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I’m a psychiatrist of 40 years. It’s mass gaslighting to claim we’ve made progress
7+ hour, 53+ min ago (757+ words) Updated August 11, 2026 — 11:34am,first published 11:30am The reform of mental health care is elusive and tantalising. In my 40 plus years in psychiatry, I have seen the system repeatedly cycle between scandal and the promise of a new era. Hope and optimism flatter…...
I’m a psychiatrist of 40 years. It’s mass gaslighting to pretend we’re making progress
7+ hour, 57+ min ago (752+ words) August 11, 2026 — 11:30am The reform of mental health care is elusive and tantalising. In my 40 plus years in psychiatry, I have seen the system repeatedly cycle between scandal and the promise of a new era. Hope and optimism flatter to deceive, and…...
He threatened to kill his neighbour. He was put on a psych hold. Then he was freed – and came back
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (1186+ words) April 12, 2026 — 1:30pm A man in the grips of methamphetamine-induced psychosis was sent home from a mental health hospital after telling staff about a violent rape fantasy involving his neighbour – and then broke into her house within days of being released. The…...
Man accused of Sydney stabbing rampage fled mental health care 10 days earlier
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (655+ words) Updated February 17, 2026 — 8:02pm,first published 11:07am The man who allegedly went on a stabbing rampage in Sydney’s west, killing one person and gravely injuring two others, absconded from mental health treatment while being transferred between hospitals 10 days earlier. The 25-year-old is now…...
South Australian GPs to be given powers to diagnose, treat ADHD
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (24+ words) From February up to 100 GPs across South Australia will be able to diagnose and treat ADHD, slashing wait times and costs for patients....
Nowhere to train to be forensic psychiatrist after embattled hospital deemed too dangerous
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (848+ words) Victoria’s only mental health hospital for prisoners has been stripped of its trainees because of violence at the facility, worsening staff shortages and leaving junior doctors without a pathway to become forensic psychiatrists. The Royal Australian and New Zealand College…...
Victoria Police lashed over move to give GPs final say on recruit mental health
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (977+ words) A move by Victoria Police to have GPs sign off on the mental fitness of recruits has been criticised as an attempt to “absolve the force of its responsibility for professional recruitment”. The country’s peak doctors group says it wasn’t…...
Women are genetically more prone to depression, with twice the red flags
10+ mon, 2+ day ago (691+ words) No wonder Queensland-based neuro-geneticist Dr Jodi Thomas was looking quietly triumphant on national breakfast television this week. The lead researcher had just unveiled proof that females carry a significantly higher genetic risk for major depression than males. Major new research…...
Females have higher genetic risk of depression: study
10+ mon, 3+ day ago (18+ words) Women carry a much higher risk of genetic depression than men, a study by Australian experts has found....
Doctors awarded 20% interim pay rise after mass resignations
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (617+ words) Hundreds of psychiatrists working in NSW hospitals have won a temporary 20 per cent pay rise in a decision designed to lure doctors back to a stretched public sector and end a bitter workforce dispute. In a long-awaited determination delivered on…...