Do you run out of sheep to count every night or is that good old 90s tune, Insomnia, totally your jam? According to the Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, sleep difficulties plague up to 45% of Australian adults, which can have serious mental, emotional, and physical repercussions. Read on and see if you can make any of these simple amendments to your habits for a better night’s sleep.
You know your friend has been going through a tough time and has been a bit depressed recently, but how can you tell if things are more serious and they’re thinking about ending their life?
Suicide is a scary topic to think about let alone discuss with someone you may be worried about. You may not be sure what to do or feel anxious about what to say to someone at risk but starting a conversation could save their life. Take a deep breath and use the following to guide you through the first steps of helping your friend, family member, or work colleague.
It’s normal to feel nervous before an exam but some students experience more severe levels of anxiety that impact their performance. If excessive fear of failure, sweaty palms, a racing heart, blank mind sound all too familiar, check out our cheat sheet for combating the anxiety. Start Preparing Early Tutors are usually happy to provide…
This is a really interesting time for drug policy as jurisdictions around the world are implementing extreme and widely divergent approaches to recreational drug use that amount to an amazing series of social experiments in how to address drug problems. Portugal represents one end of a liberalization continuum. Since the early 2000’s they have approached…
PsychMed has introduced the Matrix intensive outpatient methamphetamine treatment program to South Australia and was the first organisation to offer this program to the general public in Australia. The program originally developed in the US by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and has been described as the “Gold Standard” for methamphetamine…