All in the Mind
All In The Mind is Radio National's weekly foray into the mental universe, the mind, brain and behaviour - everything from addiction to artificial intelligence.
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Children and their emotions
Are children are more anxious these days? There’s no way ...
Are children are more anxious these days? There’s no way to be really sure, but according to some researchers anxiety is one of the more common mental health problems that kids are facing.
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Love, rock 'n' roll, and 'the S word'
Jeremy Oxley fronted the Australia '80s cult rock ‘n' roll ...
Jeremy Oxley fronted the Australia '80s cult rock ‘n' roll band Sunnyboys until his erratic behaviour led to its demise. After years of battling with schizophrenia he met his love, Mary Griffiths, who saved him from a life of destruction
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Indigenous hope and recovery
In this NAIDOC Week 2015, we pay a visit to ...
In this NAIDOC Week 2015, we pay a visit to The Glen—a male-specific drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre on the Central Coast of NSW run by the Ngaimpe Aboriginal Corporation.
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Obsessions and compulsions
Most people have strange, intrusive thoughts. They can be embarrassing ...
Most people have strange, intrusive thoughts. They can be embarrassing or completely irrational, so we don’t often talk about them. But for some these thoughts are impossible to stop, and can lead to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
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Girls and autism
Most people tend to think of autism as a male ...
Most people tend to think of autism as a male disorder, the character in the film Rain Man often comes to mind. But emerging research shows that girls often have different symptoms which cause them to slip through the net.
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Positivity
There is a fundamental asymmetry between human beings' negative and ...
There is a fundamental asymmetry between human beings' negative and positive emotions. For good evolutionary biological reasons our negative emotions are stronger, yet we experience positivity more often.
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The mental disorder defence
Mental disorder as a defence in the court of law—mental ...
Mental disorder as a defence in the court of law—mental impairment influences whether one is found guilty by the legal system and if the symptoms of mental illness are sometimes faked.
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Depression and #ReasonsToStayAlive
At 24, acclaimed novelist Matt Haig’s world suddenly fell apart—he ...
At 24, acclaimed novelist Matt Haig’s world suddenly fell apart—he could no longer see a reason to live. Haig’s memoir is an honest and inspiring account of how he emerged from severe depression and anxiety, and learned to live again.
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The talking cure
We talk with a practitioner of what's called Existential Therapy—one ...
We talk with a practitioner of what's called Existential Therapy—one of the tenets of which is that all human beings have an innate fear of death, and that coming to terms with this fear through therapy can lead to a more authentic life. We discuss the va
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The elephant in the room—men's mental health
More than 1.3 million men in Australia experience mental health ...
More than 1.3 million men in Australia experience mental health problems but too few of them seek help because of the stigma that exists. We hear how early intervention is used in treatment; a young man's social enterprise to help others, and the relation
