News releases

10 June 2009
Do you enjoy public speaking and have a passion for making a difference in mental health? Apply now to join the Black Dog Institute’s Volunteer Program as a Speaker within our Community Education Program! Applications close Monday 22 June 2009. [PDF, 99KB]

1 May 2009
Winners of the fifth Black Dog Institute Writing Competition were announce at a ceremony today presided over by the NSW Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Mental Health), Barbara Perry and the State Member for Coogee, Paul Pearce. [PDF, 30KB]
READ A TRANSCRIPT OF THE MINISTER'S SPEECH [PDF, 70KB]

15 April 2009
EXERCISE AS A TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION [PDF, 38KB]

2 April 2009
Male General Practitioners (GPs) may not like the comparison, but female GPs are perceived to be more caring when seeing a patient suffering depression. [PDF, 28KB]

Read the full academic article

1 April 2009
The Black Dog Institute today launched a Volunteer Research Register to help in mental health research studies conducted at the Institute and the University of New South Wales (UNSW). [PDF, 23KB]

23 March 2009
Black Dog Institute sets new benchmarks [PDF, 24KB]

17 February 2009
The Black Dog Institute is offering immediate free specialist psychiatric and psychological consultations for up to 300 people experiencing melancholic depression as an inducement to participate in a 12-week trial. [PDF, 35KB]

22 January 2009
Two Black Dog Institute researchers receive high honour [PDF, 48KB]

19 January 2009
Antidepressants on trial: how valid is the evidence? [PDF, 30KB]