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7/08/2008 – Australians made more than 10 million visits to the doctor last year to get help for depression, anxiety or another mental health problem.
A new report on Australia’s mental health services has found that one in every 10 GP appointments involve the management of a mental health condition, with a third concerned with depression.
Anxiety was the next most common problem, followed by sleep disturbance.
In total, 10.7 million visits were mental health-related in the 2006-07 financial year, according to the new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
In hospitals, the most common mental health-related diagnosis was schizophrenia.
Jenny Hargreaves, from the institute’s economics and health services group, said the findings match widely quoted figures showing one in five Australians experience a mental illness at some time in their lives.
“Mental illness is responsible for 13.3 per cent of the total burden of disease in Australia and so is clearly one of the most significant conditions for the nation,” Hargreaves said.
The report found that spending on state and territory mental health services increased by 5.2 per cent a year between 2001 and 2006, and now stands at $2.7 billion.
Expenditure on specialised psychiatric wards in public acute hospitals and community mental health services both rose by an average of 10 per cent a year over the period.
The number of full-time staff in mental health facilities rose by three per cent per year, while prescriptions for antidepressant and antipsychotic medication rose by one per cent annually.
Medicare-funded psychiatrist visits remained stable over the period, with considerably fewer services on offer in rural and remote areas compared with major cities.
Visits to psychologists, social workers and occupational therapists increased dramatically in November 2006, in the wake of a rebate scheme offering discounts for up to 12 visits a year.
About 165,000 Australians made 669,000 visits in the 2006-07 financial year, the report states.
Mind and Body September Newsletter
The Mind & Body Power September newsletter is ready for download. Simply click on the image below and you will be taken to it.
This month we have:
- The benefits of Omega-3
- Great Expectations – are your expectations sabotaging you?
- It’s a little bit fishy – fish recipes to help you put more fish and Omega-3 in your diet
- 10-minute office workout – this is great as an afternoon pick me up (can also be a lounge room workout)
Don’t forget that the full membership special we are running during September. There is a great saving so take advantage of that and join the program at a reduced rate and start to get your life and health on track.
For details, or to join, simply visit our site at: Mind & Body Power
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We are always looking for new stories, particularly about YOU, so if you have something to share please send us an email. Similarly, if there is something you would particularly like to see in a future newsletter then please let us know and we’ll see what we can do.
Mind and Body Power Newsletter – February 2011
February is here already and most of us are back into the normal yearly routines of life, school and work. How are your goals for your health going? It is important to keep re-assessing and making changes to ensure that you can still fit in time for you and your health. In this newsletter there are ‘food for thought’ articles around trying to stay on track and the importance of a whole family perspective.
Eggs have receive a bad rap over several decades but the research shows that they are a superfood!!!! Not a super cholesterol buster!! They can help reduce cholesterol not increase it. If you are an egg lover then you can put them back on the menu – no more egg white omelettes.
Mind and Body Power Newsletter – January 2011
It has been a very soggy start to 2011 for us but finally we are starting to see sunlight and our way into the light of business for 2011. TO CELEBRATE AND TO HELP YOU FOCUS or REFOCUS (depending on where you are in your journey) we have some MASSIVE AND AMAZING SPECIALS – 50% off ALL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES!!!
We are also launching new for 2011…………….. Webinar Series for Health, Weight Loss and Weight Loss Surgery! These are targeted online seminars to help you achieve in the areas that you may be struggling in. Visit our Mind and Body Power Facebook estore to get your discount!
This newsletter has yummy recipes, as always, and lots of information to help you move closer to being a success! Subscribe to our newsletter at either Mind and Body Power or on our Facebook page and you will get the newsletter and lots and lots of other goodies sent directly to your inbox.
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Join us and we will help you make 2011 your year of health and success!
Mind and Body Power Newsletter – November
Well the silly season is almost here again. Where oh where has this year gone?
In this issue we have provided some thought-provoking questions and strategies to help you find the real meaning in Christmas and the holidays again, rather than a time of stress, expectations and unhappy memories.
Some of the other topics we have included:
- summer fruits and veggies
- recipes with delicious summer ingredients
- the benefits of hypnotherapy
- the differences between a psychologist and psychiatrist
- and more.
Enjoy and look out for our December issue which will have some fantastic gift ideas and products to help your plan your New Year Health program with success!
Mind and Body Power Newsletter – October 2010
Where is the year going? Already we are in October and I am discussing Christmas and Holiday plans. Here is what the Mind and Body Power team has been up to and some info to help you achieve your goals.
- What Kellee has been up to
- Self-esteem and how we have forgotten our uniqueness
- The traps of night time eating and how to overcome the urge to eat late at night
- How walking can improve physical, mental and emotional health
- October is Anxiety and Depression Month – information on how to identify
- Beautiful Spring vegetables and fruits and ideas of how to include them in basic recipes
- Release of 2 resources to help you achieve success: Inside Weight Loss Success – Personal Therapy Handbook and Workbook; A New Me Hypnosis Series – Available from November 1 for purchase.
http://mindandbodypower.com.au/newsletter/mbp-oct-2010-newsletter.pdf
Send us your ideas of things you would like to know more about so we can put it in the newsletter:
membership@mindandbodypower.com.au
Mind and Body Power Motivation Quotes – Relationships
Wanting, needing and finding that person who you can share all and not be judged by. Who shares your joy, your sorrows and anything in between, and you theirs. Most of us are constantly searching for the person who we can share our lives with, for the rest of our life. For some this is easier to find than for others.
I am privileged to come from a family where my parents have found each other for life. This year is their 40th year Anniversary! I myself, like many have not found that one person to share the rest of my life with, yet. However, each relationship I have had has been very different and has taught me something about myself and about relationships and this is invaluable experience and knowledge.
The one thing that I do know from all of my own personal experience and my professional experiences, in family and relationship counselling, is that there seems to be several common threads that we all partake in:
- our relationship is de-prioritised or put as a lower priority than other things and in some cases other people
- we believe that we do not need to work on the relationship because ‘it will just be there’. We take the other person in the relationship and the relationship for granted.
- we say either very hurtful things and believe we have the right or we stop communicating – each can end relationships.
Below are some quotes to help you start thinking about your relationships and to remind you to start focusing more on your relationship. It’s time to put your relationships on top of your priority list:
Mind and Body Power Motivational Quotes – Friends
Friends and their support is one of the most important aspects of being human. If you look at each of your friends, they are unique in who they are and so is the relationship between the two of you.
When you are undertaking a journey towards something new like a new career, lifestyle etc you need to identify the role that each of your friends play in helping you to achieve your goals. This does not mean that it has to be something big and you need to tell them everything you are going through (if you don’t want) but something so simple as a phone call, going for a walk on the weekends/during lunch hour, meeting for lunch, a coffee. Friends are there to support, debrief with, have a few laughs with and obtain another opinion/perspective on situations.
Here are a few quotes to help you remember that your friends are there for you and you can lean on them in the ways that you identify as support. Friendship is not all one sided and true friends will feel privileged that you have talked to them and asked for their support towards being healthier and happier. And may be deep down they are wanting to achieve the same thing and haven’t wanted to ‘burden’ you!!!!
Mind and Body Power Motivational Quotes – Work Balance
Searching for the elusive work-life balance, we usually believe that work is the main constant and the other aspects of our lives need to alter for us to find balance. There are a few things that we need to really ask ourselves:
- What are the 3 most important things in my life?
- What do I need for my stress levels to reduce?
- Can I work smarter rather than harder in some areas of my life and achieve better results?
There are some things that human beings need:
- security
- certainty
- love
- fulfilment
- satisfaction
Are some of the reasons you do not have balance and see work as the main constant is because it is the only entity/place where you get your main needs met?
Would your life be more fulfilling if you were able to obtain the human needs from all aspects of your life?
Restyle Your Life Launch
Mind and Body Power is launching Restyle Your Life!
Restyle Your Life has resulted from the Mind and Body Power Health and Weight Sabotage Survey. Most of the respondents reported that life balance was the most difficult factor to obtain. This factor also contributed to lack of motivation to exercise, eat healthy and be organised.
Restyle Your Life is a way to help you find new ways to find balance that is achievable and that you can fit into your existing life with minimal effort.
Restyle Your Life is a fortnightly challenge of 5 things based on – mind, relationships, nutrition and/or activity – that can easily be fitted into your life. Unlike other challenges, Restyle Your Life challenges are things that you can fit into your existing life to help you gain better life, health, family and work balance.
Gradual changes reduces anxiety, overwhelm and the need to return to comfort zones. It is easier to develop new habits with greater ease if they fit into your current lifestyle rather than changing your lifestyle to fit around new habits. Eventually, this will lead to leading a healthier, happier and more balanced lifestyle.
We want to develop a community of people who are undertaking the same challenges, supporting and encouraging each other.
The more support you have the more successful you are going to be. Invite your friends, family, FB friends, work colleagues to join the challenge with you.
I will be helping you with resources to keep you on track, support, advice and webinars.
All you need to do is to go to the FB page, like it and sign up for the free newsletter:
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If you join by 29th August you will also go into the draw to win
2 x 30 minute coaching sessions with me (webcam, skype or in person)
Mind and Body Power 16-week Online Program
A New Me Hypnosis Series for Weight Loss
Valued at over $350
