It’s a condition which affects some patients who end up in intensive care … and can continue after they’re released from hospital. People often experience paranoia and fear, sometimes believing doctors are trying to kill them or that ghostly figures have visited during the night. Disrupted sleep, bright lights, the endless beeping of alarms — all are thought to play a role in bringing on the condition. On All in the Mind this week, delirium in the ICU – and how our hospital system might be redes...
Jul 24, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tom Vanderbilt didn’t know how to play chess. That fact had never bothered him – until his four-year-old daughter decided she wanted to have a go. Within a couple of months, they’d recruited a teacher and both Tom and his daughter combo were battling it out over 64 squares. Tom found the experience of being an adult beginner so challenging and interesting he thought he'd give it a proper go - with a range of different skills and hobbies. Over the next year he embarked on learning multiple new sk...
Jul 17, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tom Vanderbilt didn’t know how to play chess. That fact had never bothered him – until his four-year-old daughter decided she wanted to have a go. Within a couple of months, they’d recruited a teacher and both Tom and his daughter combo were battling it out over 64 squares. Tom found the experience of being an adult beginner so challenging and interesting he thought he'd give it a proper go - with a range of different skills and hobbies. Over the next year he embarked on learning multiple new sk...
Jul 17, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast More than a year after the novel coronavirus pushed much of the world into lockdown, a generation of new mothers are still coming to terms with having been pregnant - and giving birth - in a pandemic. And if you consider the uncertainty of the past year, the stress, the isolation - there are lots of reasons to be concerned about the impact that might have had on new mums, as well as their babies. On All in the Mind this week, we delve into new research on the impact of the pandemic on new mother...
Jul 10, 2021•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast More than a year after the novel coronavirus pushed much of the world into lockdown, a generation of new mothers are still coming to terms with having been pregnant - and giving birth - in a pandemic. And if you consider the uncertainty of the past year, the stress, the isolation - there are lots of reasons to be concerned about the impact that might have had on new mums, as well as their babies. On All in the Mind this week, we delve into new research on the impact of the pandemic on new mother...
Jul 10, 2021•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast From 2008 to 2018, the prescription of antidepressants in young people grew by 66 per cent. There’s data to suggest that last year, among the lockdowns and anxiety of the pandemic, that figure ticked even higher. In last week’s episode we looked at how the mental health of teenagers fared through the first year of the coronavirus pandemic. This week, another big issue among teenagers and young people - antidepressant medications. We hear from young people themselves about their mental health jou...
Jul 03, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Your teenage years can be tumultuous, but did you know that half of all mental conditions in adulthood emerge by the age of 14? And on top of regular stressors like school and relationships, teens today have social media to contend with – and a little something called the global coronavirus pandemic. On All in the Mind this week, we speak to experts – and teens – about how young people fared last year.
Jun 26, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Your teenage years can be tumultuous, but did you know that half of all mental conditions in adulthood emerge by the age of 14? And on top of regular stressors like school and relationships, teens today have social media to contend with – and a little something called the global coronavirus pandemic. On All in the Mind this week, we speak to experts – and teens – about how young people fared last year.
Jun 26, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast There's a condition so bizarre and rare that most doctors haven't even heard of it. It causes people to hear their own blood moving, bones creaking, lungs breathing - even eyeballs moving. Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome can have a profound impact on a person's life and mental health... so can it be fixed? We go into a hospital operating room to learn about this little-known condition. Warning: this episode contains a description of a surgical operation. This episode first aired on 29 March 2...
Jun 19, 2021•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Have you ever tried a self-help book? Did it… well, help? On All in the Mind this week, why self-help sometimes falls short ... and the problem with pop psychology more generally.
Jun 12, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Have you ever tried a self-help book? Did it… well, help? On All in the Mind this week, why self-help sometimes falls short ... and the problem with pop psychology more generally.
Jun 12, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast On All in the Mind this week, the guru playbook and why we should get smart to their tactics.
Jun 05, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast On All in the Mind this week, the guru playbook and why we should get smart to their tactics.
Jun 05, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Anastasia Woolmer explains the techniques memory athletes use to recall names, facts and figures, and how you can apply them to everyday life.
May 29, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Anastasia Woolmer explains the techniques memory athletes use to recall names, facts and figures, and how you can apply them to everyday life.
May 29, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you good at recognising voices?
May 22, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you good at recognising voices?
May 22, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast From the Beatles to the Backstreet Boys, Taylor Swift to BTS – music changes, but screaming fans never seem to fade.
May 15, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast How would you describe your parents? Nobody's perfect, but some parents leave more of a mark than others.
May 08, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast How would you describe your parents? Nobody's perfect, but some parents leave more of a mark than others.
May 08, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Virtual reality technology is increasingly being used as a form of therapy – treating everything from the depressive symptoms of dementia to the paranoia people develop as part of psychosis.
May 01, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Virtual reality technology is increasingly being used as a form of therapy – treating everything from the depressive symptoms of dementia to the paranoia people develop as part of psychosis.
May 01, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Having a baby is supposed to be a joyous time, despite the sleep deprivation and constant crying. But for many women, it's an extremely vulnerable period.
Apr 24, 2021•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dr Richard Taylor is a forensic psychiatrist — and he’s assessed well over a hundred accused killers in his career.
Apr 17, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dr Richard Taylor is a forensic psychiatrist — and he’s assessed well over a hundred accused killers in his career.
Apr 17, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast For two decades of Hannah Byford’s life, she kept a secret. When things at home got too much to bear, she’d retreat to an imagined life, inside her head — an elaborate daydream.
Apr 11, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast For two decades of Hannah Byford’s life, she kept a secret. When things at home got too much to bear, she’d retreat to an imagined life, inside her head — an elaborate daydream.
Apr 11, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast A few years back, Dr Toni Sturdivant was looking for a preschool for her three-year-old daughter. After considering a few schools around their Texas suburb, she thought she’d found the perfect place.
Apr 04, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast A few years back, Dr Toni Sturdivant was looking for a preschool for her three-year-old daughter. After considering a few schools around their Texas suburb, she thought she’d found the perfect place.
Apr 04, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s the lightest metal on the periodic table. Its origins lie in the very beginnings of our universe. And it's taken, in the form of a pill, by thousands of Australians every day.
Mar 28, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
