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23 November 2008
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is political, highly controversial and the most powerful treatment for people suffering severe mood disorders, according to internationally renowned researcher, Professor Harold Sackeim.  [PDF, 22KB]

16 November 2008
Better screening urged to better understand link between heart disease and depression [PDF, 26KB]

10 November 2008
Let’s talk about depression was the message from the Black Dog Institute and the people of Tamworth responded in a positive way to the range of activities conducted during the visit from 5 to 9 November.  [PDF, 21KB.]

7 November 2008
Happiness and Wellbeing is something that we all strive for in our lives. But how do you measure this pursuit to achieve happiness?  [PDF, 32KB]

See our fact sheet 'Happiness'

5 November 2008
Tamworth now has access to a world first program that assists in the assessment and diagnosis of conditions such as depression and bipolar disorder. [PDF, 92KB]

16 October 2008
Tackling Mood Disorders in the Workplace is the theme of the latest Black Dog Institute Writing Competition. [PDF, 26KB]

8 October 2008
Black Dog Institute staff were a part of the lively festivities at the 2008 Deniliquin Ute Muster. [PDF, 24KB]

9 September 2008
Lucy Brogden launched Graeme Cowan's latest book Back from the Brink Too at the Black Dog Institute in Randwick this morning. [PDF, 23KB]

4 September 2008
The Black Dog Institute will be conducting an innovative study on exercise, mood and depression, at the Blackmores Sydney Running Festival on Sunday 21st September 2008. [PDF, 64KB]

See our fact sheet 'Depression and exercise'

4 September 2008
Rugby league legend Andrew Johns today announced he will walk and play sport from Newcastle to Sydney over six days from 19 to 24 October to raise funds for and awareness of bipolar disorder, from which he suffers. [PDF, 33KB]

29 August 2008
The Black Dog Institute, one of the country’s leading authorities on mood disorders, will launch a major initiative in Tamworth in November in a bid to step-up support for rural communities. [PDF, 36KB]

23 July 2008
The personal stories of people dealing with Bipolar Disorder are captured in this latest book Mastering Bipolar Disorder from the Black Dog Institute. [PDF, 46KB]

27 June 2008
The efficacy of laser acupuncture as a credible treatment for depression will be investigated in a major new study launched by the Black Dog Institute and the University of New South Wales (UNSW). [PDF, 39KB]

20 June 2008
Mobile phones and the internet will soon be used to help up to two million Australians manage their mental health problems. [PDF, 40KB]

17 June 2008
Meditation and cognitive behaviour therapy may help those with Bipolar Disorder, according to researchers from the Black Dog Institute and the University of New South Wales (UNSW). [PDF, 30KB]

13 May 2008
Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Mental Health) Paul Lynch today paid tribute to the Black Dog Institute for creating a growing awareness of mental health issues. [PDF, 30KB]

12 May 2008
The Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Mental Health) Paul Lynch, today presented prizes to the winners of the 2008 Black Dog Institute Writing Competition. [PDF, 36KB]

Read the winning writing and poetry entries

20 March 2008
A Black Dog Institute psychiatrist, Professor Philip Mitchell, who is also head of the University of New South Wales School of Psychiatry, has been awarded a major award from Rotary. [PDF, 28KB]

12 March 2008
The Black Dog Institute and the University of NSW is trialling an alternative treatment for depression – known as Mild Brain Stimulation (MBS) (also known as Direct Current Stimulation). [PDF, 26KB]

6 March 2008
The Black Dog Institute today launched DepEd, an online education program to help people better understand and manage depression. [PDF, 39KB]

28 February 2008
The Black Dog Institute Executive Director, Professor Gordon Parker, believes a study that questions the benefits of antidepressants to treat depression poses a real risk of erroneously undermining confidence of people who find them beneficial in the treatment of mood disorders. [PDF, 45KB]

21 February 2008
Port Macquarie is the first rural centre in New South Wales to have available a world first assessment and diagnostic program that assists in the assessment and diagnosis of mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder. [PDF, 42KB]

8 January 2008
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. Entries in the competition close on 31 January 2008 [PDF, 29KB]