Suicide and social media: Youth mental health
Social media has much potential for raising community awareness about the problem of suicide due to the capacity for expression of emotion, care and...
Support mental health and wellbeing amongst children after a natural disaster
Disaster recovery programs are typically aimed to address concrete needs of communities in disaster impacted areas. The post-disaster psychological...
"When would my patient benefit from admission to a Private Psychiatric facility”?
This is one of the most common questions asked by General Practitioners who are managing patients suffering from a broad spectrum of mental health...
Young Onset Dementia - Bridging the gap between diagnosis and community
Young Onset Dementia is the onset of dementia under the age of 65 years. Current prevalence data suggests that some 24,000 people nationally are...
MENTAL HEALTH FORUM HOLDS FIRST MEETING
By Reporter Kerrin Thomas & Photo Journalist Gavin Coote
Engaging and managing angry young men with psychosis
Engagement with antisocial clients presents considerable difficulty, particularly when the impact of brain injuries exacerbates premorbid personality...
Patient Suicide And Homicide Risk Often Missed
Article Date: 25 Jun 2013 - 8:00 PDT
Art Psychotherapy a creative space for those who experience mental health challenges
Visual art can be a beneficial intervention form in supporting families and children experiencing mental health challenges. Case studies show how art...
A psychodynamic approach in the work with a depressed mother
A practitioner researcher approach - Dr George Karpetis - which aims to understand practice through reflexivity and to improve service effectiveness...
Down and out in the Bush, women's experiences of depression in rural Australia
The 14th International Mental Health Conference is being held at the Outrigger, Surfers Paradise on Monday the 5th and Tuesday the 6th of August 2013.