Antipsychotic use in aged care ‘not ideal’ New data shows antipsychotic prescriptions significantly outweigh diagnoses, a situation unlikely to change without greater staffing support.
Why GPs need to be mindful of ‘terrifying’ postpartum psychosis newsGP speaks to a young mother who underwent a harrowing experience that could have been avoided, had someone made her aware of the condition.
‘It’s not in the medical vocabulary’: Talking about matrescence Matrescence, the transition to motherhood, is a period of emotional upheaval akin to adolescence, Dr Evelyn Lewin writes.
Helping young people ‘live the life they choose’ Many may not realise there is a community resource designed to identify and manage young patients with emerging psychosis – headspace.
The importance of early intervention in youth psychosis The headspace Youth Early Psychosis Program is designed to help practitioners provide intervention and specialist support services to young people who are experiencing, or at risk, of psychosis.