mental illness
More support for medication reviews
Call for more targeted pharmacy interventions to boost efforts in groups at-risk of medication related issues New Australian research has shown that medication review by pharmacists can boost identification and …
A change in the mental health narrative: what is the Power Threat Meaning Framework?
The Power Threat Meaning Framework provides a means of incorporating lived experiences and the effect of these experiences on mental health. An awareness of this framework will allow pharmacists to …
WATCH: I think my colleague has a substance use problem – how can I help?
Our panel of substance use experts looks at this issue among pharmacy professionals, and what we can do to assist colleagues It’s no secret that working in pharmacy can be …
I think my colleague has a substance use problem – how can I help?
Our panel of substance use experts looks at this issue among pharmacy professionals, and what we can do to assist colleagues 26 July 2022 | 8-9.15PM AEST It’s no secret …
Mental health in the pharmacy profession
To mark Mental Health Week (10-18 Oct), the AJP and PSS hosted this exclusive webinar event to address the mental wellbeing of the pharmacy profession Topics including stress factors for …
Barriers to access
Community pharmacists are generally willing to deliver services to patients with mental illness, but there are issues with confidence and stigma, according to a new survey US researchers recently carried …
Mental health care “grossly underfunded”: AMA
Doctors are calling for a national, overarching mental health plan, and proper investment into both prevention and treatment of mental illnesses Almost one in two Australian adults will experience a …
Physical health ignored in people with mental illness
People living with serious mental health issues are significantly more likely to be obese, have diabetes and high cholesterol Simon Rosenbaum, Society For Mental Health Research Early Career Fellow, UNSW Australia; Katherine …
Peer Health Coaching Program addresses mental illness
A Peer Health Coaching Program from mental health charity, SANE Australia, in partnership with Neami National, aims to change the fact that Australians living with mental illness – especially severe, …
Mental health problems rise with unemployment: Roy Morgan
The incidence of depression, stress and anxiety has grown alongside the unemployment figures, according to Roy Morgan research which has found the two trends are closely linked – especially for …
Oestrogen-based drug could help in schizophrenia
Internationally recognised scientists, Prof Cyndi Shannon Weickert and Dr Tom Weickert have recently reported that the drug raloxifene – an oestrogen-based medication – already used in the treatment of cancer …
Remove mental illness stigma: Heath
Jack Heath, CEO of mental health organisation SANE Australia, has called for a five year coordinated national campaign to reduce mental illness stigma. “Stigma prevents people getting the help they …