Mental Health & Wellbeing

Rachael Murrihy, University of Technology Sydney Two female Australian comedians recently revealed they’ve been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). In an interview before her shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Fiona O’Loughlin alluded to lifelong challenges including disorganisation and inability to sustain attention. O'Loughlin, 57, described her diagnosis as a “seismic shift” [...]

Christine Grové, Monash University The COVID pandemic has shone a light on the ongoing decline in young people’s mental health. Psychologists have warned if we don’t start to address the mental health emergency of young people’s anxiety and depression, it may become a “trans-generational disaster”. Paediatricians have said they are seeing growing numbers of young [...]

Associate Professor Victoria Palmer Thinking back to life before lockdown, it can be tempting to do so through rose-tinted glasses. Some things, like travel, may have indeed been easier, but many major issues like affordable housing, secure employment, loneliness, violence and access to mental health care were in need of urgent attention before pandemic – [...]

Dr Barbara Broadway , Dr Julie Moschion and Dr Susan MéndezAs Australia emerges from COVID-19, many have lost their jobs and businesses, resulting in high levels of mental distress, particularly among parents. And the distress extends across all Australia’s states and territories, not just Victoria where the lockdown was stricter and lasted longer. But in [...]