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Medications are one of the treatment options for people with mental illness.
For drug treatments for specific mental illnesses, follow the links from the Mental Illnesses [HealthInsite Topic Page]. For information on drug treatments for depression, follow the link to the HealthInsite topic page below.
Updated January 2008
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Mental illness treatments
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Better Health Channel
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When someone first starts to develop symptoms of mental illness, contact a doctor or a community mental health service for help. Treatment in the community, rather than in a hospital, is considered better for a person's mental health. Effective treatment involves more than medications.
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Jul 2008
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National opioid pharmacotherapy statistics annual data collection: 2007 report
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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| Description: |
The report presents data on the number of clients accessing pharmacotherapy for the treatment of opioid addiction, the number of prescribers participating in the delivery of pharmacotherapy treatment, and quantitative information about the prescribing sector.
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Jul 2008
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Treatment and the treatment team
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InfraPsych
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| Description: |
The treatment of a mental illness or disorder needs to incorporate strategies that address biological, psychological, and social factors. The roles of the GP, psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, counselor, occupational therapist, mental health nurse, and social worker are described.
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| Date: |
Jun 2008
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| Title: |
Healthy sleeping
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| Publisher: |
InfraPsych
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| Description: |
When patterns of sleep become disrupted there may be significant deterioration in health. Describes sleep disturbance and mental illness, types of sleep problems, medications and other substances that interfere with sleep, and things to do to improve sleep.
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Jun 2008
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Forensic mental health
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Better Health Channel
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'Forensic' means related to or associated with legal processes. Forensic mental health refers to the services provided for the assessment and care of mentally disturbed offenders. Young men are over-represented in Australia's prison population, and are more likely than others to be referred for assessment.
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| Date: |
Nov 2006
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| Title: |
Medicines for mental illness in children
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| Publisher: |
Australian Prescriber
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| Description: |
Children and adolescents can develop mental health problems. Often these can be managed without the need for medication.
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| Date: |
Oct 2005
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| Title: |
Mental illness treatment
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myDr
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Mental illness can be treated. However, because there are many different factors contributing to the development of each illness, it can sometimes be difficult to predict how, when, or to what degree someone is going to get better.
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| Date: |
Jan 2005
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| Title: |
Treatments for mental illness
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SANE Australia
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| Description: |
Is mental illness treatable? What does treatment really mean? Where are people treated? How can people help themselves? How do I find out more?
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| Date: |
Jan 2005
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