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The Park Centre for Mental Health Treatment
Research and Education, Wacol, QLD 4076
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Videos and webinars
default John Cade – the founder of Lithium treatment
John Cade was an Australian psychiatrist who discovered the effectiveness of lithium as a treatment for bipolar disorder in 1949. This discovery was a major breakthrough in the treatment of mental illness.
Dr Cade is an inspiring example of a researcher who was tenacious and clinically astute.
Visit Wikipedia for more information about John Cade’s life and work. The prestigious NHMRC John Cade Fellowship in Mental Health Research, which is funding the Cadence project, is named in his honour.
In this video Professor McGrath pays tribute to Dr Cade’s remarkable achievements.
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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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