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ABC Q&A: Continue the discussion

NikNikSenior Contributor

ABC Q&A: Continue the discussion

Hi everyone,

As some may know Sunday 4 Oct - Saturday 10 Oct is Mental Health Week. During this week, the ABC will be running programs on TV and radio that revolve around Mental Health.

On Monday night we saw the focus on mental health, with panelists:

  • Professor Ian Hickie, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney
  • Wayne Schwass, Former AFL star & mental health advocate
  • Professor Pat Dudgeon, Australian Indigenous Psychologist’s Association
  • Fay Jackson, Deputy Commissioner, NSW Mental Health Commission
  • Dr Roderick McKay, Director, NSW Institute of Psychiatry.

In this thread we aim to have a discussion and even debate about the topics on Q&A. Please keep it respectful and remember - everyone has various experiences and opinions, none of which are wrong; just different. So keep it productive and respectful.

Also, please no personal attacks on each other or panelists.. you can disagree, but keep it all above board 🙂

Once the show has finished, lets continue the conversations.

What do you wish was asked that wasn't?

What panelist did you identify with or what points do you feel passionate about?

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PhoenixqCasual Contributor

Re: ABC Q&A: **LIVE NOW**

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JacquesSenior Contributor

Re: ABC Q&A: **LIVE NOW**

I agree with @ivana,

It was a "beyond blue" version of mental health, it was really disappointing, we have this same discussion year, after year after year, the same things, the same statments, the same look of shock and horror on peoples faces and what actually happens, nothing, absolutely nothing, funding is cut, MH services are shutting down, topics are not being addressed because they are too uncomfortable, and around the merrigo we go.

I am sure we will have the exact same discussion next year, with the same catch phrases.

Tough subjects need to be addressed no matter how uncomfortable they may be.

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ivanaSenior Contributor

Re: ABC Q&A: **LIVE NOW**

@Phoenixq

Studies show there are pathologically findings in some people with Depression (and some other mental illnesses) namely Oxidative stress,smaller Hippocampus volumes (in the Temporal Lobes),Hippocampal neuronal loss,Neuroinflammation,proinflammatory cytokines,mitochondrial dysfunction,dysfunction of HPA axis & lower levels of Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor,amongst other things.

The ironic thing is that, unlike medical researchers,many many doctors are unaware of these findings and dont keep up to date.

Most of the antidepressants on the current market focus on Neurotransmitters-serotonin reuptake inhibitors and SNRI's and none of them are focused/directed towards the above findings.

The problem,as i see it isn't whether there are measurable pathological findings in Depression or not.

The actual real problem is that patients are sometimes not being "allowed" to themselves choose what treatment method they wish to proceed with.

Eg:a person may choose to be treated with CBT or an other form of therapy and another person may choose to be treated with Pharmaceuticals.

Like you stated,there are no lab tests for Depression,like for Cancer (for example), to ascertain whether that particular person with Depression has pathological findings or whether their depression instead is psycho-social induced so due to this,it should be up to patients to themselves decide what treatment they think would be best for them and not up to the doctor to tell them/force them etc...

http://www.hindawi.com/journals/omcl/2015/898393/

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