General Information

This sections covers a range of mental health topics. Please see links below.

Treatment

The Oxford Dictionary defines treatment as "something done in order to relieve or cure an illness or abnormality". The term 'treatment' is very broad and means different things to different people. For some, treatment automatically equates with medications. However, whilst medications can play an important role, it is only one part of the armory in the battle to regain mental health.

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a method of inducing a flow of electrical current within brain cells (called neurons) by the external application of a magnetic field.

Stress management techniques

In our day-to-day lives, we have to deal with a number of stresses. The manner in which people deal with these differs considerably and is a function of personality. For some people (at least 20% of the population) such everyday stresses build tension in the body unless something is done to reduce it. A build-up of stress may make people feel on edge and can produce tension in muscles and the mind.

Stress

Individuals live with varying amounts of stress, and each faces different stressors with a response that is unique to themsleves and the particular situation.

Smoking Cessation

In many countries, developed or developing, including Australia, tobacco products remain the largest contributors to lifestyle-related death and disability. Read on if you want to quit or know someone else who wants to stop smoking.

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