Psychiatry / Psychology

GP faces negligence action over patient suicide

23rd April 2019

A GP is defending a claim of professional negligence brought by the mother of a patient who allegedly took her own life…

11th April 2019

People with a stress-related disorder triggered by a traumatic life event face a higher risk of cardiovascular disease,…

11th April 2019

Patients with frontotemporal dementia are more likely to manifest criminal or socially inappropriate behaviour than those…

5th April 2019

Dr Arlene Taylor has had a troubled life: a doctor diagnosed with autism, she has experienced suicidal thoughts since…

17th April 2019

This content has been developed independently by Australian Doctor Group at the request of, and with funding from,…

1st April 2019

Costing almost $6 billion and funding 62 million psychology consults, the Better Access program has been dubbed a runaway…

29th March 2019

A Melbourne psychiatrist has been sentenced to two years' jail and will never practise again following a sexual assault on a…

22nd March 2019

GPs are more likely to be facing burnout than peers in other specialties, as are doctors in the first decade of their…