Where have we come from? This is the big question. As consumers working in consumer roles it is important that we know our roots and…
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Social phobia is a high prevalence mental illness (0.9-13.3%) with an average onset of mid to late teens (Schneier et al 1992) and often chronic…
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In 1999/98 the North Western Adelaide Mental Health Service and the Schizophrenia Fellowship embarked on a project employing people with personal experience of mental illness…
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If you had a frightening dream in which someone was verbally abusing you, you could quite easily tell others about that dream. However it is…
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The YPPI Creative Arts Project was initially funded by the National Mental Health Reform and Incentive Funding in recognition that 'non-clinical' interventions are relatively unexplored…
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The anti-smoking campaigns of the past 20 years have been very successful in the general population but they have not been very successful for people…
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After several years many workers from both women’s and mental health services have contributed indirectly to support partnerships for service reform and system changes.
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This paper presents a brief overview of a client centred model of psychotherapy derived from the book "Journey to the centre of your life –…
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General Practitioners are the first 'port of call' and the mainstay of treatment for the majority of people with a mental illness. 10% of our…
adminMay 11, 2015