Clinical Focus Therapy Update

A GP guide to COVID-19's long-term sequelae

6th August 2020
Need to know: To date, the long-term sequelae from COVID-19 have been found to involve almost every organ system. Lasting…
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Australian Doctor News

Concussion linked with mental health disorders

5th August 2020
People who experience concussion are more likely to later be diagnosed with ADHD or other psychological disorders compared…
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Australian Doctor News

Victorians to get up to 20 MBS psychology sessions as state enters hard lockdown

3rd August 2020
The Federal Government has announced patients in lockdown will receive up to 20 Medicare-funded psychological services as…
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CPD How to Treat

Autism

31st July 2020
Autism is a specific delay in emotional/social development. It occurs in one in 70, with a male to female ratio of 3:1. DSM-5's tighter criteria specify two dimensions: delay in
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Australian Doctor News

Childhood epilepsy linked with increased risk of suicidal behaviour

30th July 2020
Patients with diagnosed childhood-onset epilepsy have a 1.6-fold increased risk of self-harming behaviours and suicidal…
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Specialist Updates Psychiatry

Long-acting antipsychotics delay hospital admission: trial

29th July 2020
Long-acting injectable antipsychotics can stave off the need for hospitalisation among younger adults with early…
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Specialist Updates Psychiatry

Psychosis: Care soon after arrest better for criminal offenders

29th July 2020
Criminal offenders who receive mental health services within 30 days of arrest are 17% less likely to reoffend within the…
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