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Follow the links below to find information about treatment options for mental illnesses.
Reviewed January 2008
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Dual diagnosis
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Better Health Channel
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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.
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Oct 2007
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Mental illness and violence
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Better Health Channel
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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.
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Sep 2007
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Books and manuals
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Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression (CRUfAD)
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Short, annotated list of psychiatric resources, including anxiety disorders, with links to extended descriptions of contents and order forms.
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Jun 2007
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Dissociative identity disorder
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Better Health Channel
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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.
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Mar 2007
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Mental health problems - early care helps
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Better Health Channel
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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.
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Oct 2006
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Family intervention for schizophrenia
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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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...
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Aug 2006
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Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT)
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SANE Australia
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Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a form of psychotherapy for people seriously affected by mental illness.
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Jan 2006
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Mental illness: what treatments are available?
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myDr
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There are various different treatments available for mental illness, and treatment often involves a combination of approaches, which may be offered by different professionals.
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Jun 2005
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Self-harm: Australian treatment guide for consumers and carers
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Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
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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.
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Jun 2005
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