2007 News releases

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18 December 2007
Professor Gordon Parker reports in an article in the December edition of Medical Observer that public and private sectors have had great difficulty in coping with increased demand from people experiencing depression at Christmas   [PDF, 27KB]

14 December 2007
Journeys with the Black Dog, the latest book from the Black Dog Institute, has received a Highly Commended Award  from the Human Rights and Equal Employment Commission (HREOC)  [PDF, 34KB]

Read the reviews [PDF, 88KB]
See the full selection of Black Dog Institute books

29 November 2007
The Black Dog Institute joined in the campaign during 'Movember' to raise awareness about men's health issues [PDF, 48KB] Provided by South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Health

20 November 2007
'Journeys with the Black Dog', the latest book from the Black Dog Institute, has been shortlisted for a 2007 Human Rights Award [PDF, 33KB]

Read the reviews [PDF, 88KB]
See the full selection of Black Dog Institute books

11 November 2007
Both essays and poems on the subject of  'Mood Disorders in Adolescence – Grassroots Solutions' - are being sought in a competition being conducted by the Black Dog Institute. [PDF, 23KB]

Read more about the writing competition

23 October 2007
Five volunteer presenters from the Black Dog Institute are to conduct presentations at five Bathurst Secondary schools to raise awareness of mental health issues. [PDF, 42KB]

18 October 2007
Students from Sydney Girls High School in Surry Hills recently donated $3,000 to the Black Dog Institute to support mental health awareness programs in high schools. [PDF, 51KB]

2 October 2007
An Australian study has found a link between chocolate craving and people’s personalities. The Black Dog Institute undertook the study, published in the October 2007 issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry.
Read the news release [PDF, 87KB]
Read a shortened version of the article [PDF, 52KB]
Watch the slide show prepared by Professor Gordon Parker [ Flash]
Access the full article on the 'British Journal of Psychiatry' website

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28 September 2007
Fifty grants worth more than $30 million have been awarded to UNSW in the latest round of funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council - the University’s best ever result.
Read the UNSW news release

4 September 2007
'Mood Disorders in Adolescence - Grassroots Solutions' is the powerful subject for the Black Dog Institute highly acclaimed 2007/2008 Writing Competition.
Read more about the writing competition and download an application form
Read the news release [PDF, 84KB]

28 June 2007
The Australian Rotary Health Research Fund (ARHRF) has awarded Dr Judy Proudfoot and her team of researchers at the Black Dog Institute a $60,000 grant to develop a program that enables people with bipolar disorder to manage their illness with help from the web. [PDF, 37KB]

28 June 2007
Associate Professor Colleen Loo from the Black Dog Institute has been awarded a $30,000 grant from the Australian Rotary Health Research Fund (ARHRF) to trial a new treatment for depressed adolescents. [PDF, 23KB]

24 June 2007
Britain's list of top health innovations in the last 10 years includes Computerised Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy, which features a program developed by a researcher now based at the Black Dog Institute in Sydney. [PDF, 51KB]

13 June 2007
Former NSW Liberal leader, John Brogden, launched 'BACK FROM THE BRINK' at the Black Dog Institute today, 13th June 2007. [PDF, 21KB]

18 May 2007
The premiere of "Topo" the play played to a packed audience at the Seymour Theatre on Thursday 17th May. [PDF, 84KB]

11 May 2007
The Federal Government has announced a $30 million investment to establish a Neuroscience Research Precinct in the compound of the Prince of Wales Hospital [UNSW news release]

9 May 2007
A British Journal of Psychiatry paper suggests dementia may be avoidable and doctors should take a more optimistic approach to the condition [UNSW news release]

1 April 2007
A former player who is part of rugby league’s folklore has teamed up with nine other salt of the earth country men and women to help people suffering from the crippling effects of mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder in rural New South Wales. [PDF, 56KB]

Read the ambassadors' profiles [PDF, 144KB]

23 March 2007
The Black Dog Institute continued to set new benchmarks in 2006 as demonstrated by the fact its website has reached an average 100,000 hits per month [PDF, 50KB]
Read the 2006 Report

18 February 2007
A recent Black Dog Institute study has shown that Australians with clinical depression rate exercise as the most beneficial self-help strategy in dealing with this major health issue that affects one in five people. [PDF, 44KB]

See our fact sheet 'Exercise and depression'

17 January 2007
The Black Dog Institute has made available a display stand and resource package for libraries in rural NSW to assist families suffering depression as the drought worsens. [PDF, 808KB]