Expert Insights – Black Dog Institute Podcasts

Can participation in arts program improve wellbeing? This question was explored in several major projects by Professor Katherine Boydell in partnership with the Australian Gallery of New South Wales.…

Exercise is a neglected area for intervention in mood and anxiety disorders, yet the evidence is unequivocal in terms of benefit to mental health.
This Expert Insights panel session examines some of t…

Adolescence can be a period of significant sleep disruptions and can contribute to excessive tiredness and family conflict.

This Expert Insights session covers sleep changes during this developmental …

Exposure therapy is a core component of treatment in childhood anxiety disorders. However, research findings suggest that most clinicians in the real-world (not part of research clinics) do not use i…

Over the last few years we have seen bushfires, floods, and persistent storms that have affected entire communities. The immediate effect is often shock and longer term, many experience anxiety and f…

Managing suicidal risk in adolescents presents unique challenges for clinicians. Building and maintaining trust with young people is crucial to providing effective care yet it needs to be balanced wi…

The festive season is a time of celebration but it can also be a period of high stress for those of us working in mental health. The festive season can mean preparing for the shutdown of a private cl…

Will the future of psychological therapy combine the best of digital interventions with clinician expertise? A growing body of evidence in this space indicates that when used well, digital interventi…

Repetitive negative thinking is present across a range of disorders but rarely addressed in treatment. This Expert Insights session explores the fundamental features of rumination and worry and its i…

Beginning and maintaining a conversation about mental health with a young person can be challenging. Building a connection, understanding their complex needs, unique experiences, and the challenges t…

The 2021 NAIDOC week theme is Heal Country, heal our nation. Incorporated into this theme is the concept that Country is inherent to identity and that it is more than a place; it sustains lives in ev…

Medical professionals face significant challenges when they are experiencing an episode of mental illness. Their doctors play a dual role as both the health provider and colleague who could report to…

Australia’s emergency service workers keep our communities safe. Encountering unprecedented levels of emotional distress when responding to crises is part of the job. While for most people the distre…

Most of us have been faced with a patient who is not responding to standard treatments for depression. What can we do to support these patients?  TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) and Ketamine …

In Australia, suicide rates have continued to rise over the last decade. Now, COVID-19 and the recent bushfire season has led to unexpected social and economic disruption and devastating impacts on t…

This Expert Insights session explores the differences and similarities between therapeutic frameworks with a focus on CBT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Schema Therapy. It also discuss…

This podcast showcases a world first research project (Future Proofing) at the Black…

COVID-19 is having a great impact on us all in terms of the way we live our lives including our ability to travel to …

At the best of times the work undertaken by …