Mental Health

Researchers say people with schizophrenia are facing an "epidemic" of obesity-related diseases, with weight gain a common side effect of antipsychotic drugs.

Army veteran Cain Chambers says Toowong Private Hospital saved his life. Now it's closing down and he doesn't know where he'll get psychiatric care in future. 

A whistleblower says a 12-year-old boy with disabilities alleged to be the victim of indecent treatment in Cairns watch house has been flown to Brisbane and placed in housing "similar to a correctional facility".

The embattled psychiatric health facility is expected to close on Wednesday due to financial pressures.

The therapeutic benefits of writing can go far beyond the stereotypical journalling exercise. These writers share their stories.

The private hospitals association blames the facility's shut down and the potential closure of others on health insurers, but a representative for insurers rejects the accusation and says how we fund mental health must change. 

Last year, more than 1,700 orders for involuntary electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) were approved by tribunals in Australia. Advocacy groups say clinicians need to be better informed.

A clinical psychologist warns that winter rain will not "wash away the worries" caused by severe drought across southern Australia.

Mental health support services in regional WA are in such short supply that severely unwell residents are turning to grassroots community service groups, which are struggling to cope with surging demand.

The problems in the system have been laid out and there's a growing chorus of voices demanding urgent action before more lives are lost.

Alex Mills has battled with stereotypes of what a man should be for years. He's now shedding light on toxic masculinity in a bid to get more men to think about the type of man they want to be and stamp out certain behaviours.

A prisoner has died two days after an altercation with another mental health patient at the Princess Alexandra Hospital's psychiatric ward, in Brisbane's south.

Women are at risk of developing an eating disorder during perimenopause but there is a lack of research, education and support.

Former Alice Springs Coles worker Gene Hill says it was clear an Aboriginal man who died in police custody at the supermarket last week had a disability and needed extra support.

Distraught families say the New South Wales public mental health system abandoned their loved ones when they needed care the most — and doctors warn the crisis is only getting worse.

Exclusive data obtained by 7.30 reveals the extent of lockdowns inside the maximum security Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, and it's leading to a disturbing spike in self-harm.

After migrating to Australia, Wing Siu thought her daughter was going through a silent struggle to adjust to a new culture. But the move hid a more complex and sometimes "taboo" reality. 

Doctors and nurses see people in crisis being turned away, patients discharged before it is safe, and interminable wait times boil over into life-threatening violence.

Half of all children with a tic-related disorder like Tourette syndrome have thought about ending their life, with a new report showing bullying is a main contributing factor. 

"Body-positive" content can be found all over social media. Activists say it's missing the point.