| Description |
44 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm |
| Series |
Issues in society ; v. 102 |
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Issues in society (Balmain, N.S.W.) ; v. 102
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| Contents |
Chapter 1. Mental Illness in Australia: Mental health and wellbeing - profile of adults; Mentally ill: women seek help, men the bottle; Human rights and mental illness. -- Chapter 2. Understanding Mental Illness: Mental illness: the facts; About mental illness; Depression; The other Great Depression; Helping mend young minds; I made it through - so can others, says Kylie; Mummy don't be mad; What is schizophrenia?; I am ... -- Chapter 3. Maintaining Mental Health: Good mental health; Recognising stress; Something is not quite right; Fighting phobia that makes life a misery; What to do when you are getting depressed; What to do when you are getting manic; More seek drugs to help beat the blues; Good morning Australia - here are your daily 5,890 scripts; Mental health and prevention for families |
| Summary |
What are the major mental illnesses in Australia and what proportion of the population suffers from them? How do families, friends and people suffering from illnesses such as schizophrenia cope? What is manic depression and is there a cure? Do treatments like Prozac, benzo-diazapines or electric shock therapy really work? How do relationships change when a partner develops a mental illness? What are the danger signals? How can we maintain good mental health? |
| Analysis |
Families |
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Family |
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Federal issue |
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Human rights |
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Mental disorders |
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Mental health |
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Pharmaceuticals |
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State issue |
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Treatment |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: page 42 |
| Audience |
Secondary and tertiary students and teachers |
| Subject |
Mental illness -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
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Mental illness -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Australia.
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Mental illness -- Australia.
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Mental illness.
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| Author |
Healey, Kaye.
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| ISBN |
1876811110 |
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