WHEN TO SEEK COUNSELLING FOR YOUR RELATIONSHIP. by Christine Brett Vickers Couple and Individual Psychotherapist Couple – Relationship Counselling aims to assist people with their relationships whether they are entering into, are within, or leaving a relationship. Couples may be seen together or as individuals. INTRODUCTION A family
Mental Health Professionals Network Bendigo Network Meeting Topic: Evidence-based practice and Bipolar Affective Disorder Evidence for Assessment and Intervention for Bipolar Disorder Assessment and Diagnosis. Presenting new guidelines for GPs Presenting an overview of current evidence for treatment Differentiate between diagnostic groups for bipolar disorder, and other conditions like borderline personality disorder Guest Speaker: Dr
The Sternberg Clinic is sadly saying good bye to two of it’s clinician – Bob Brown and Janelle Nancarrow. Bob Brown, Clinical Psychologist, is retiring from clinical practice. Bob has been a stalwart of clinical practice in Bendigo for decades and has been involved not only in the individual care of many but has
REFLECTIONS Reflections for April 2013 Hypnosis What do you think of when you hear the term hypnosis? Someone waving a pocket watch and saying you will fall into a deep, deep sleep? The examples of hypnosis, where many of us have gained our knowledge over time, have been from television programs, movies,
Bendigo Mental Health Professionals Network will be holding its next educational meeting soon PROBLEM GAMBLING!! Identifying and supporting people with problem gambling in primary health settings Feel free to invite your colleagues who may wish to attend the meeting. Guest Speaker: Mette Hotker and Marian Ruyter from Gamblers Help
The NIMH has caused waves to unsettle the psychiatric establishment after declaring that it will not be using the internationally accepted Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for establishing diagnostic criteria in future research. The introduction of DSM was a game changer for psychiatry. It describes the signs and symptoms required for all psychiatric diagnoses.
Everyone at the Sternberg Clinic would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! The Sternberg Clinic will be closing over the Christmas period. We will be back delivering our Bendigo psychology service in the New Year. The clinic closes on the afternoon of 21st December
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) MBS PSYCHOLOGY Well-being for your Mind, Body and Spirit What’s OCD? It stands for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Most of us have had the urge to check if the back door is locked before leaving home, perhaps even have gone back to check, that’s not OCD. OCD is a type of anxiety
Dr Holly Anderson, Consultant Psychiatrist, Bendigo Health will be presenting at the Mental Health Professionals Network MHPN Bendigo end of year meeting. Topic: Managing Older Persons Mental Health in the Community The meeting will involve a session presented by Dr Anderson focusing on issues raised by high prevalence psychiatric disorders in the aged
