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Johns walks for bipolar

Rugby League legend Andrew Johns will walk and play sport from Newcastleto Sydney over six days to raise funds and awareness for bipolar disorder.

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Walk of pride encourages hope and change

An award winning event that promotes and encourages change, and offers hope to sufferers of mental illness, will be staged again in Newcastle this weekend.

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3 Generations at Morisset

It's not every day you meet three generations of a family working at the same place.

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Questionable Behaviour

Professor Robert Spillane, in his book "Questionable Behaviour", challenges the diagnosis of ADHD.

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Researchers investigate why people hoard

Newcastle researchers are hoping to gain a better understanding of why people hoard useless items for so long.

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Calls for overhaul of mental health treatment services

A Newcastle University researcher says it is crucial people suffering from both depression and substance abuse undergo integrated treatment.

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Health fund cuts benefits for high demand treatments

Newcastle-based health fund NIB has removed benefits from some of its policies in response to a 60 per cent increase in the number of people undergoing surgery for obesity.

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Fears health funds may copy psychiatric cover changes

A Newcastle psychiatrist says he is concerned that NIB's decision to cut its cover for hospital psychiatric treatment may encourage other private health insurers to follow suit.

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Feeling the moon's full effects

Children's tantrums, car accidents, bar brawls, erratic behaviour and even psychotic episodes. They're all things that have been blamed at some point on the effects of the full moon. After all, the...

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Fatal shooting prompts mental health policy change

A fatal police shooting at Belmont has prompted a local mental health service to change the way it handles phone calls.

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Depression after a heart attack

A heart attack can trigger a health problem of a different kind - depression. But there are ways to reduce the risk of this, as well as the impact.

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Greens pledge mental health boost

The New South Wales Greens are advocating a $350 million annual boost to mental health services in the Hunter as part of their health policy launched today.

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Managing mental health and substance abuse

As part of Mental Health week, a forum in Newcastle today will explain inroads being made by local researchers into the treatment of schizophrenia and depression.

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Mental health centre at risk of closing

The New South Wales Government has been urged to provide $25,000 in funding to prevent a Newcastle mental health facility from closing its doors.

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Funding to help Hunter hoaders out of domestic squalor

The state government has announced funding to help people in the Hunter improve their home conditions, particularly those living in what's described as severe domestic squalor.

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Not for profit mental health service calls for more funding

A not-for-profit mental health support service in Newcastle says it needs more Government funding with its current services stretched to the limit.

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Women with mental health issues not seeking help

A Newcastle University study has found women with lower incomes and education levels are less likely to seek help for mental health issues.

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Inquest underway into Maitland mental health death

Security at a Hunter Valley mental health unit is a key focus of a coronial inquest into the death of a patient.

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Inquest hears of overcrowding at mental health unit

An inquest has been told a Hunter mental health unit treating a woman who died was sometimes so overcrowded patients slept on the floor.

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Nurse gets emotional at mental health patient inquest

A senior nurse has choked back tears while giving evidence to an inquest into the death of a Hunter Valley mental health patient.

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