Spending time innatureor around city greenery can support wellness and mental health, Eland says. "Try to get outside for a walk or other activity every day. Research shows that being around nature helps calm our nervous systems and (helps us) feel more relaxed and happy." Getti...
There are few national or cross-cultural studies of the stigma associated with mental disorders. Australia and Japan have different systems of psychiatric health care, and distinct differences in cultural values, but enjoy similar standards of living. Th
Self-related challenges also reflected the relentless demand to manage the impact of physical and psychological health problems and issues. Some consumers were managing pain, illness and/or injury to their body and/or organs, while living with the knowledge that there was little potential for full ...
The students, using design as aresearch methodology(方法), came up with potential architecturaland urban responses to loneliness.Fanhui Ding came up with a student-run restaurant forthe University of Melbourne. Students can get credits byworking on the farms that supply the restaurant with foods,...
Advanced Practice in Mental Health Nursing Gearóid Brennan & Evanthia Sakellari 1621 Accesses Abstract People with severe mental health problems (SMHP) die between 10 and 20 years younger compared to the rest of the population. They experience a litany of comorbidities and health inequalities. In...
Ethical approval to conduct the study was granted by the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health Human Ethics Sub-Committee (MSPGH-HESC) on 27 January 2010 (ID number 0932878). Results A total of 1139 people participated in the CALD Experiences of Racism surveys. The response rate ac...
Interviews were conducted with 29 clients of a community nursing service with mental health problems who receive professional support to self-manage type 2 diabetes. Participants were asked to complete an egocentric social network map which involved mapping the people and services who support them to ...
If you do, you are not alone.It's more than a personal mental health issue.Loneliness is a global issue. Half-a-millionJapanese are suffering from loneliness. The UKrecently appointed a minister for loneliness, thefirst in the world. In Australia, Victorian state MPFiona Patten is calling ...
The 4.9 million residents of Melbourne, the capital of Victoria, were subject to a heavy lockdown between July and October 2020, during which there were only four permitted reasons to leave home: (i) essential work; (ii) purchasing essential supplies or services; (iii) restricted physical ...
Promoting Mental Health: Concepts, Emerging Evidence, Practice: A Report of the World Health Organization, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse in Collaboration with the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation and the University of Melbourne; World Health Organization: Geneva, Switzerland, 2005....