Published in The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry
Over the past 25 years, a remarkable change has occurred in Australia, whereby the public have become much more like psychiatrists in their thinking. This is seen both in the everyday use of psychiatric concepts and in beliefs about appropriate treatment. This article examines evidence for this change, discusses what might have produced it, asks wh...
Published in The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry
Published in The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry
Published in The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry
Heart rate variability, a quantitative measure of mainly parasympathetic activity, has been applied in evaluating many types of psychiatric and neurological disorders, including dementia (or neurocognitive disorders). However, although dementia patients often showed significantly lower heart rate variability (various indices) than healthy controls,...
Published in The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry
SPARX is a form of computerized cognitive behavioural therapy in serious game format funded via the Ministry of Health to be freely available in New Zealand. At registration users identify themselves as male, female, transgender or intersex. We aimed to establish whether adolescent transgender users of SPARX, compared to adolescent male and female ...
Published in The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry
Published in The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry
The study investigated factors associated with frequent (admissions), high (total length of stay) or heavy (frequent and high) hospital use, and with ongoing increased hospital use, for mental health conditions in a regional health district. A retrospective population-based study using longitudinal hospital, emergency department and community servi...
Published in The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry
Published in The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry
Published in The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry
