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Last week, QCMHR staff took part in the 40th Annual Society for Mental Health Research (SMHR) conference. Held at the Sofitel in Noosa, the conference exhibited presentations by researchers from all over Australia and abroad in order to promote discussion and debate on important topics in mental health.
Bullying has been recognised globally as a risk factor for mental illness, thanks to a University of Queensland research team.
QCMHR researcher, Sandra Diminic, has been leading a program of research on unpaid mental health carers in Australia, sparking a nationwide campaign by Mind Australia; Caring Fairly.
A recent QCMHR report evaluates the Floresco Centre’s integrated approach to mental health care.
One of QCMHR’s researchers; Dr Shuichi Suetani, has published a chapter on Schizophrenia and Exercise with co-author Dr Davy Vancampfort, in the recently released, Exercise-Based Interventions for Mental Illness. The chapter outlines the current clinical conceptualization of schizophrenia and explores its relationship to physical activity.
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