A study by the World Health Organisation found that worldwide, about 10% of pregnant women and 13% of women who have just given birth experience a mental disorder. Pregnancy impacts both your physical and mental health in large-scale and often...
Read moreAbout the role Two x fixed-term (12 months), full-time (1.0FTE), shift work: four on two off roster. We are looking for two Registered Nurses who would like to join our inpatient mental health team in Wāhi Oranga at Nelson Hospital. You will be...
Read morePsychologists, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals play a hugely valuable role in helping people to cope with and recover from various disorders. They can only help, however, if the people who need their services can find them...
Read moreWhen people have mental health troubles their self-care often falls by the wayside. A number of problems, including depression, can sap your motivation to perform daily tasks. When you don’t clean, exercise or cook reasonable meals for yourself...
Read moreExplore HETI’s Postgraduate Courses in Applied Mental Health Studies and Psychiatric Medicine At the Health Education and Training Institute (HETI), students are equipped to lead the recovery-oriented, clinical care of people with lived...
Read moreThe 2019 International Mental Health Conference will be held from Wednesday 31 July – Friday 2 August at RACV Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland. Featuring Australia and New Zealand’s leading clinical practitioners, academics, and mental...
Read moreNot knowing is an uncomfortable experience. As human beings, we are naturally curious. We seek to understand, predict and control – it helps us learn and it keeps us safe. Uncertainty can feel dangerous because we cannot predict with complete...
Read moreBullying, harassment and other unprofessional behaviours are culturally ingrained in the Australian health-care system. As we outline today in the Medical Journal of Australia, between one-quarter and half of doctors and nurses in Australia have...
Read moreJobactive has imposed 5.2 million penalties on jobseekers since it began in July 2015, and the program is under review by the government before its contract expires in 2020. During a Senate inquiry into the effectiveness of Jobactive – which...
Read moreIt has been said that Aussies will bet on two flies climbing up a wall. Today’s forms of gambling are far more sophisticated, with online apps meaning that you can literally gamble 24 hours a day, seven days a week – all from the comfort of your...
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