Psychiatry has a long history of isolation, control and containment. Over the last few decades these barriers have been falling. The Consumer Movement (Mental Health)…

Aspire: A Pathway to Mental Health, is a Psychiatric Disability Support Service located in South West Victoria. Aspire is unique in the provision of its…

Acquired brain injury (ABI) is a common cause of disability in our community severely affecting over 160,000 Australians (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 1999).…

“Mindfulness” refers to the practice of being attentive to present moment experience in a focused, non-judgmental and open-minded manner. Evidence in the psychotherapeutic literature indicates…

The St. George Division of Mental Health is committed to the provision of mental health care that meets the needs of the community it works…

The Obstetric-Psychiatry Liaison Project of the Osborne Park Hospital in Western Australia was borne out of the recognition of the importance of identifying and treating…

While it is considered standard practice to have a strategic plan for mental health services, there are special challenges in developing such a plan. This…

The paper discusses Family/carer issues in a Mental Health Service from a Family Advisor position. A need for more support and education to family/whanau…

Mental health service clients who have sought advice to quit smoking have not felt that they have been well served by telephone quit services. Likewise,…

Relationships are an important element in the healing and recovery process. A caring nature, the ability to establish rapport and genuine desire to help people…