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Australia’s mental health system may be making us sicker.
[legend title=”Centre for Independent Studies 6 April 2026″] Despite decades of soaring expenditure – with mental health funding hitting $14.5 billion annually – and inquiry after inquiry our Australian mental health system has not improved. No one questions that people do have problems, sometimes severe but if the mental health programs were effective then this…
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Open Questions About Electroconvulsive Therapy Reveal Fuller Picture
Electroshock survey reveals 97% reported at least one negative effects. [legend title=”Psychology Today, 2 February 2026″]The latest paper written as a result of an international survey of 776 people revealed that 82% of these people experienced memory loss. Read the full article here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/psychiatry-through-the-looking-glass/202602/open-questions-about-electroconvulsive-therapy [/legend]
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Young Australians are staying on antidepressants for longer than ever
No antidepressant is approved for under 18 year olds for major depression in Australia. Despite the fact that no antidepressant is approved for under 18 year olds for major depression in Australia, [legend title=”News, Medical Life Sciences 7 December 2025″]Despite the fact that no antidepressant is approved for under 18 year olds for major depression…
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Poisonings from ADHD medication have quadrupled in the last ten years
ADHD drugs are classed in the same category as cocaine, morphine and opium in Australia. [legend title=”Scimex, 11 November 2025″]In Australia, ADHD drugs are classed in the same category as cocaine, morphine and opium. Despite this, poisonings with ADHD drugs have quadrupled in Australia between 2014 and 2023 revealed University of Sydney research. Read the…
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Coalition Demands FDA Ban Electroshock Devices
[legend title=”The Headlines of Today, 09 December 2025″] The UN Committee Against Torture has clearly stated that involuntary ECT can constitute torture. In 2005, the World Health Organization stated: “There are no indications for the use of ECT on minors; this should be prohibited through legislation.” Only Western Australia and Canberra have any form of…
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The Australian women being involuntarily sectioned
[legend title=”The Morning Edition, 23 April 2025″] Investigative journalists Aisha Dow and Kate Aubusson conducted an investigation into Australian women being involuntarily detained. How can this occur? What are the dreadful ramifications for these women who were locked up against their will in a psychiatric facility? Listen to an interview with Aisha Dow who answers…