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Responding to Sexual Assault and Abuse
Written by Ms Judi Stone
Sunday, 01 August 2010
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 Given the prevalence of adult sexual assault and child sexual abuse, it is likely you will have patients who present with issues related to these experiences. However, many of them will not be up front or aware their presenting issues are related. It is not uncommon for people who have experienced sexual assault or abuse to...
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Health Changes: Confusion for Consumers
Written by Ms Michele Kosky AM
Sunday, 01 August 2010
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 People reported a sense of disappointment and frustration observing the COAG negotiations. There was such little detail about everything (except the money) that one could be forgiven for thinking the talk was about anything other than
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Appealing to a Man’s Better Nature
Written by A/Prof Dr David Indermaur
Sunday, 01 August 2010
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 We are all familiar with the tragedy of domestic violence. No doubt most medical practitioners see a relatively large number of domestic violence victims and perpetrators on a weekly basis. Although the woman (most victims are women) can be offered a referral to a safe haven or support, our bigger challenge is...
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Cyber-Risk for Children
Written by Mr Julian Dooley
Saturday, 24 July 2010
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 The impact of the Internet has become a topic of significant social concern and much discussion centres on the detrimental exposure to inappropriate people and content online. The general impression that the Internet is generally bad for people has become so commonplace that discussions to the contrary are rare. Most young people use the Internet to chat with friends, complete homework or play games....
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Doctors as Dads
Written by Prof Bruce Robinson
Saturday, 24 July 2010
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 Doctors do not have a great track record in the area of work-life balance. I have often pondered why this is the case because I have been guilty of this too. Surely us doctors know better. And it is not just our health and marriages that suffer, but our kids. So what? Well, it puts our kids at risk. The world is a far more dangerous for kids now than when we were young. There were no drugs of significance.....
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Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting
Written by A/Prof Peter Winterton
Saturday, 24 July 2010
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 On January 1, 2009, Mandatory Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse became law in WA through changes to the Children and Communities Services Act 2004. This mandated Medical Practitioners, Nurses, Midwives and School Teachers and Police Officers to notify the Department for Child Protection when they formed a belief that anyone under the age of 16, has or may have been sexually abused. As expected there was a 33% increase in reported events of child sexual abuse....
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Misunderstanding Female Hormone Therapy
Written by Dr Margaret Smith
Thursday, 01 July 2010
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 Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been singled out for unwarranted attacks in the last 10 years, having been introduced as replacement therapy comparable to thyroid or insulin replacement where the body gives up producing these hormones. Thyroid failure is usually...
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Follow-up Lacking for Suicide Survivors
Written by Ms Follow-up Lacking for Suicide Survivors
Tuesday, 01 June 2010
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 New research by SANE Australia has revealed a concerning lack of follow-up treatment for people who have attempted suicide. There are some very clear messages in this for mental health workers, GPs, Emergency Departments, program planners and other decision-makers.Almost 300 people diagnosed with a mental illness who had attempted suicide or ....
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Pain's Social Context
Written by Dr Max Majedi
Saturday, 01 May 2010
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 In the process of assessment, investigation and treatment we, with all good intention, ‘medicalise' their problem with a series of tests, investigations and remedie....
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Happy Shiny People
Written by Wendy Wardell
Saturday, 01 May 2010
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"Within a few weeks of entering a new relationship, the seemingly normal, well-balanced object of my affections transitioned into a middle-aged Emo, wracked with doubts, unhappiness and more baggage than a Qantas conveyor belt."
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