Search results for: mental illness

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5 May 2020
Members of the Pharmacy Trial Program research team. From left Dr Sara McMillan (Griffith), Dr Sarira El-Den (USyd), Professor Amanda Wheeler (Griffith) and Dr Claire O’Reilly (USyd).

$5M to help community pharmacies support people with mental illnesses

Griffith University researchers are working on a collaborative project to enhance the way pharmacies assist people with mental illnesses.

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13 December 2017

Using art to tackle stigma of mental illness

Meryl Keioskie has used her Honours thesis to tackle the stigma surrounding mental illness, producing an arresting graphic novel about her life with Asperger's Syndrome. The Queensland College of Art student has just graduated from aBachelor of Digital Media degree with Honours.

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13 July 2016
Professor Allan Fels AO, Chairman, National Mental Health Commission.

Defying the stigma around mental illness and violence

The majority of people with a mental illness are more than twice as likely to become victims of violence than the general population.

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11 July 2016

Dispelling the mental illness/violence link

The connections between mental illness and violence will be explored at a Griffith University conference on July 13 and 14 in brisbane.

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15 October 2011

Health promotion targeted in mental illness treatment

The poor physical and oral health of people with a severe mental illness is in the sights of researchers at...

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15 July 2024

Landmark discovery solves baffling mystery around Gulf War Illness in veterans

In a world-first discovery, Griffith University researchers have discovered faulty cell function in veterans suffering from Gulf War Illness (GWI),...

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31 August 2022
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16 March 2021
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14 December 2020

Study finds more mental health support needed for prisoners

Indigenous Australians have higher prevalence rates for both incarceration and mental disorder diagnoses when compared to non-Indigenous Australians.

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7 December 2020

Creative workshops can aid mental health recovery

Artistic mediums such as visual art, music, dance and creative writing may empower people recovering from mental health issues to share their stories and gain confidence and understanding of their illness.

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