Video: Treatments for schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a lifelong condition and treatment depends on the individual and the context of their illness.
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Video: Diagnosis of schizophrenia
Diagnosis of schizophrenia is quite complicated and involves taking a detailed history.
Mental HealthVideo: Symptoms of schizophrenia
Schizophrenia has several core symptoms including psychosis and delusions.
Mental Health SymptomsVideo: Golden heart meditation
Tom Cronin of the Stillness Project leads us through a golden heart meditation, which will enhance feelings of love in your life.
Mental HealthVideo: Meditation introduction
Tom Cronin founder of the Stillness Project introduces his series of guided meditation videos demonstrating different meditation techniques, designed to calm the mind and relieve stress and anxiety in daily life.
Mental HealthVideo: 4 x 4 meditation
This 4 x 4 breathing meditation is a powerful meditation designed to regulate the breathing and bring calm to the body when it's been hijacked by stress or anxiety.
Mental HealthVideo: Nidra body scan meditation
This is a yoga nidra body scan meditation, which guides you through all points of your body. It's best done lying on the floor, but you can do in a chair.
Mental HealthVideo: Gratitude meditation
Tom Cronin of the Stillness Project guides us through a gratitude meditation. Expressing gratitude for the abundance of good things around us can enhance our internal feelings and see the world in a more positive way.
Mental HealthVideo: Gentle breath meditation
Gentle breath meditation can be done in a chair or cross-legged on the floor. Tom Cronin of the Stillness Project leads us through this simple guided meditation.
Mental HealthVideo: What are the symptoms of chronic stress?
What are the symptoms of chronic stress? What are the warning signs that someone is suffering from chronic stress?
Mental HealthManaging anxiety during COVID-19
The first thing is to recognise whether the anxiety is moving from being what would be termed normal worry into excessive anxiety.
Coronavirus - COVID-19 Mental HealthHow to talk to kids about COVID-19
Reassuring your kids about COVID-19 is a challenge. The way you approach it is influenced by how old the kids are.
Coronavirus - COVID-19 Mental HealthHow to stay positive during COVID-19
Australia has had a tough year. How can we stay positive and get through all this?
Coronavirus - COVID-19 Mental HealthPrioritising psychiatric illness treatment
By understanding who’s at risk of progressing to more severe mental illness, we can target treatments to those who need it most.
Latest Health News Mental HealthMental health in self-isolation
No-one likes to be self-isolated. And that sense of being trapped makes many of us worried about how we stay mentally healthy.
Coronavirus - COVID-19 Mental HealthOverwhelmed by COVID-19?
What should you do if you feel overwhelmed by the COVID-19 crisis? How to get help for mental health issues.
Coronavirus - COVID-19 Mental HealthWill COVID-19 trigger my PTSD?
Will COVID-19 trigger PTSD? It will probably vary from person to person.
Coronavirus - COVID-19 Mental HealthSocial distancing and mental health
Social distancing should not cause an epidemic of mental illness provided people put measures in place to help themselves.
Coronavirus - COVID-19 Mental HealthDaily actions to support mental health
What daily actions can you take to support your mental health? It’s all about balance.
Coronavirus - COVID-19 Mental HealthHow can I support a person whose mental health is deteriorating?
What can you do if a person's mental health is deteriorating?
Mental HealthVideo: How can I support myself when I'm caring for someone with a mental health problem?
Caring for someone with a mental health problem or a physical health problem is demanding and tiring.
Mental HealthVideo: Where do I get help for mental health issues?
Getting help for mental health issues is actually a lot easier today than it used to be. Here are some suggestions for getting help.
Mental HealthVideo: Is there anything that can help with PTSD?
Treatments are an important part of any psychiatric illness and PTSD has a number of successful treatment approaches.
Mental HealthVideo: Can depression be inherited?
Can depression be inherited? Depression really at its core has two causative elements.
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