Covid-19 has been associated with mental illness, with both hospital and population-based studies previously proving this. However, the extent to which the virus could affect people’s mental health up to a year after recovering has now been unveiled. Researchers from five universities across the UK have put their all into deciphering the effects of Covid-19 … Read more
Anxiety, self harm and eating disorders are now ‘part and parcel of growing up’ a leading expert warns at the launch of a new report highlighting the scale of mental illness among youngsters. The analysis, released last week, reveals up to one in five 13-14 year olds has a probable eating disorder, and one in … Read more
The federal Liberals face a choice early in 2024. They can allow a sunset clause to take effect so that eligibility for medical assistance in dying expands to adults whose only reason for seeking it is a mental disorder. Or they can do what they did in 2023 and postpone it further, even indefinitely. Justice … Read more
