Mental health
Opinion
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is not a crime, so why was my brother treated like a criminal?
I love my brother and hope we can see this condition for what it is, rather than a projection of our worst fears.
- by Zowie Douglas-Kinghorn
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Brent Draper’s MasterChef journey encompasses more than just food
Brent Draper’s first foray in the MasterChef kitchen didn’t go to plan. He’s back, and has an important message that we can all learn from.
- by Ben Pobjie
Exclusive
Victoria Police
Paramedics put on hold as mental health triple 0 overhaul delayed
A scheme to have paramedics instead of police act as first responders to triple zero calls for mental health from September 1 has been deferred for an unspecified time.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Why do ultra-processed foods make us so sad?
Though they might provide instant gratification, these foods can also wreak havoc on our mental health.
- by Sarah Berry
Chronic pain cases in Australia are soaring. There are three reasons why
An estimated 3.2 million people had chronic pain in 2018, with that figure projected to increase to 5.2 million by 2050.
- by Amber Schultz
‘The system did this’: After Clare Nowland’s death, a reckoning on who polices the police
The death of the grandmother has shone a spotlight on a swath of policing issues, from oversight, their presence in aged care homes and the use of Tasers.
- by Michael McGowan and Perry Duffin
Bama Rush shines light on the dark underbelly of the college ‘sisterhood’
Rush, the process of assigning college sorority places, is described as a “social stratification ritual”, a form of “competitive femininity”. A new documentary follows young women willing to do whatever it takes.
- by Nell Geraets
Explainer
Tragedy
The terror can flood back in an instant. What is trauma and how can it get ‘stuck’ in the mind?
Faced with a life-threatening event, we fight, flee or freeze. But the horror can remain, splitting life into ‘before and after’. Why? And what can help?
- by Sherryn Groch
Is comedy a way of shedding light on the most difficult of subjects?
The creators of the ABC’s In Limbo and Stan’s Totally Completely Fine explain how their shows use humour to illuminate the complex and tragic subject of suicide.
- by Ben Pobjie
‘A very dark time’: When his doctor changed his prescription, the effect for Kevin was instant
It took Kevin James two years to recover after doctors changed his medication. He doesn’t want this to happen to anyone else.
- by Amber Schultz
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Review
In Limbo has the pace and tone of a sitcom, but it packs an emotional punch
Ryan Corr and Bob Morley are best mates, but beneath the cheery banter lies deep-seated difficulties in the finely calibrated ABC series In Limbo.
- by Debi Enker