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Counterpoint 17 Oct 2016

Websters dictionary describes the word passion as : '...a strong feeling of enthusiasm or excitement or one that causes you to act in a dangerous way' A leading international Philosopher and… More

Hooked on social media

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All In The Mind 16 Oct 2016

How many times a day do you check Facebook, Twitter or your favourite social media app? You may have a love-hate relationship with social media, but you cant deny that its compelling, its ev… More

My mind was a stranger

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All In The Mind 9 Oct 2016

The story of an Irish design engineer in his mid-fifties who suffers from an extreme form of bipolar disorder, which was diagnosed in his early twenties. The story charts his relationship wi… More

Health Report 26 Sep 2016

Indigenous Australians face a disease burden that it is more than twice that of non-indigenous Australians, according to the Australian Burden of Disease Study which looks at illness and dea… More

Counterpoint 1 Aug 2016

Websters dictionary describes the word passion as : '...a strong feeling of enthusiasm or excitement or one that causes you to act in a dangerous way' A leading international Philosopher and… More

A cultural history of insanity

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All In The Mind 24 Jul 2016

In the ancient world mental disturbance was explained in religious terms, and by the possession of evil spirits. A more scientific understanding of insanity began to emerge in the middle age… More

Munchausen by internet

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Health Report 11 Jul 2016

Dana Dirr, trauma surgeon, and mother of eleven, was hit by a drunk driver on Mother's Day. She was pregnant at the time. Doctors managed to save her baby, but Dana passed away at the hospit… More

Voices and mental illness

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All In The Mind 26 Jun 2016

Auditory hallucinations can be frightening and confusing. Apart from being associated with drug use, these hallucinationssuch as voice hearingwere thought to only occur for people with schiz… More

Counterpoint 13 Jun 2016

It was once called 'shell shock' many Australian men and women suffered from it after the 1st and 2nd World Wars. Now known as PTSDPost Traumatic Stress Disorder, it's been around for a long… More

All In The Mind 29 May 2016

Its estimated that nine percent of the Australian population has an eating disorder. Many of these people are also anxious and depressed. Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of … More

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