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It is estimated that nearly 1 million Australians have an affective disorder and over 800,000 have an addictive or substance use disorder within a 12 month period (Source - Department of Health ) ...
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... program designed to help family and friends supporting loved ones who use crystal methamphetamine is set for a major expansion. A resilience ... prevent escalation of drug and alcohol use and experimentation into a substance use disorder, but there is also despair about how to help their loved one ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
What are your research interests? Co-occurring mental health and substance use problems Alcohol use The closing gender gap in alcohol use ... and wellbeing Support for carers of people with a mental illness or substance use problem Parenting in the context of mental illness and/or ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
Brief Profile Professor Amanda Baker is the leader of the substance use and intervention subgroup within the University of Newcastle and a ... behavioural therapy researcher, mental health researcher, addictive disorder researcher Professor Amanda Baker | HMRI Researcher Amanda Baker ...
Category: Research
... adults have depression and 1 in 4 people will experience an anxiety disorder at some point during their life. Mood disorders can interfere ... $23.5 billion. One in 20 Australians are living with an addiction or substance abuse problem. Although much progress has been made in ... and often result in unwanted side effects. Our research aims to use neuroscience approaches to better understand the mechanisms ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... for mental health problems. Novel treatments for alcohol/other drug use problems. Integrating technology into healthcare for mental health ... at the NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use, and Co-Director of the Mental Health Hub of the ... interventions for different patient groups at different stages of disorder. Future Focus My vision is to continue to lead developments in ...
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... stage in their lives. Many will also experience problems with the use of alcohol, cigarettes or illegal drugs. For years treatment did not ... and drug and alcohol problems are often willing to change their substance use and want help to achieve that. The duration of treatment required by people with psychosis and depression and substance use problems differs according to whether they are using ...
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... a day to raise awareness on the harmful and deadly effects of tobacco use and second-hand smoke exposure, and to discourage the use of tobacco in any form. Every day, Hunter researchers are working ... researching the longevity gap between people with mental health and substance abuse problems, and the rest of the community. “The ...
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... data set primary outcome measures assessing psychiatric symptoms and disorder (including diagnostic interview data), and core independent ... socio-economic factors, adverse life experiences, health service use and its determinants, physical health. This study also focussed on ... and current mental disorder with focus on affective disorders, Substance use and anxiety disorders 2. Determinants and predictor ...
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... effective psychological interventions for comorbid mental, substance use and physical disorders With five current National Health and ... into effective psychological interventions for comorbid mental, substance use and physical disorders is set to have a very significant ...
