7 December 2009
The spotlight for the latest Black Dog Institute Writing Competition is on people 60 years and older who have experienced ‘late onset’ depression. [PDF, 46KB]
Download the poster [1.16MB]
Read more about the writing competition
10 November 2009
An international leader in mood disorders is advocating wider use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for treatment of adults with major depression. [PDF, 55KB]
8 October 2009
Seventy-five bike riders are raising awareness and funds for the Black Dog Institute in a 420km ride over three days from Taronga Zoo in Sydney to Dubbo’s Western Plains Zoo. [PDF, 47KB]
7 October 2009
Late Onset Depression: Finding Answers for Older People and their Carers is the challenge in the latest Black Dog Institute Writing Competition. [PDF, 34KB]
1 October 2009
The Black Dog Insitute launches its new book 'Navigating Teenage Depression: A guide for parents and professionals'. [PDF, 35KB]
9 September 2009
Australia is to help developing nations adopt best practices in the treatment of mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder at a conference held by the Black Dog Institute [PDF, 23KB]
31 August 2009
The Black Dog Institute is proposing the establishment of a Better Care Directory, recognising general practitioners (GP) and psychologists who provide exceptional care in the New England area for people with mood disorders. [PDF, 95KB]
4 August 2009
The Black Dog Institute is
establishing a network of local Information Hubs to make it more convenient for people to be better informed about mood disorders. [PDF, 36KB]
See the Google map of Information Hubs
15 July 2009
Black Dog Institute website hits spiked in the past twelve months as people turned to the internet for advice depression and bipolar disorder. [PDF, 92KB]
7 July 2009
Australians 12 to 30 to take part in world-first study to pinpoint causes of bipolar disorder. [PDF, 39KB]
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]
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