Treating Mental Illness

Follow the links below to find information about treatment options for mental illnesses.

Reviewed January 2008

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Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Mental Health Conditions
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Links to information about the use of complementary therapies for mental health conditions and stress and for conditions affecting mental health.

Drug Treatments for Mental Illnesses
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Links to information about drug treatments for mental illnesses.

Electroconvulsive therapy
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Links to information about electroconvulsive therapy (shock treatment)

Hospitalisation for Mental Illness
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Links to information about hospitalisation for treating mental illness.

Psychotherapy
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Links to information about psychotherapy

Recovering from a Mental Illness
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Links to information about recovery and rehabilitation for people with a mental illness.

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Title:	Identification of common mental disorders and management of depression in primary care
Publisher:	Ministry of Health (MoH) (New Zealand)
Description:	The guideline identifies primary care and general practice as the place where, with appropriate resourcing, common mental health problems can, and should, be managed.
Date:	Jul 2008

Title:	The effectiveness of the Illicit Drug Diversion Initiative in rural and remote Australia
Publisher:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:	The Illicit Drug Diversion Initiative (IDDI) provides a nationally consistent framework through which police and courts may refer eligible drug offenders towards appropriate assessment, education or drug treatment.
Date:	Apr 2008

Title:	Psychosocial interventions for people with both severe mental illness and substance misuse
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	This review is based on the findings of 25 randomised controlled trials (with a total of 2,478 participants), which assessed the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions, offered either as one-off treatments, or as an integrated or non-integrated pro...

Title:	Dual diagnosis
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Dual diagnosis means someone has both a co-occurring mental illness and a substance use problem. In many cases, it is hard to tell which problem came first.
Date:	Oct 2007

Title:	Mental illness and violence
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	People who are receiving treatment for a mental illness are no more violent or dangerous than anyone else. There is a weak association between violence and mental illness, when alcohol or drug abuse is involved. Early treatment of mental illness is the key to preventing violence.
Date:	Sep 2007

Title:	Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2005-06: findings from the National Minimum Data Set
Publisher:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:	This bulletin presents data on publicly funded alcohol and other drug treatment services and their clients, including information about the types of drugs for which treatment is sought and the types of treatment provided.
Date:	Jul 2007

Title:	Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2005-06: report on the National Minimum Data Set
Publisher:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:	This report presents national, state and territory data on publicly funded alcohol and other drug treatment services and their clients, including information about the types of drugs for which treatment is sought and the types of treatment provided.
Date:	Jul 2007

Title:	Books and manuals
Publisher:	Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression (CRUfAD)
Description:	Short, annotated list of psychiatric resources, including anxiety disorders, with links to extended descriptions of contents and order forms.
Date:	Jun 2007

Title:	Community mental health teams (CMHTs) for people with severe mental illnesses and disordered personality
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Plain language summarySince the 1950s there has been a trend to close institutions of care for people who are mentally unwell. In addition, government policy has sought to reduce the number of hospital beds available in favour of care being provided in ...
Date:	May 2007

Title:	Dissociative identity disorder
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Dissociative identity disorder (DID), also known as multiple personality disorder, is characterised by the co-existence of two or more distinct personalities within the same person. The condition generally develops as a survival response to childhood trauma. DID is a controversial issue, since some researchers dispute that it even exists.
Date:	Mar 2007

Title:	Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS specifications 2007-08: data dictionary, collection guidelines and validation processes
Publisher:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:	These guidelines have been prepared as a reference for those involved in collecting and supplying the data for the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services National Minimum Data Set (AODTS-NMDS).
Date:	Mar 2007

Title:	Mental illness: how family and friends can help
Publisher:	myDr
Description:	When a relative or friend develops a mental illness, it can be distressing, worrying and isolating for everyone involved.
Date:	Jan 2007

Title:	Mental health problems - early care helps
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	While most people experience unhappiness, distress or anxiety at some point in their lives, these feelings usually pass with time and support from friends or family. If you are finding these feelings difficult to overcome, or if emotional or behavioral problems significantly disrupt your life, you can get help.
Date:	Oct 2006

Title:	Family intervention for schizophrenia
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	People with schizophrenia are more likely to experience a relapse within family groups when there are high levels of expressed emotion (hostility, criticism or over involvement) within the family, compared to families who tend to be less expressive of t...
Date:	Aug 2006

Title:	Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT)
Publisher:	SANE Australia
Description:	Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a form of psychotherapy for people seriously affected by mental illness.
Date:	Jan 2006

Title:	Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2003-04: Report on the National Minimum Data Set
Publisher:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:	The AODTS-NMDS aims to provide ongoing information on the demographics of clients who use alcohol and other drug treatment services, the treatment they receive and administrative information about the agencies that provide alcohol and other drug treatment.
Date:	Aug 2005

Title:	Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia: findings from the national minimum data set 2003-04
Publisher:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:	The AODTS-NMDS aims to provide ongoing information on the demographics of clients who use these services, the treatment they receive and administrative information about the agencies that provide alcohol and other drug treatment.
Date:	Aug 2005

Title:	Mental illness: what treatments are available?
Publisher:	myDr
Description:	There are various different treatments available for mental illness, and treatment often involves a combination of approaches, which may be offered by different professionals.
Date:	Jun 2005

Title:	Self-harm: Australian treatment guide for consumers and carers
Publisher:	Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
Description:	This guide is for adults who have engaged in self-harm. It informs them of the best possible assessment, treatment and support and what to expect of services intended to reduce self-harm and its related suffering.
Date:	Jun 2005

Title:	Compulsory community and involuntary outpatient treatment for people with severe mental disorders
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	We examined the effectiveness of compulsory community treatment for people with severe mental illness through a systematic review of all relevant randomised controlled clinical trials. Only two relevant trials were found and these provided little eviden...
Date:	May 2005

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