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Mental health
Where are general practitioners when disaster strikes?
GPs, inevitably involved in disasters, should be appropriately engaged in response and recovery systems
Penelope L Burns BMed, MPHTM · Peter J Aitken MB BS, FACEM, EMDM · Beverley Raphael MB BS, MD, FRANZCP
Firearms, mental illness, dementia and the clinician
Firearms control in Australia is not the responsibility of the medical profession
Matthew M Large BSc(Med), MB BS, FRANZCP
Firearms, mental illness, dementia and the clinican
In reply: Doctors will use their clinical judgement to identify patients whose access to firearms poses a risk
Anne P F Wand MB BS, MPsych, FRANZCP · Carmelle Peisah MB BS(Hons), MD, FRANZCP
Firearms, mental illness, dementia and the clinician
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Anne P F Wand MB BS, MPsychiatry, FRANZCP · Carmelle Peisah MB BS, MD, FRANZCP · Julie-Anne Strukovski RN · Henry Brodaty MD, DSc, FRANZCP
The journey from moral inferiority to post-traumatic stress disorder
The importance of science in combating prejudice
Alexander C McFarlane AO, MD, FRANZCP · David Forbes PhD, FAPS
Better access to mental health care and the failure of the Medicare principle of universality
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Graham N Meadows MD, MPhil, FRANZCP · Joanne C Enticott PhD · Brett Inder BEc(Hons) · Grant M Russell PhD, MFM, FRACGP · Roger Gurr DPM, MRCPsych, FRANZCP
Telling the story of mental health
Mental health has enormous economic and societal consequences, yet policies are sadly inadequate
Stephen Leeder
Australian Early Psychosis Research Network: national collaboration, international competitive advantage
An expansion of clinical infrastructure for early psychosis intervention offers new possibilities for research, treatment and service development
On behalf of the Australian Early Psychosis Research Network Writing Group
Whereto mental health reform in Australia: is anyone listening to our independent auditors?
Paying attention to lessons already learned will improve mental health care for the future
Kathleen M Griffiths BSc(Hons), PhD · John Mendoza BEd, GradDipHealthEd · Bradley Carron-Arthur BChPsych(Hons)
Management of the acutely agitated patient in a remote location
A consensus statement from Australian aeromedical retrieval services
Minh Le Cong MB BS, FRACGP, FACRRM · Emmeline Finn FACEM, MPH(AMR) · Cathrin S Parsch FACEM
Frequency and quality of mental health treatment for affective and anxiety disorders among Australian adults
Australians with affective and anxiety disorders are not all receiving evidence-based care
Meredith G Harris MPH · Megan J Hobbs PhD · Philip M Burgess PhD · Jane E Pirkis PhD · Sandra Diminic MPH · Dan J Siskind MB BS, PhD, FRANZCP · Gavin Andrews MD, FRANZCP · Harvey A Whiteford MB BS, MPH, FRANZCP
Better access to mental health care and the failure of the Medicare principle of universality
Disadvantaged areas are still missing out
Graham N Meadows MD, MPhil, FRANZCP · Joanne C Enticott PhD · Brett Inder BEc(Hons), PhD · Grant M Russell PhD, MFM, FRACGP · Roger Gurr DPM, MRCPsych, FRANZCP
The Sydney siege: courage, compassion and connectedness
Recognising and responding with both our strengths and vulnerabilities to help get through times of distress
Beverley Raphael MB BS, MD, FRANZCP · Penelope Burns BMed, MPHTM
Financial capacity in older adults: a growing concern for clinicians
Primary care providers have a particularly important role in recognising and assessing impairment
Paul A Gardiner PhD · Gerard J Byrne MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRANZCP · Leander K Mitchell DPsych · Nancy A Pachana PhD, FASSA
Ethical challenges for doctors working in immigration detention
The case against immigration detention is irrefutable
on behalf of the J'Accuse Coalition and Doctors for Refugees*
Firearms, mental illness, dementia and the clinician
Doctors should screen patients with dementia for firearm possession and assess capacity to own and use guns safely
Anne P F Wand MB BS, MPsychiatry, FRANZCP · Carmelle Peisah MB BS, MD, FRANZCP · Julie-Anne Strukovski RN · Henry Brodaty MD, DSc, FRANZCP
Let children cry
Better to be good at feelings than to feel good
Jon N Jureidini MB BS, PhD, FRANZCP
Mental health reform: increased resources but limited gains
Further improvement will be due to population health efforts
Nicola J Reavley PhD · Anthony F Jorm PhD, DSc
Occupational impact of internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy for depression and anxiety: reanalysis of data from five Australian randomised controlled trials
Online mental health programs have the potential to reduce absenteeism
Anna Mackenzie MPH · Samuel Harvey MRCPsych, FRANZCP, PhD · Louise Mewton BA(Hons), PhD · Gavin Andrews MD, FRANZCP
Getting mental health reform back on track: a leadership challenge for the new Australian Government
Was mental health reform ever really “on track”?
Paul Dignam
Getting mental health reform back on track: a leadership challenge for the new Australian Government
In reply: More work is needed, but there is sufficient evidence for action now
Ian B Hickie · Patrick D McGorry · Helen Christensen
Baby and the bathwater
Review of Overcoming baby blues: a comprehensive guide to perinatal depression by Gordon Parker, Kerrie Eyers, Philip Boyce.
Sarah Mares
Role of the medical community in detecting and managing child abuse
Children in out-of-home placements have complex health needs
Klaus Martin Beckmann
Improving the mental health of the population: where to next?
The need for a national strategy on preventing mental disorders
Anthony F Jorm PhD, DSc
Cade's lithium: an extraordinary experiment with a not-so-ordinary element
Lithium research continues to yield benefits for treatment of bipolar disorder
Gin S Malhi MD, FRCPsych, FRANZCP
