Treating Mental Illness

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

Reviewed July 2011

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Hospitalisation for Mental Illness

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Title:   Mental Illnesses
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information about specific mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, depression, body image and eating problems, bipolar disorder and anxiety disorders, etc.
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Dual diagnosis
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Dual diagnosis means someone has both a co-occurring mental illness and a substance use problem. Many people with alcohol and drug problems have a range of mental health problems, such as anxiety and depression, at higher rates than the general community. The abused substance could be tobacco, prescribed medication, illegal drugs or alcohol.
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Mental health problems - early care helps
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Early help for a mental health issue can make a big difference. If you are finding feelings of anxiety, distress, sadness or other feelings difficult to overcome, or if emotional or behavioural problems significantly disrupt your life, you can get help from your doctor. Public specialist mental health services are available to assess and treat people with serious mental illness, including those experiencing a psychiatric crisis.
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Psychological and educational interventions for preventing depression in children and adolescents
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Depressive disorder is common and has a major impact on the functioning of young people. The aim of this review was to assess the effectiveness of programmes designed to prevent its onset. We found that, compared with no intervention, psychological depr...
Date:   Jul 2010
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. People with a mental illness are more likely to harm themselves or to be harmed. There is a weak association between violence and mental illness, especially when alcohol or drug misuse is involved. Early treatment of mental illness is the key to preventing violence.
Date:   Mar 2010
Title:   Outcomes and proposed next steps: review of the Access to Allied Psychological Services component of the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This report summarises the success of the ATAPS program to date, presents the outcomes of the review process and identifies key directions to refine and further improve the initiative.
Date:   Feb 2010
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:   Jan 2010
Title:   Drugs and mental illness
Publisher:   SANE Australia
Description:   Contents: What are signs that you might have a drug problem? Do drug problems cause mental illness or does mental illness cause drug problems? How common are drug problems among people who have mental illnesses? What kind of help can I get?
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   Shared decision making interventions for people with mental health conditions
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Mental health conditions are common and can have serious consequences for both affected individuals and society. Current clinical guidance encourages mental healthcare practitioners to involve patients in treatment decisions. This is advocated on the ba...
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Compulsory community and involuntary outpatient treatment for people with severe mental disorders
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The evidence found in this review suggests that compulsory community treatment may not be an effective alternative to standard care. We examined the effectiveness of compulsory community treatment for people with severe mental illness through a systemat...
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Counselling (individual, couple and family)
Publisher:   Department of Veterans' Affairs
Description:   Counsellors can help with issues such as stress, relationship and family problems, alcohol and other drugs, psychological and emotional difficulties. VVCS counsellors are available to help whether or not the problems are obviously war-related.
Date:   Jul 2009
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:   Mental illness: available treatments - myDr.com.au
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 2008
Title:   Workplace interventions for preventing work disability
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Six randomized controlled trials involving 749 workers were included in this systematic review. In five studies the workers had musculoskeletal disorders and in one study they had mental health problems. The results of this review show that there is mod...
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Support for People with a Mental Illness
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information and services to help people with a mental illness, their carers and families.
Date:   Jan 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:   Dual diagnosis is the name often given to people who have a severe mental health problem and a drug and/or alcohol problem as well. While the number of people with these problems varies, in some urban areas it can be over 50% of all those with mental he...
Date:   Nov 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:   Since 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 the community to enabl...
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Mental illness: how family and friends can help - myDr.com.au
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:   Bipolar disorder: Costs - An analysis of the burden of bipolar disorder and related suicide in Australia
Publisher:   SANE Australia
Description:   The financial costs amount to $1.59 billion with around half being borne by people with the illness and their families. Misdiagnosis and under-treatment are associated with unacceptable levels of suffering and suicide.
Date:   Jan 2003
Title:   National practice standards for the mental health workforce
Publisher:   Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This document contains the twelve Practice Standards for those who work in mental health services within the professions of psychiatry, nursing, social work, psychology and occupational therapy.
Date:   Sep 2002

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