Black Dog Institute for Health Professionals

The circular relationship between chronic pain and mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression is now well established. Increasingly, the management of chronic pain has moved towards an in...

1 Marras 201854min

Although often considered a disorder of childhood, for a significant number of people ADD persists into adulthood, at times with far reaching psychosocial consequences. Recognising adult ADD can be co...

27 Syys 201849min

In recent years, mental health practice has been shifting from a deficits-based model of symptom reduction to a strengths-based model of care and recovery. Within this shift has been the contributions...

31 Elo 201853min

For many asylum seekers and refugees, the trauma of their past is replaced by an uncertain future, navigating through the complex requirements of establishing their status while living in ongoing fear...

9 Elo 20181h 11min

In recent years, there has been increased interest in recognising and managing psychosis in its early stages with the aim of improving long term outcomes both in terms of future mental wellness and ps...

18 Heinä 20181h 2min

Fiona Wright was probably best known as a poet until she wrote her recent book, 'Small Acts of Disappearance', where she described her experiences of living with an eating disorder. Fiona will be te...

28 Kesä 201825min

Jocelyn Lowinger is a doctor who knows a lot about doctors’ mental health. She has some valuable insights to add to the discussion of wellbeing in the medical profession, including some ways to help d...

12 Kesä 201819min

Presenter Jan Orman is sitting this episode out, but she knows Wayne Wigham. Wayne is the big bloke that sits at the desk next to hers in the Black Dog Institute’s education team office. He’s an ex-fo...

17 Touko 201827min