Posts by Mark Henderson

Reading the news lately, it seems many of our elite athletes are living with clinical depression. Just this week, AFL star, and Western Bulldogs key forward, 21-year-old Tom Boyd was granted a leave of absence while undergoing treatment for clinical depression. Throughout 2017, we’ve heard from athletes including Ian Thorpe, who has been open about…

On Sunday, June 25, 2017, Australian Genetics of Depression Study researchers, Prof Nick Martin from the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Brisbane, and Prof Ian Hickie from the Sydney Brain and Mind Centre, joined Study participants, Anna, 29, and Jodie, 45, to chat with radio host, Lynne Malcolm for the popular ABC Radio National program, All in the Mind. The…

Clinical depression has the potential to significantly impact an individual’s life. Both Anna and Jodie are no strangers to the illness. Anna, 28, Sydney is a writer, law graduate and environmentalist who was diagnosed with clinical depression during her first year at university, at 19 years of age. “I was at college and I remember…

Brisbane-based mum, Jodie, 45, is a survivor. She’s engaged in a long and arduous battle with various illnesses over the years. Jodie was diagnosed with stage four profuse follicular non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2006 – a disease that crippled her with constant pain while it ravaged her body, eating through bones, muscles and nerves. Jodie’s first…

Medical institute research assistant, Hannah**, 23, Brisbane, has been living with depression for two years. At the age of 21, while at university, Hannah experienced substantial study-related stress. Her depressive symptoms began to impact her motivation, academic ability, and social life. “I wasn’t working as hard as I used to. I wasn’t getting the same…

Twenty-eight year old writer, law graduate and environmentalist, Anna, Sydney, battled clinical depression for six long years. Anna was diagnosed with depression during her first year of university, aged 19. Relocating inter-State to attend university caused Anna to feel isolated, and she became profoundly sad. “I was at college and I remember not connecting with…

Professor Nick Martin is Lead Investigator of the Australian Genetics of Depression Study and Head of the Genetic Epidemiology Group, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane. Prof Martin explains his study aims to identify the genes responsible for a genetic predisposition to depression, in order to find new treatments and cures for clinical depression. “If…

Married mother-of-two daughters with special needs, Jodie, 45, Brisbane was diagnosed with stage-four profuse follicular non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2006. Tragically, but understandably, the following year, Jodie was diagnosed with clinical depression and anxiety. She then embarked upon a nine year battle with depression. Jodie provides an intimate and authentic explanation of clinical depression. “Clinical depression…

At 23-years-old, fitness instructor, personal trainer (PT), and outdoor enthusiast, Annie** is a driven young woman, who boasts a passion for health and fitness.   In July 2011, at the age of 20, Annie started her own personal training business, renting space out from a gym in Melbourne, as well as coaching sport and studying…