TEENAGERS EXPERIENCING MORE ANXIETY & DEPRESSION
13/07/2014 Anxiety and depression in teens on the increase? According to an article by Amy Corderoy, in The Age newspaper Saturday July 12, 201, a review of 19 studies in 12 countries has found that...
View ArticleCOMFORTABLY SHY by JO STANLEY in THE SUNDAY AGE
27/07/2014 This cold Sunday morning I grabbed the paper for a quick read and found that Jo Stanley had written an article “Comfortably Shy’. Jo is the co-host of Weekend Breakfast on the Today...
View ArticleRobin williams commits suicide due to depression
13/08/2014 Like millions of other people, I was saddened to hear of the death of Robin Williams. As a child I watched many episodes of Mork & Mindy and I even recall his first appearance as Mork...
View ArticleBody dysmorphic disorder, all in the mind?
‘Ugliness: it’s all in the mind’ was a news heading that caught my eye this morning in ‘The Sunday Age’. Apparently, researchers at Melbourne’s Swinburne University of Technology have found that a...
View ArticleChronic pain management and the Psychologist
OVERCOMING ANXIETY, DEPRESSION & ANGER Chronic pain can lead to hopelessness, depression, anger and anxiety disorders such as panic, generalised anxiety, hypochondriasis and post traumatic stress...
View ArticleAm I gay?
“Am I gay? ” or” am I a lesbian? are questions that some people may find has become an intrusive thought causing them a great deal of distress and anxiety. Intrusive thoughts about one’s sexuality may...
View ArticleCOVID-19 THE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC- LET’S THINK OF OTHERS AND DO THE RIGHT THING
During this COVID-19 crisis it’s important to be mindful that,( even though you may consider that you are not at risk of dying), you can be putting others lives at risk. I was at the Peter MacCallum...
View ArticleHow Can I Stop Violent Intrusive Thoughts?
Violent, intrusive thoughts may cause some people much distress as they can be frequent, difficult to dismiss and when dismissed they can recur, However, most people experience some unwanted and...
View ArticleOCD Treatment, online, phone or face to face
Overcome OCD with the help of a clinical psychologist and exposure and response prevention You can overcome OCD, without leaving home, using Medicare rebateable telehealth services via phone or...
View ArticleOCD Treatment Melbourne
OCD Treatment- Exposure and Response Prevention The most effective treatments for OCD are CBT and medication. Approximately 70% of OCD sufferers will derive benefit from exposure and response...
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