Mental health
Compulsive video-game playing classified as mental health condition
The statement confirmed the fears of some parents but led critics to warn that it may risk stigmatising too many young video players.
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Police
'Courtney had a knife out in public but she didn't deserve to die'
41 seconds. That’s how long it took for police to shoot Courtney Topic. Three years on, her family retraces her story in a plea for better police training in mental illness.
- by Greg Callaghan & Megan Gorrey
Mental health
The rise of 'rage rooms'
When The Break Room opened its doors in 2016, they had “four or five” people coming by every other day. Now it's 100 a week.
- by Evelyn Lewin
Mental health
How to cope after a breakup
A romantic relationship that has spanned a considerable time can provoke intense feelings of loss, even when people knew their relationship was problematic.
- by Gery Karantzas
Mental health
Victoria’s failing mental health system 'following path of US cities'
A new report finds Victoria has the lowest per capita spend on mental health in the country, and it is being felt at the frontline of a struggling system.
- by Aisha Dow
Meditation alternatives for people who can’t sit still
There’s a running joke among meditation teachers, “If someone says they can’t find 20 minutes a day to meditate, they need to meditate for an hour!”
- by Nedahl Stelio
Hiding my depression almost cost me my job
Joe Nocera wrote two columns a week for The New York Times, but nobody knew he was suffering depression while he did it.
- by Joe Nocera
Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist opens up about brush with suicide
"What I learned is that through the process, circumstances and feelings shift."
- by Broede Carmody
Tragedy
Bourdain didn't take 'doctor's advice' in depression battle, says Rose McGowan
Actress and #MeToo champion Rose McGowan also hit out at those blaming Bourdain's death on girlfriend Asia Argento.
- by Erin Jensen
Film Festivals
Mental health experiences wanted for Canberra film festival
This is My Brave will host a mental health film festival later this year.
- by Laura Chung
Mental health
'Like a hit of heroin': What is behind the phenomenon of 'poo jogging'
It was the question that struck many Australians as they read about the bizarre case of Queensland's so-called 'poo jogger' this week - why?
- by Melissa Cunningham & Simone Fox Koob