Mental depression
Alternative labels
Depressive disorder
Melancholia
Unipolar depression
Major depressive disorder
Report
The Australian principal occupational health, safety and wellbeing survey: 2017 data
Not enough is being done to help stressed and overworked school principals cope with the ever-increasing demands of the job. This report reveals little is being done by private school employers, Catholic Education Offices or State and Territory governments to ease the burden school principals are carrying.
Technical report
Mind the gap: the National Disability Insurance Scheme and psychosocial disability
The gaps and solutions raised in this report should not be seen as a fundamental criticism of the NDIS or the NDIA, which is an important step forward in disability reform in Australia. Instead, they should be viewed as a way of adding national psychosocial disability expertise to the ongoing development of the scheme and...
Survey Report
Youth survey report 2017
Now in its 16th year, the results from this survey build on knowledge gained from past reports, while also providing a snapshot of how young people feel currently about their own lives and broader national issues.
Literature review
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for major depression and schizophrenia
What does the evidence show about the efficacy, safety and cost-effectiveness of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for patients with major depression and/or schizophrenia?
Report
The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) annual statistical report 2016: Chapter 6 - Self-harm and suicidal behaviour of young people aged 14–15 years old
This study found that 10% of 14-15 year-olds reported that they had self-harmed in the previous twelve months and 5% had attempted suicide.