It never ceases to amaze me about the things journalists come up with in the tabloids let alone the lengths families go to to save their reputation and that of their loved one who has acted inappropriately. Matthew Newton, son of Bert Newton – Australian icon. Latest article if you are not familiar with the [...]
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Matthew Newton – Mentally Ill or Drug Addict?
Posted in 12 Step, Addiction, Mental Health News, mental illness, Self Help/Support Groups, Thoughts, tagged AA, alanon, alcoholics anonymous, Australia, Bert Newton, brooke satchwell, domestic violence, drug use, Electroconvulsive Therapy, family violence, Health, Ice, Ice pipe, marijuana and mental illness, marijuana psychosis, Matthew Newton, mental health, narcotics, Narcotics Anonymous, Patti Newton, rachael taylor, scizophrenia, violence women, X Factor on September 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Bipolar Link to Older Fathers
Posted in Mental Health News, tagged bipolar disorder, bipolar link to older fathers, older fathers and bipolar disorder, sperm and bioplar disorder on September 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Children born to older fathers face a greater chance of developing bipolar disorder, according to one of the largest studies linking mental illness with advanced paternal age. Previous research has connected schizophrenia and autism with older dads, and a Danish study published last year added bipolar disorder to the list. The new study, led by [...]
Schizophrenia Researchers Welcome New Blood
Posted in Mental Health News, Schizophrenia, tagged blood and schizophrenia, mental illness and infants, schizophrenia and infants, schizophrenia and vitamin D, schizophrenia research, scizophrenia and babies on August 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Researchers from the Queensland Brain Institute are set to conduct a world first trial into the link between prenatal vitamin D levels and schizophrenia. Funded by the NHMRC and led by QBI’s Dr Darryl Eyles, a team of four researchers will study blood spots taken from newborn babies who have gone on to develop schizophrenia in [...]
Banks to Show More Compassion to Homeowners
Posted in Mental Health News, tagged banks & mental illness, compassion for mental illness, Depression, depression and finance, financial hardship, financial trouble, interest rate rise, mental illness & financial hardship, mortgage, repossession on July 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I recently had coffee with two people affilliated with a major lending institution. They are involved in reposessing houses. I myself work in mortgagee sales and the conversation ventured into the attitude of borrowers who are in the process of having their house reposessed. What shocked and saddened me were the remarks made by these representatives of this [...]
Well Sibling Syndrome
Posted in Mental Health News, tagged Schizophrenia, mental illness, bipolar disorder, Well Sibling Sydnrome on July 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The devastating effects of mental illness have been well documented in films, books, and academia. But until recently there has been little said about the sisters and brothers of the mentally ill. Now researchers are starting to look at what they’re calling the “well-sibling” syndrome. “As hard as parents may try, and they do, to [...]
Online Writing Study – The Black Dog Institute
Posted in Mental Health News, tagged bipolar disorder, Depression, Online Writing Study, The Black Dog Institute, writing on July 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Over the centuries, many people have been naturally drawn to writing about their life and their experiences, through journals, creative writing, and other forms of written expression. Day to day life can be stressful as people strive for balance between family, friends and work. The Black Dog Institute of NSW Australia are interested in whether [...]
Depression & Fatigue
Posted in Depression, Mental Health News, tagged chronic fatigue syndrome, Depression, fatigue, overcoming fatigue on July 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
With depression comes fatigue. Some antidepressants can reduce the amount of fatigue a depressed person feels. Very rarely am I energetic without a Berocca (vitamin B) and a can of Coke every day. Red Bull or other energy drinks also remove the fatigue by boosting the body’s caffeine intake. A European study has found evidence that depression [...]
New Study – Marijuana Use Damages Brain
Posted in Mental Health News, tagged Depression, Marijuana, research on June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Australian researchers have found in a world first study that long term significant cannabis use causes significant damage to parts of the brain that regulate memory and emotion. The study was conducted by Dr Murat Yucel, from the University of Melbourne and the Orygen Research Centre. The team scanned the brains of heavy users and [...]
50% Rise in Young Women Self Harming
Posted in Mental Health News, tagged Self Harm, Suicide on June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The rate of hospitalisation for deliberate self harm among young women jumped by half in the decade to 2005-06 a new report reveals. While suicide rates dropped, hospitalisation for self harm among people aged 12-24 increased by 43 per cent, according to an Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report. Self harm frequently involves cutting [...]
