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Technology-facilitated child sexual abuse, and considerations for clinicians

Susan McLean, a cyber safety expert, discusses the recognisable online sexual abuse signs and symptoms in young patients, and specific features of online grooming.

Clinical Articles

Families including someone with mental illness can experience deep despair. They need support

Globally, one out of every eight people report a mental illness. In Australia, one in five people experience a mental illness in their lifetime...

Clinical Articles

Anxiety drug pregabalin linked to rising number of deaths – here’s what you should know

There has been a significant rise in deaths linked to the commonly prescribed anxiety drug, pregabalin...

Clinical Articles

Half of Australians in aged care have depression. Psychological therapy could help

While many people maintain positive emotional wellbeing as they age, around half of older Australians living in residential aged care have significant levels of depression...

Clinical Articles

Why are so many Aussies on antidepressants for so long?

As new deprescribing guidelines are released, experts say it’s time to consider whether fears of stopping antidepressants are justified...

Clinical Articles

The Vyvanse shortages – What do we do?

Many Australians with ADHD who take Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine dimesilate) are facing a medication crisis. The drug has been in short supply in Australia for the past few months...

Clinical Articles

Do kids grow out of ADHD as they get older?

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is more often diagnosed in children. That might make you wonder if people grow out it as they reach adulthood.

Clinical Articles

5 things GPs can do for adults with ADHD

Despite increasing recognition and diagnosis of ADHD in childhood, many people still fall through the cracks, especially those with the inattentive subtype, says Dr Pansy Lai, a mental health GP at Sydney’s Mindsight Clinic.

Clinical Articles

Choosing, changing and tweaking antidepressants

Psychiatrist and Clinical Associate Professor David Horgan answers GPs questions, from how to safely combine an antidepressant, to finding the maximum dose and more.

Clinical Articles

What is ‘parent training’ for ADHD?

Problems with focus and impulse control can be common developmental stages through which children and adolescents naturally progress.

Podcasts

Depression: Choosing, changing, and tweaking antidepressants – Your questions answered

The questions answered in this podcast were compiled by GPs and health professionals around Australia.

Clinical Articles

What is eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing? And can EMDR help children recover from trauma?

Childhood traumatic experiences are common. Almost one in three Australians reported being physically abused as a child, 31% experienced emotional abuse, 28.5% were victims of sexual abuse and 9% were neglected.

Psychiatry

Technology-facilitated child sexual abuse, and considerations for clinicians

Susan McLean, a cyber safety expert, discusses the recognisable online sexual abuse signs and symptoms in young patients, and specific features of online grooming.

Families including someone with mental illness can experience deep despair. They need support

Globally, one out of every eight people report a mental illness. In Australia, one in five people experience a mental illness in their lifetime...

Anxiety drug pregabalin linked to rising number of deaths – here’s what you should know

There has been a significant rise in deaths linked to the commonly prescribed anxiety drug, pregabalin...

Half of Australians in aged care have depression. Psychological therapy could help

While many people maintain positive emotional wellbeing as they age, around half of older Australians living in residential aged care have significant levels of depression...

Why are so many Aussies on antidepressants for so long?

As new deprescribing guidelines are released, experts say it’s time to consider whether fears of stopping antidepressants are justified...

The Vyvanse shortages – What do we do?

Many Australians with ADHD who take Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine dimesilate) are facing a medication crisis. The drug has been in short supply in Australia for the past few months...

Do kids grow out of ADHD as they get older?

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is more often diagnosed in children. That might make you wonder if people grow out it as they reach adulthood.

5 things GPs can do for adults with ADHD

Despite increasing recognition and diagnosis of ADHD in childhood, many people still fall through the cracks, especially those with the inattentive subtype, says Dr Pansy Lai, a mental health GP at Sydney’s Mindsight Clinic.

Choosing, changing and tweaking antidepressants

Psychiatrist and Clinical Associate Professor David Horgan answers GPs questions, from how to safely combine an antidepressant, to finding the maximum dose and more.

What is ‘parent training’ for ADHD?

Problems with focus and impulse control can be common developmental stages through which children and adolescents naturally progress.

Depression: Choosing, changing, and tweaking antidepressants – Your questions answered

The questions answered in this podcast were compiled by GPs and health professionals around Australia.

What is eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing? And can EMDR help children recover from trauma?

Childhood traumatic experiences are common. Almost one in three Australians reported being physically abused as a child, 31% experienced emotional abuse, 28.5% were victims of sexual abuse and 9% were neglected.

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Susan McLean, a cyber safety expert, discusses the recognisable online sexual abuse signs and symptoms in young patients, and specific features of online grooming.

Globally, one out of every eight people report a mental illness. In Australia, one in five people experience a mental illness in their lifetime...

There has been a significant rise in deaths linked to the commonly prescribed anxiety drug, pregabalin...

While many people maintain positive emotional wellbeing as they age, around half of older Australians living in residential aged care have significant levels of depression...

As new deprescribing guidelines are released, experts say it’s time to consider whether fears of stopping antidepressants are justified...

Many Australians with ADHD who take Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine dimesilate) are facing a medication crisis. The drug has been in short supply in Australia for the past few months...

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is more often diagnosed in children. That might make you wonder if people grow out it as they reach adulthood.

Despite increasing recognition and diagnosis of ADHD in childhood, many people still fall through the cracks, especially those with the inattentive subtype, says Dr Pansy Lai, a mental health GP at Sydney’s Mindsight Clinic.

Psychiatrist and Clinical Associate Professor David Horgan answers GPs questions, from how to safely combine an antidepressant, to finding the maximum dose and more.

Problems with focus and impulse control can be common developmental stages through which children and adolescents naturally progress.

The questions answered in this podcast were compiled by GPs and health professionals around Australia.

Childhood traumatic experiences are common. Almost one in three Australians reported being physically abused as a child, 31% experienced emotional abuse, 28.5% were victims of sexual abuse and 9% were neglected.

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