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This Swinburne University fact sheet explains eating disorders as mental health conditions involving eating disturbances. It covers three main types: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa (binge ...

Northern Health's information sheet explains Peer Support Workers - staff with lived experience of mental health challenges who provide non-clinical support to consumers and carers. They offer ...

This fact sheet from Swinburne University's Centre for Mental Health explains body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) - a condition causing severe distress about perceived physical flaws. It covers ...

This document outlines 16 assumptions for Family Sensitive Practice in mental health services. It emphasizes working collaboratively with families and carers as essential for comprehensive mental ...

This policy brief from Mitchell Institute and Victoria University examines social prescribing for suicide prevention in Australia. Social prescribing connects people to non-clinical community ...

This fact sheet from Swinburne University's Centre for Mental Health explains bipolar disorder (BD), a mental health condition involving alternating periods of elevated mood (mania/hypomania) and ...

This systematic review examined community-based mental health models supporting recovery for people with persistent, complex mental health needs. Analysing 59 studies across eight model types, ...

Australian psychiatrists critique the WHO's World Mental Health Report for prioritizing broadly defined mental health conditions affecting over a billion people while neglecting severe psychiatric ...

This is a personal account by Israel Berger, an advanced trainee in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, describing his experience with major depression and recovery. He advocates for mental health ...

This 2022 Australian policy brief examines employment barriers for people with mental disorders, who experience unemployment rates up to five times higher than the general population despite ...