Mental Health
Stuck in fight-or-flight mode? 5 ways to complete the &...
April 18, 2024
Can you remember a time when you felt stressed leading up to a big life event and then afterwards felt like a weight had been lifted? This process – the ramping up of the stress response and then feeling this settle back down – shows completion of the “stress cycle”. Some stress in daily life…
7 days ago
Mental Health
The rise of ‘eco-anxiety’: climate change a...
September 24, 2019
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) recently declared climate change a health emergency, reflecting similar positions…
Mental Health
Metabolic factors contribute to anorexia
September 16, 2019
A study finds that anorexia may not be a solely psychiatric condition. New research has…
Mental Health
Albury nurses raise concerns following removal of CCTV...
July 24, 2019
Patient and staff safety inside Albury Base Hospital’s mental health unit could be put at…
Mental Health
Go home on time! Working long hours increases your chan...
July 19, 2019
Australia is in the bottom third of OECD countries when it comes to working long…
Mental Health
For people at risk of mental illness, having access to...
July 17, 2019
How can we best help Australians who are at risk of developing a mental health…
Mental Health
Compassion fatigue: the cost some workers pay for carin...
July 9, 2019
Health and social workers often choose their profession because they want to help people. But…
Mental Health
Rural nurses fear for the profession
July 1, 2019
Nurses in rural and remote NSW have expressed concern that they fear their profession is…
Mental Health
Are you burnt out at work? Ask yourself these 4 questio...
June 14, 2019
It’s normal to feel stressed at work from time to time. But for some people,…
Mental Health
Mental health: Budget opens new doors to empty rooms
April 29, 2019
Despite increased government spending, Australia lacks quality services to deal with the nation’s escalating suicide…