illness

Do you have a mental illness? Why some people answer ‘yes’, even if they haven’t been diagnosed

Mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety disorders have become more prevalent, especially among young people. Demand for treatment is…

5 months ago

Does mental illness beget great poetry? These 4 poets exposed the sickness of a society that sought to contain them

  The publication last year of Steven M. Weine’s Best Minds: How Allen Ginsberg Made Revolutionary Poetry from Madness has…

5 months ago

Mental illness in fathers may increase the danger of preterm birth – recent research

Mothers with a mental illness are more likely to provide birth too early, based on research. But the danger of…

7 months ago

For people with mental illness, drugs and alcohol can be a key survival strategy. I’ve learned they shouldn’t have to ‘get clean’ to get treatment

  A decade ago, while working in a women’s prison, I met a young woman whose story would leave an…

8 months ago

Mass shootings often put a highlight on mental illness, but determining which conditions should keep someone from having a gun isn’t any easy task

Every time the country is shaken by a tragic mass shooting and the lack of innocent lives, mental illness and…

8 months ago

Creative minds are vulnerable to mental illness – but magicians escape the curse

  Can you're thinking that of a comedian, actor, poet or author who suffered from mental illness? Maybe the actor…

8 months ago

Should people affected by mental illness be eligible for medically assisted death? Canada plans to legalize that in 2027 – a philosopher explains the core questions

Imagine that you've got lived with an illness for years. The suffering this illness has caused is devastating – a…

8 months ago

MAID and mental health: Does ending the suffering of mental illness mean supporting death or supporting higher lives?

Recent headlines have highlighted debates amongst federal parties over the proposal to extend Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) to people…

9 months ago

Millions of Australians have a chronic illness. So why aren’t employers accommodating them?

More than 20 million Australians have a minimum of one long-term health condition, 63% of whom are within the workforce.…

9 months ago

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