying to prevent suicides wrongly all this time?

Michael Kyron, The University of Western Australia and Andrew Page, The University of Western Australia Traditional approaches to preventing suicide have focused on “who is at risk?” The aim is to identify an individual and to help them get support. But that approach doesn’t seem to be working. Australia’s suicide rates have remained stubbornly high. [...]

By |2024-03-13T12:36:16+11:00March 13th, 2024|Categories: Suicide|Tags: |0 Comments

OCD is so much more than handwashing or tidying. As a historian with the disorder, here’s what I’ve learned

Eva Surawy Stepney, University of Sheffield Readers are advised that this article contains explicit discussion of suicide and suicidal and obsessional thoughts. If you are in need of support, contact details are included at the end of the article. At the age of 12, “out of nowhere”, Matt says he started having repetitive thoughts concerning [...]

By |2024-02-26T13:33:15+11:00February 26th, 2024|Categories: Disability|Tags: |0 Comments

What is ‘parent training’ for families of children with ADHD?

Cher McGillivray, Bond University Problems with focus and impulse control can be common developmental stages through which children and adolescents naturally progress. But they can also be symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a chronic condition. ADHD is a pattern of inattention or hyperactivity and impulsivity (or both) that interferes with functioning or development, [...]

By |2024-02-26T13:33:32+11:00February 26th, 2024|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: |0 Comments

No time to waste: Identifying the barriers to earlier autism and ADHD diagnosis

“Diagnostic delay” is a major concern for children and young people with autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) – and also for their loved ones. The “delay” is the gap between first concerns about a child’s development, and their eventual diagnosis. In some cases this can be more than five years. Monash PhD candidate [...]

By |2024-02-26T13:30:13+11:00February 26th, 2024|Categories: Disability|Tags: |0 Comments

The GN podcast with Andrew Fuller: Virtual Autism – Technology and the developing brain of young people

Join Andrew Fuller as he chats with guest Dr Rachael Sharman on virtual autism and the effects of technology on the human brain in the developing minds of young people. Adolescents and young children in a technology dependent world Is there a link between mental illness and technology? Effects of over-exposure to screen time in [...]

By |2024-02-19T14:49:12+11:00February 19th, 2024|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Podcast, Social and Emotional Learning, Technology|Tags: |0 Comments

‘I didn’t feel alone’: how governments can help schools address school refusal

Nigel Howard, Flinders University and Andrew Bills, Flinders University Earlier this month, the ABC reported an alarming national poll about school refusal. Of the 1,000 parents surveyed by the Greens-commissioned poll, 39% agreed or strongly agreed their child had experienced school refusal in the past year. School refusal is already on the radar for policymakers. [...]

By |2024-02-21T13:01:19+11:00February 19th, 2024|Categories: Education|Tags: |0 Comments

Year 9 is often seen as the ‘lost year’. Here’s what schools are trying to keep kids engaged

Josh Ambrosy, Federation University Australia Each year in Victoria, thousands of students disengage from school between the start of Year 9 and the end of Year 12. Many are expelled or suspended. Others simply switch off in class, skip lessons, or quit school to seek out different educational and training pathways. Whatever the reason, many [...]

By |2024-02-21T13:02:09+11:00February 19th, 2024|Categories: Education, Learning|Tags: |0 Comments

How effective is fear as a teaching tool? How and what do we learn when we are scared?

Deborah Pino Pasternak, University of Canberra Many of us remember vividly being yelled at or feeling threatened by a family member, a teacher, or a boss. Terrifying experiences often get imprinted in our memory; remembering frightening events is essential to avoid them in future. It is a normal reaction that promotes our survival. This strong [...]

By |2024-02-21T13:02:24+11:00February 19th, 2024|Categories: Education, Learning|Tags: |0 Comments

Insomnia and mental disorders are linked. But exactly how is still a mystery

Ben Bullock, Swinburne University of Technology This article is the next in The Conversation’s six-part series on insomnia, which charts the rise of insomnia during industrialisation to sleep apps today. Read other articles in the series here. The 2004 movie The Machinist gives us a striking depiction, albeit a fictional one, of the psychological effects [...]

By |2024-03-13T12:40:06+11:00February 14th, 2024|Categories: Mental Illness|Tags: |0 Comments

Got period pain or cramps? What to eat and avoid, according to science

Lauren Ball, The University of Queensland; Emily Burch, Southern Cross University, and Pui Ting Wong, The University of Queensland Painful periods are common. More than half of people who menstruate have some pain for up to three days a month, typically throbbing or cramping in the lower abdomen. Digestive changes – such as vomiting, gas, [...]

By |2024-02-05T12:17:46+11:00February 5th, 2024|Categories: Diet & Nutrition|Tags: |0 Comments
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