Dr Sanil Rege, Dr James Graham

June 27, 2017

Time to read: 11–13 minutes

The gut-brain axis (GBA) is a bidirectional link between the central nervous system (CNS) and the enteric nervous system (ENS) of the b...

 Dr Sanil Rege, Dr James Graham

June 23, 2017

Time to read: 8 minutes

Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is an illness characterised by periods of recurrent depression and mania. As bipolar disorder ...

 Dr Sanil Rege, Dr James Graham

May 26, 2017

Time to read: 5 minutes

White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) are lesions in the brain that show up as areas of increased brightness when visualised by T2-weigh...

Prof Jayashri Kulkarni, Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre discusses specific psychiatric illnesses that a...

 Dr Sanil Rege

May 15, 2017

Time to read: 4 minutes

Psychiatric disorders are strong predictors of a higher mortality risk and account for a significant number of years lost to premature mortality across ...

 Dr Sanil Rege

April 23, 2017

Time to read: 6 minutes

One of the most common questions in clinical practice posed by colleagues and patients alike is – “...

March 3, 2017

Time to read: 5 minutes

There are multiple theories for major depressive disorder (MDD) with no single mechanism likely to be responsible. This is because ther...

 Dr. Mark Sanbrook

February 23, 2017

Time to read: 5 minutes

A number of recent articles have commented about the mental health of doctors, often after a colleague known to them dies by suicide. I was able to atte...

 Dr Sanil Rege, Dr James Graham

January 18, 2017

Time to read: 5 minutes

Stress is a physiological response to a stressor that threatens an individual’s internal physiological state or psychological wellbeing. Life is criti...

Professor Jacka...