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Mental health screening “critical” for chronic pain treatment – Expert Reaction

Mental health screening “critical” for chronic pain treatment – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 10 March 202514 March 2025

About 40% of adults with chronic pain have anxiety or depression, according to new overseas research covering data from 50 […]

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Cannabis link to depression, anxiety and suicide – Expert Reaction

Cannabis link to depression, anxiety and suicide – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 14 February 201915 February 2019

A new review investigates the link between cannabis use during adolescence and the risk of developing major depression, anxiety and suicidal […]

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BPA, brain and behaviour – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 28 May 2013

A study published this week in the journal PNAS finds that mice exposed to prenatal BPA exhibit changes in brain […]

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New study examines link between abortion and mental health

In the News  |  Published: 01 December 200801 December 2008

New research by Professor David Fergusson and colleagues from the University of Otago has found that women who have an […]

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