Mental and substance use disorders were the leading cause of non-fatal illness worldwide in 2010, according to a new analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study, published in The Lancet today.

29 August 2013

The University of Queensland has been awarded a $2.44 million Centre of Research Excellence to research the design of a better mental health system for Australia.

3 August 2012

Depression and anxiety are found in every society in the world, debunking old theories that only Westerners get depressed.

22 July 2012

Older Australians are being overprescribed medications for depression, according to a study by University of Queensland researchers published today in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry.

21 May 2010
Associate Professor Robert Beeton

Staff, alumni and students associated with The University of Queensland have been honoured in the Australia Day awards.

27 January 2009