Exploring the lack of understanding of mental illness and the vital role of General Practitioners in providing mental health support, especially for those unable to access specialist care. The chapter also touches on the challenges in receiving optimal treatment, the importance of prevention, and the potential advancements in neuroscience and psychiatry.
About one in five Australians experience a mental illness in any given year. But what about when mental health issues occur ... together?
On All in the Mind this week, we look at a massive Scandinavian epidemiological study series which considers why having one mental illness puts you at greater risk of developing subsequent ones, and explore what that might mean for the treatment and prevention of mental health issues.