Our Research
The Mindgardens difference: how we work, what we care about
Mindgardens is the first research centre in Australia to focus exclusively on disorders that involve the brain, emotions, nervous system and thinking processes. By bringing these issues together within an integrated, virtual centre of expertise with patients’ lived experience at its centre, we can generate new ideas and approaches that are not constrained by professional disciplines or health system silos.
Our focus themes
We concentrate on disorders that involve the brain, emotions, nervous system and thinking processes.
Mental health
Our work extends from anxiety and depression to psychosis treatment and molecular biology.
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Drug & alcohol
We are learning more about how people respond to addiction treatments.
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Neurological disorders
When the brain’s signals go wrong, the results can be devastating.
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Our Flagships
The Mindgardens Flagships are highly concentrated virtual hubs of expertise where our work can have the most significant and rapid impact.
Psychosis
Youth navigation
Dementia
Supporting Collaboration
We have created some innovative systems to help our people work together effectively.
Research Projects
Mindgardens supports large and small collaborations in research translation
OCD BOUNCE – Building community-based treatment capacity for children and young people across NSW
INTERACTION: Intergenerational clinical trial in at risk older adults and pre-school children
SHAPE: Support for Health Anxiety at the Prince of Wales Hospital – An Exploratory Study
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Resources
We produce patient guides and video resources to make our work accessible to everyone.
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“ When we bring people with lived experience together with researchers, clinicians and system managers, we can create powerful new insights that drive positive change. ”
Mindgardens Neuroscience Network acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures, and to Elders past, present and emerging.
We acknowledge the voices of people with lived experience, their carers, families and kinship groups. We recognise the expertise acquired through living with a mental health, drug and alcohol or neurological disorder and acknowledge those who care for people on their recovery journey. We place lived experience at the heart of all that we do.
Launch of world-first guidelines for the treatment of first responders with PTSD
Brings together the strengths of four founding organisations
