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Podcasts
audio A Grey Matter: Redefining mental health - Professor John McGrath
Professor John McGrath is at the forefront of global mental health research. Growing up in Brisbane, John initially pursued a career as a psychiatrist before transitioning to groundbreaking research aimed at unraveling the complexities of mental health disorders. Co-leading a major international study in collaboration with The University of Queensland and Harvard Medical School, John’s research revealed that one in two people will develop a mental health disorder by the age of 75. This pivotal study sheds light on crucial questions about mental health.
In this fascinating conversation, Professor McGrath discusses:
- The recent study findings showing how half of us will develop a mental health disorder by age 75.
- What epidemiology means, and why its useful in understanding mental health.
- The value of discovery science.
- The beauty of collaboration to reach a common goal.
- Whether mental health disorders could be prevented in the future.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
The Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research (QCMHR) acknowledges the Jagera, Yuggera, Ugarapul and Turrbal people as the Traditional Owners of the land on which QCMHR operates and their continuing connections to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to their Elders, past and present and stand together with all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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