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131Pharmacology / Substance dependence / Substance abuse / Drug addiction / Drug rehabilitation / Cognitive behavioral therapy / Benzodiazepine / Withdrawal / Addiction / Psychiatry / Medicine / Ethics

Summary advice for general practitioners Illicit drugs and prescription medications abuse

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Language: English - Date: 2014-12-16 21:03:55
132Psychotherapy / Clinical psychology / Cognitive behavioral therapy / Cognitive therapy / Treatment of bipolar disorder / Grief / Grief counseling / Major depressive disorder / Medicine / Health / Psychiatry

Summary advice for general practitioners Complicated grief Bereavement is a universal experience. However, sometimes sustained and intense grief can

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Language: English - Date: 2013-03-22 02:20:43
133Abnormal psychology / Mood disorders / Treatment of bipolar disorder / Clinical psychology / Cognitive behavioral therapy / Major depressive disorder / Antidepressant / Depression / Interpersonal psychotherapy / Psychiatry / Mind / Mental health

Summary advice for general practitioners Depressive disorders Approximately 15 per cent of Australians will experience a depressive disorder at some point

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Language: English - Date: 2014-12-16 20:47:42
134Posttraumatic stress disorder / Clinical psychology / Anxiety disorders / Traumatology / Military personnel / Psychological trauma / Cognitive behavioral therapy / Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing / Veteran / Medicine / Psychiatry / Health

Summary advice for general practitioners Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Although most people recover from experiencing a traumatic event, some will go on to

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Language: English - Date: 2014-12-16 20:56:52
135Anger / Rage / Veteran / Resentment / Assertiveness / Frustration / Emotions / Behavior / Mind

PATIENT HANDOUT Understanding Anger Everyone gets angry, and anger can sometimes be useful to motivate people and help them to deal with situations in which they need to be assertive. However, if anger is expressed in

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Language: English - Date: 2014-12-08 22:03:14
136Anxiety disorders / Emotions / Fear / Anxiety / Social anxiety / Stress / Cognitive behavioral therapy / Major depressive disorder / Fight-or-flight response / Psychiatry / Abnormal psychology / Mind

PATIENT HANDOUT Understanding Social Anxiety Fear of being embarrassed in social situations is widespread in the community. However, for some people, it causes significant distress and interferes with their normal routi

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Language: English - Date: 2014-12-08 22:31:25
137Massage therapy / Progressive muscle relaxation / Psychotherapy / Health / Anatomy / Tension / Chest / Mind-body interventions / Medicine / Body psychotherapy

Progressive muscle relaxation Practitioners may wish to use the suggested script below when teaching the veteran the progressive muscle relaxation exercise. It is useful for the practitioner or family member to make an a

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Language: English - Date: 2013-01-23 20:58:21
138Undertaking / Human behavior / Death / Traumatic grief / Major depressive disorder / Grief counseling / The Body / Grief / Mind / Emotions

PATIENT HANDOUT Understanding Complicated Grief When people lose someone close to them, there is a very difficult adjustment period as they learn to accept the loss of a loved one. Nevertheless, with time they are usual

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Language: English - Date: 2014-12-08 22:12:24
139Anxiety disorders / Fear / Phobias / Emotions / Panic attack / Agoraphobia / Anxiety / Fight-or-flight response / Cognitive behavioral therapy / Psychiatry / Abnormal psychology / Mind

PATIENT HANDOUT Understanding Panic and Agoraphobia When we are exposed to a physical threat our bodies automatically respond with what is known as the fight-or-flight response. We become more alert, our heart beat spee

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Language: English - Date: 2014-12-08 22:29:31
140Breathing / Human body / Reflexes / Anxiety disorders / Diving medicine / Shallow water blackout / Diaphragmatic breathing / Respiration / Zoology / Biology

Breathing retraining instructions The way we feel is affected by the way we breathe. For example, when we are upset, we are often told to ‘take a few deep breaths’. This is not quite right, however. When we are feeli

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Language: English - Date: 2013-01-23 20:58:10
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