This paper offers general practitioners tips and resources to for the effective care of patients diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.

The study aims to identify the relationship between somatic amplification of bodily sensations and health anxiety in adolescents.

These questions are based on the Focus articles in this issue.

The article discusses the problem that extreme heat poses for mental health and to provide examples of how these problems can be anticipated and mitigated.

This article discusses the common risk factors for and clinical presentation of obstructive sleep apnoea in primary care with the aim of improving patient health outcomes.

For this article, qualitative interviews were conducted with heavy drinkers to explore their experiences of discussing alcohol use with their general practitioner.

This article summarises the aetiology and contributing factors of vaginismus, how a diagnosis can be made, the implications of vaginismus for primary care clinical practice and treatment options.

This article reviews the management of patients presenting with chronic shoulder pain. Appropriate investigations are discussed, and non-surgical and surgical treatment options are reviewed.

The aim of this article is to support GPs and their patients with chronic pain who have been prescribed long-term opioids.

This article reviews the evidence on disaster health effects from an all-hazards perspective and highlight GPs’ essential role in disaster healthcare.

We describe the different performance- and image enhancing drugs (PIEDs) in Australia. This study examined the impact of harm reduction practice in the PIEDs UserS’ Health (PUSH!) Audit.

This article provides an overview of the diagnosis of premature ovarian insufficiency and its management with respect to infertility.

There is concerning evidence that people with mental illness have poorer physical health and lower life expectancies than those without mental illness.

Boosting hepatis C virus diagnosis and treatment in general practice settings for people who inject drugs is essential if Australia is to reach the World Health Organization elimination goals.

Medicinal cannabis is generally well tolerated, but the science related to its potential adverse effects is in its infancy.