Feeling Stressed? Tips for Dealing with Anxiety and Stress During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Are you spending hours each day reading the latest news on COVID-19? Worried every time you cough that you may have the virus? Can’t sleep because you’re so concerned about the effect the downturn in the economy may have on your business or investments? It’s normal to feel stressed or worried from time to time, […]
PHC Response to COVID-19
Psychological Health Care is responding to the COVID-19 situation using best practices as guided by the Health Department and we are asking all of our visitors to support us in our efforts to minimise the risk of contamination or spread of COVID-19. If you have a booking with us, please call us if you answer […]
Learn How to Self-love
Self-love is a term that is often thrown around even in normal conversation. You have likely heard: “You need to love yourself more.” “Why don’t you love yourself?” “You can’t love someone else if you don’t love yourself first.” Sayings like these are exhausted when it comes to giving people suggestions on ways to live […]
How Diabetes Impacts Your Mental Health
National Diabetes Week started on July 13 this year. Each annual campaign focuses on a different aspect of living with diabetes and aims to raise awareness of the serious physical and mental health effects that sufferers face. Diabetes is a condition where the body is unable to control levels of the hormone insulin, which regulates […]
Understanding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Day is marked on June 27 worldwide. It is a day to recognise the effects post-traumatic stress has on the lives of those affected by it. PTSD is increasingly a common topic, but it isn’t well understood by the average person. We often associate PTSD with soldiers returning from […]
How to Cope with Bipolar Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment Facts
Bipolar disorder is a type of depression characterised by mood swings or periods of time when the sufferer feels very low and depressed, followed by a manic period of intense energy. This disorder is also commonly known as “manic depression”. Around 568,000 Australians are thought to be affected by bipolar disorder, or about 2.9% of […]
How to Beat Pregnancy Blues, Best Advice for Anxious Parents
While news of a baby on the way and the joys of a new addition to your family, especially a first child, is a positive life milestone for many, it can also be the cause of anxiety and depression. Up to 1 in 10 women and 1 in 20 men suffer from depression or anxiety […]
How to Build Mental Resilience in Children for a Happy Home
World Mental Health Day is held each October 10 with the aim of raising awareness of mental health issues worldwide. The theme for 2018 is Young People and Mental Health in a Changing World. According to the World Health Organisation, half of all mental illness begins by the age of 14. Adolescence is a tumultuous […]
Suicide Prevention: Promotion and Early Intervention to Save Lives
Suicide accounts for over 2,700 deaths in Australia every year – more than seven each day. Suicide is the leading cause of death of young Australians aged between 15 and 44 – a shocking statistic when you consider that 100% of deaths by suicide are preventable. However, suicide prevention is a complex and challenging issue […]