Bipolar Diagnoses Can Take a Decade
Telehealth is Bridging the Gap According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2.9% of Australians over 16 are affected by bipolar disorder–that’s 568,000 people. But this statistic doesn’t account for the numerous individuals struggling with misdiagnoses or a lack of diagnosis whatsoever. Getting an accurate bipolar diagnosis can take years, and on average, individuals are …
ADHD COACHING: A CASE STUDY
What is ADHD coaching? ADHD coaches work with clients to create structures, support, skills, and strategies. Coaching assists clients with ADHD to stay focused on their goals, face obstacles, address core ADHD-related issues like time management, organization, and self-esteem, gain clarity and function more effectively. CASE STUDY by ADHD Coach Andrew Macdonald I have …
Perceived helpfulness of treatment for social anxiety disorder
Anxiety disorders form the most common class of mental disorders, with one in seven adults suffering from an anxiety disorder in any year: 14.4% in Australia and 14.8% in New Zealand. SAD is the most prevalent anxiety disorder, followed by general anxiety disorder and panic disorder/agoraphobia. Anxiety disorders are more common in women than men …
Exercises to boost creativity and wellbeing
Creativity can help reduce stress and anxiety, increase positive emotions and improve selfesteem. The winter months can leave you feeling particularly tired and uninspired. It may seem like there is little you can do to get through it and it’s just something you need to let happen, but this is not the case. Explore these …
Psychological Therapies and Medications, Which should I use, when should I use them?
Anxiety and depression are so common that 1 in 5 Australians will suffer from it this year. People don’t think of mental illness as being as common as the common cold but it almost is! Not only that but 65% of Australians will receive no treatment for their mental illness. So, what to do? The …
Why See a Psychiatrist?
BUT HE DOESN’T HAVE A COUCH FOR ME TO LIE ON…. I DON’T KNOW A PSYCHIATRIST WHO USES A COUCH! The image originated with Sigmund Freud in the days when there was no scientific based treatment for mental illness. Really? Yep, Freud had all sorts of theories of the mind, eroticism, oedipal complexes (based on …
What is Panic Attacks?
What is a panic attack and what to do about them? Panic attacks are more common than you might realize. It is important to realize that you are not alone and that help is available. A friend of mine, Matt, is an accountant at a large firm. He was going through a particularly stressful and …
Farmers Frustrated by the Mental Health Puzzle
Farmers frustrated by the mental health puzzle. Suicide rates are 40% higher outside metro areas and higher again among the farmers and the agricultural community in general. Bob Katter claims “A Farmer dies by suicide every four days”. This is hard to provide one way or the other due to a lack of reliable data …
Co-occurring Addiction & Mental Illness
“To the extent that we respond to the health needs of the most vulnerable among us, we do the most to promote the health of the nation.” —David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., former U.S. Surgeon General (News Hour, Jan. 21, 2002 ) Co-occurring mental illness and addiction are so common that you should enquire in every …
Baclofen – Is it useful for alcohol addiction?
Addiction is a brain disease that involves changes to brain structure and function. That is why a decision to stop using is so often ineffective and psychological treatments are only part of the solution. So are there any drugs that help? Ameisen, a French Cardiologist who moved to New York as an Associate professor in …
