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Medicinal Cannabis: A Therapeutic Alternative for Management of Chronic Pain in Older Australians by Leah Bisiani MHlthSc., Dip Bus., RN1., Dementia Consultant

DISCLAIMER: This article is not advocating medicating people living with dementia with cannabis, but is only considering the utilisation of medicinal cannabis for chronic intractable pain in our older population. Pain has been described as a fundamental and universal human experience, and thus access to effective pain relief should be

June 29, 2018 No Comments

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The Latest Cyber Bullying Statistics and What They Mean in 2021

https://www.broadbandsearch.net/blog/cyber-bullying-statistics Reprinted with kind permission of James Miller of BroadBandsearch.net

April 27, 2021 No Comments

Guest Mental Illness Articles

Alcohol Consumption During COVID

During times of stress, people often reach for alcohol. A substance long-relied upon for social relief, celebratory occasions, and for pleasure, it is also used as an escape mechanism, or to cope with difficult times, tiring days, or distressing situations. The latter scenarios are played out in all pockets of

January 4, 2021 63 Comments

Turning the world on its axis – only the perspective of the person living with dementia can illuminate our viewpoint byLeah Bisiani MHlthSc., DipBus., RN.1., Dementia Consultant

Reprinted with kind permission Togetherness and altruism: Dementia may challenge us as care partners because of the fundamental complexity of the condition, however it is time we regain our focus, first and foremost, and look towards the person living with dementia, instead of our habitually, self-indulgent tendency to create situations

June 30, 2018 No Comments

The Link Between Sleep, Substance Abuse, and Recovery by Chloe Ekberg

Learn how substance abuse, substance withdrawal, and recovery affect your sleep health and what you can do about it. By Chloe EkbergNovember 30, 2020 This article was medically reviewed by Board-Certified Internal Medicine Specialist, Dr. Ravi Pandey. Substance abuse can negatively affect your sleep, whether you are still using or in

January 4, 2021 52 Comments

Could your child/teenager become a psychopath?

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Blog #5 Could your child/teenager become a psychopath? What you need to know about Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and Conduct Disorder (CD) in children and teenagers.

What you need to know about Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and Conduct Disorder (CD) in children and teenagers. We’ve all watched television programs about children and teenagers who are ‘out of control’ and sent to wilderness camps or military camps to ‘mend their ways,’ and I am sure many of

July 15, 2019 17 Comments

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