Suicides plummet under interventions

Suicide rates among mental health patients drop considerably when prevention strategies are implemented but stay steady when they are not,...

Psychosis raises risk of epilepsy

Clinicians need to be aware that patients with severe psychiatric conditions are at an increased risk epilepsy – and vice...

Placebo adherence saves lives?

Trial participants who conscientiously take their placebos die less than those who have worse adherence to placebos – and the...

New beyondblue chief executive

After stints as head of the AGPN and as chief minister of the ACT, Kate Carnell has been made CEO...

Increasing placebo response destroys evidence of benefit

A major 30-year meta-analysis concludes the difference in efficacy between tricyclic antidepressants and newer drugs are largely a result of...

Bipolar masked as medication resistant depression

Patients who present with medication-resistant depression could be harbouring a hidden bipolar disorder, the largest study on the topic has...

Loneliness and physical ill health plague psychosis patients

The biggest challenges facing people with psychotic disorders are economic and social, according to the largest and most comprehensive Australian...

Melancholia in a melancholic state, review concludes

Supporters of melancholia as a distinct entity will find little comfort in the recent literature, concludes a new review of...

DSM 5 blogger bounces back

The American Psychiatrics Association’s censorship attempt has backfired, with the rejuvenated blog more popular than ever.

RANZCP changes: a 'tremendous coup' or same-same?

Radical changes proposed to the RANZCP governance structure have split critics lobbying for change.

ATAPS successfully treating disadvantaged

ATAPS has been an integral part of the mental health system and the second tier of service attempting to treat...

One liaison psychiatrist needed per 100 beds

One consultation-liaison psychiatrist per 100 beds is the minimum needed, with more required if they are expected to do any...

U.S ADHD drug shortage

A nationwide shortage of ADHD medications in the US drags on with some pharmaceutical companies warning stock will be tight...

Season’s greetings!

As this is our last edition for 2011 we’d like to thank you for your ongoing support. We’ll be back...

Birth of bipolar disorder?

Mental illness presenting immediately after childbirth can be a harbinger of bipolar disorder later in life, research suggests.

People more often receive some care, but not enough

Despite an increase in the population’s perceived need for mental health care since the late 1990s, there has been a...