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3DN are experts in intellectual disability and mental health. We are working hard towards the goal of "the highest attainable standard of mental health and wellbeing for people with an intellectual or developmental disability."
The full name of 3DN is the Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry. We are based at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
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We want to make information on good mental health accessible to everyone.
Follow us on
Or search 'intellectual disability health' on your favourite podcast platform.
3DN are experts in intellectual disability and mental health. We are working hard towards the goal of "the highest attainable standard of mental health and wellbeing for people with an intellectual or developmental disability."
The full name of 3DN is the Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry. We are based at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
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Please note: This episode talks about issues that some people may find distressing. Please take care while listening
In this episode, Dr Pramudie Gunaratne talks about research by the 3DN team that looked at how many people were dying on NSW mental health wards and what they were dying from.
The research shows that almost a third of deaths that occur in mental health wards could be potentially avoidable. The researchers use their findings to come up with recommendations on how to avoid deaths on our mental health wards.
Read the research Mortality and cause of death during inpatient psychiatric care in New South Wales, Australia: A retrospective linked data study, Journal of Psychiatric Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.05.043
Read a news piece about the research.
3DN is the Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry at UNSW, Sydney. Find out more about us at www.3dn.unsw.edu.au
If anything we talk about in this episode raises any concerns for you, please reach out for support. In Australia you can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636.
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