Psychiatry

Psychotherapy for anxiety: Dr Jan Resnick
Mental Health 12 Aug 2015

Psychotherapy for anxiety: Dr Jan Resnick

Psychotherapy differs from psychiatry. It aims to understand anxiety experiences, identify causes of anxiety, treat anxiety and prevent it returning.
Psychotherapy for depression: Dr Jan Resnick
Mental Health 12 Aug 2015

Psychotherapy for depression: Dr Jan Resnick

Psychotherapy treatment for depression involves understanding the reasons for depression and work through feelings to prevent depression returning.
Autistic girls suffering in silence
Children's health 19 Jul 2015

Autistic girls suffering in silence

Autism may be going undiagnosed in girls, who are highly likely to suffer additional conditions such as eating disorders and self harming, new research being…
Caring for kids with disabilities and difficult toileting behaviours
Children's health 22 Jun 2015

Caring for kids with disabilities and difficult toileting behaviours

There is plenty of research telling us what most of us already suspected; that parents of kids with disabilities are much more prone to stress,…
Exercising for better health in prostate cancer therapy
Cancer 21 Feb 2015

Exercising for better health in prostate cancer therapy

Exercise helps reduce the side effects of prostate cancer treatment. Exercising as part of a supportive, social group and research has additional benefits.
Mother’s stress hormone levels may affect foetal growth and long term health of child
Children's health 20 Feb 2015

Mother’s stress hormone levels may affect foetal growth and long term health of child

The University of Cambridge examined whether levels of the stress hormones known as glucocorticoids can influence the supply of glucose from mother to foetus.
New health resources to improve men’s health
Children's health 13 Sep 2014

New health resources to improve men’s health

The University of Western Sydney has released four comprehensive new Resource Kits to provide best-practice guides for health and community services working with men and…
Autism rates steady for two decades
Children's health 11 Sep 2014

Autism rates steady for two decades

A University of Queensland study has found no evidence of an increase in autism in the past 20 years, countering reports that the rates of…
Better treatment for child brain injuries
Children's health 07 Aug 2014

Better treatment for child brain injuries

The discovery of a new link between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), pain and children with traumatic brain injuries could lead to better treatment methods, according…