Past Programs
Depression - 2003
Part B - The Antidepressants Debate: Depressed, Bothered or Bewildered? (Part B , and full printable version)
19/10/2003
Depression has become a critical public health issue. The newer antidepressants have transformed the lives and suffering of many, and public awareness of depression continues to improve. But how much do we know about the side effects of these medications of the mind - do we have the complete picture? Special guests include Dr David Healy, author of 'The Antidepressant Era' and 'Let Them Eat Prozac'; Professor Ian Hickie, Executive Director of the Brain and Mind Research Institute, and others.
Part C - The Antidepressants Debate: Depressed, Bothered or Bewildered? (Part C , and full printable version)
19/10/2003
Depression has become a critical public health issue. The newer antidepressants have transformed the lives and suffering of many, and public awareness of depression continues to improve. But how much do we know about the side effects of these medications of the mind - do we have the complete picture? Special guests include Dr David Healy, author of 'The Antidepressant Era' and 'Let Them Eat Prozac'; Professor Ian Hickie, Executive Director of the Brain and Mind Research Institute, and others.
Part A - The Antidepressants Debate: Depressed, Bothered or Bewildered? (Part A, and full printable version)
12/10/2003
In Australia, the new antidepressants have transformed the lives and suffering of many. But how much do we know about the side effects of these medications of the mind? The first of two programs from a vital public debate hosted by All in the Mind's Natasha Mitchell. Special guests include Dr David Healy, author of The Antidepressant Era and Let Them Eat Prozac; Professor Ian Hickie, Executive Director of the Brain and Mind Research Institute; Dr Grace Groom, Executive Director of the Mental Health Council of Australia, and others.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Good for Everyone?
29/06/2003
Many of us go to a therapist to help us over life's minor and major hurdles, or depression and anxiety. From psychodynamic psychotherapy to interpersonal therapy, there are oodles of approaches to try. But according to the best clinical evidence, Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is the therapy to beat. It offers practical strategies to help identify and change unhelpful thoughts and dysfunctional behaviours that get in the way of the good life - and over a relatively short time frame. But does it work for everyone? And how do you establish good scientific evidence for a psychotherapy when so much depends on a major wildcard - your relationship with your therapist? All In the Mind investigates...
Summer Series 3: Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Cosmetic "Surgery of the Psyche"
12/01/2003
We've all whinged about the way we look on occasion - a smaller nose, a tighter tummy perhaps? But for people with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) this anxiety is constant, and they'll go to devastating lengths to change or mask the way they look. Even more disturbing is that some people with BDD are having repeated cosmetic surgery when they shouldn't even be getting a look in. This week, the stories of people with BDD and their quest for "surgery of the psyche".
