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Tips for integrating digital mental health into clinical practice

In late 2020, I was lucky enough to start in a new role at The Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety & Depression (CRUfAD) at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney. This was the year in which there were many challenges and barriers to accessing mental health care, as we all faced the extreme uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Working Towards Wellbeing – Mental Health Skills Videos for the Time Poor
Working Towards Wellbeing – Mental Health Skills Videos for the Time Poor
Dr Jan Orman

Do you ever struggle with explanations around mental health interventions? Do you need to learn some interventions that may be useful in your own life?

In Two Minds About Work
In Two Minds About Work
Dr Jan Orman

Once upon a time I would have baulked at any conversation about retirement. Even a chat about superannuation would have given me a vague feeling of nausea. For me, both subjects carried with them very unpleasant notions – old age, senescence, incapacity and burdensomeness.

The Sticky Business of Retirement from Health Care
The Sticky Business of Retirement from Health Care
Dr Jan Orman

A taxi driver asked me recently if I was still working. I hurriedly assured him that I was indeed “still working” as I was not yet old enough to retire – that, I’m afraid, was a lie!. What surprised me was the rush of emotion the question provoked and the amazing need to tell that lie. What is the matter with me?

Navigating the Unfamiliar World
Navigating the Unfamiliar World
Dr Guy Gordon

So much has been written about fear, anxiety and stress in the COVID era. And I certainly can identify with much of it. For me, however, it’s a lot more complex than just these emotions. I find I don’t recognise the world today. Looking around, on the surface, it seems that not much has changed.

Contemporary challenges in responding to domestic violence
Contemporary challenges in responding to domestic violence
Victoria Rasmussen

The complexity of the intersection between mental health, trauma and domestic violence poses significant challenges for health professionals. Increasing recognition of the limitations of mainstream healthcare systems’ response to domestic violence victims underlies the growing demand for trauma and violence-informed care.

Surviving Another Stressful Year
Surviving Another Stressful Year
Dr Jan Orman

Because COVID is not over yet it’s probably worth our thinking again about how we can optimise the benefits of our downtime, as well as manage the stressors at work.

2020, a year in review: Pam Withey
2020, a year in review: Pam Withey
Pam Withey

We've asked some Community of Practice members to tell us about what 2020 has meant to them. Some things may surprise you...

2020, a year in review: Dr Srishti Dutta
2020, a year in review: Dr Srishti Dutta
Dr. Srishti Dutta

Back at the beginning of 2020 we asked people we know to tell us how they were coping with the pandemic. We asked them 3 questions. Here’s how one Australian GP with far-flung connections is answering these questions now:

2020, a year in review: Dr Carol Newall
2020, a year in review: Dr Carol Newall
Dr Carol Newall

We've asked some Community of Practice members to tell us about what 2020 has meant to them. Some things may surprise you...