When mental illness meets the medical ward.  The complexity of providing treatment to patients who suffer from both physical and mental illness is well recognised. People who experience mental illness have a disproportionate rate of physical comorbidities, such as cancer, ...

Victorian wins honour for program that pairs nurses with police.  Victorian mental health nurse Steve Brown was named Nurse of the Year at the recent HESTA Australian Nursing Awards. Brown was recognised for his role in implementing the Police Ambulance ...

The lower life expectancy of those with a mental illness is an issue nurses continue to address.  Australians with a mental illness are more likely to struggle with poor physical health and have a shorter life expectancy than the general ...

More males over the age of 85 years are reported to commit suicide than in any other age group in Australia, and at more than five times the rate of females in the same age group. And up to 83 ...

The government’s decision not to increase funding for the nurse incentive program is a missed opportunity in preventative care, writes Scott Harris The Mental Health Nurse Incentive Program (MHNIP) has been responsible for saving lives and improving the health of ...

Calls for a long-term campaign to fight the stigma attached to mental illness. Australia needs to campaign against mental illness stigma in the same way it campaigns against obesity, smoking and alcohol addiction, a mental health expert said. At a ...

Without improved communication between health professionals, mental health outcomes will remain less than perfect. Annie May reports. Sometimes homeless, at times experiencing problems with drugs or alcohol or simply suffering a mental health episode - people with a mental illness ...

There is an urgent need to reduce the burden of mental illness in Australia’s indigenous communities, reports Annie May. Mental disorders are the second leading cause of disease burden among Australia’s indigenous people after cardiovascular disease. Yet indigenous people do ...

Mental illness can be a lonely, scary and dark existence, says one nurse who is sharing her secret to bring about change. For Belinda McCormack, living with mental illness has been a very personal journey. For years it has been ...