Emerging researcher appointed to James Packer Chair in Mood Disorders at UNSW
May 9, 2024Dr Aswin Ratheesh is a leading clinical researcher in mood and psychotic disorders who is passionate about prompt and early access to interventions for people with such conditions.
Fostering Compassionate Communities for Mental Health
April 30, 2024As nominations open for the Australian Mental Health Prize, experts are uniting to underscore the critical need to foster compassionate communities.
Long-COVID study reveals immunological improvement two years after infection
April 18, 2024Immune abnormalities have largely resolved at 24 months in a cohort of patients with long COVID, providing optimism that long COVID can resolve over time.
$5.7m for clinical trials
April 17, 2024Three UNSW Sydney projects have been awarded funding under the government’s Medical Research Future Fund’s clinical trials activity initiative.
Study eases concern at antipsychotics use in pregnancy
March 18, 2024The use of antipsychotics during pregnancy isn’t linked to childhood neurodevelopmental disorders or learning difficulties, UNSW Sydney-led study shows – giving assurance to those concerned about continuing their medications during pregnancy.
Patients leaving hospital sometimes need opioids. Doctors can reduce risks of long-term use and dependence
April 27, 2023New national standards aim to change doctors' prescribing habits when patients with pain are discharged.
The vital role emergency departments play in frontline mental health care
April 27, 2023Almost one in 10 young people aged 12 to 15 years old report ever having self-harmed and the leading cause of death in Australia for young people aged 15 to 24 years old is suicide.
Neuropsychology Tool Streamlines Cognitive Assessment, Diagnosis and Care
April 27, 2023Currently, Australians can face delays of approximately 3 years on average between initial symptom presentation and a formal diagnosis of dementia.
Understanding Risk of Dementia and Alcohol Consumption
April 27, 2023The review, published in Addiction, has shown that abstaining from alcohol completely can actually increase the risk of dementia.
Apathy may predict progression to dementia
April 27, 2023It is common amongst older people, affecting between 10-35% of people aged over 65.
World-first trial to investigate new medication for methamphetamine dependence
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Alcohol delivery services used to extend drinking sessions: study
April 27, 2023Services that deliver alcohol directly to the doorstep in as little as 30 minutes can prolong drinking sessions that would have otherwise ended, according to new research.
New Acute Services Building opens at Randwick Health & Innovation Precinct
April 27, 2023The much-anticipated Prince of Wales Hospital Acute Services Building (ASB) is the first major upgrade to the Prince of Wales Hospital in 25 years.
Obsessive compulsive disorder is more common than you think. But it can take nine years for an OCD diagnosis
April 27, 2023Obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD, is a misunderstood mental illness despite affecting about one in 50 people – that’s about half a million Australians.
‘Nature prescriptions’ can improve physical and mental health: study
April 27, 2023Potential side effects include spontaneous euphoria and being in a good mood. Not to mention, it’s free and available all around you.
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We acknowledge the voices of people with lived experience, their carers, families and kinship groups. We recognise the expertise acquired through living with a mental health, drug and alcohol or neurological disorder and acknowledge those who care for people on their recovery journey. We place lived experience at the heart of all that we do.
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