Results of the Canberra Mental Health Survey, which surveyed 1 per cent of the population of Canberra, indicate that psychiatric impairment is negatively correlated with socio-economic status for adults. No relationsh...
Throughout all focus groups, carers commented on the challenging nature of the caring role in general; noting that it entailed the provision of significant time, financial, practical and emotional support, as well as ensuring adherence to health care appointments and programs. Carers found it diffic...
AIMS: To assess separately the mental health of homosexual and bisexual groups compared with heterosexuals. METHOD: A community survey of 4824 adults was carried out in Canberra, Australia. Measures covered anxiety, depression, suicidality, alcohol misuse, positive and negative affect and a range of...
A‘Health record’ is a record which consists of information relating to the physical or mental health or condition of an individual which has been made by or on behalf of a health professional in connection with the care of that individual. ...
This study examines the relationship between social determinants of health (SDOH), mental health, substance-use and recidivism among women exiting prison with histories of substance-use. Methods A retrospective cohort study of women exiting prison who completed the transitional support programme “...
3.6 Electronic mental health support programs Electronic mental health programs are initiatives delivered using technology such as smart phones or computers that aim to address mental health and stigma (Milner et al., 2018), provide training to improve work-life balance and safety supportive behaviour...
3. Do we need to change/modify strategies? 4. Are there gaps in what we are doing i.e., leverage opportunities that we are missing? 5. Are we ensuring the contributions of different stakeholder groups are balanced? e.g., young people with lived experience of mental ill-health.Discussi...
Group dynamics and mental health in organized youth sports Stewart A. Vella, ... M. Blair Evans, in The Power of Groups in Youth Sport, 2020 Introduction According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mental health is a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her...
Racial, ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity in Australia is rapidly increasing. Although Indigenous Australians account for only approximately 3.5% of the country’s population, over 50% of Australians were born overseas or have at least one migran
Canberra; 2023. https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/burden-of-disease/australian-burden-of-disease-study-2023/contents/summary. Accessed 27 May 2024. Australian Bureau of Statistics. National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing. Canberra; 2023. https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/health/mental-...