Going North with Dom Brightmon and Tracey Maxfield

Aged Care

Recognizing Substance Abuse and Addiction in Older Adults—And How to Help

When people think about substance abuse and addiction, they often imagine young adults living with this. While it’s true teenagers are at a higher risk for substance abuse as a group, research done on the elderly population is, to say the least, lacking. Despite the low amount of research, it’s widely believed

May 24, 2021 No Comments

Mental Health

Eating Disorders in Children and Teenagers

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTqMql8rQWw[/embedyt] According to the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5) there are seven types of eating disorders: anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating, pica, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, rumination disorder and eating disorder not elsewhere classified. Anorexia Nervosa (AN) – severe low body weight, intense

December 2, 2019 29 Comments

Medicated and Motivated – NOT!!!!!! Questioning the abusive practice of chemical restraint by Leah Bisiani MHLthSc., RN1., Dementia Consultant

Reprinted with kind permission Elder abuse is one of the vilest indicators of ageist discrimination within our current civilization. Whilst the concealed ignominy of elder abuse has grown in visibility, it remains an area that is poorly examined and rarely resolved. Chemical restraint, one of the manifestations of elder abuse

June 30, 2018 No Comments

Rick Nash Managing Director Memorez.org Australia

Hi Tracey-had all my colleagues read the book-they’ve all loved it and been amazed at your candor, resilience and humour! Most of all the courage to get through every day, not just surviving but contributing..

April 25, 2018 No Comments

Children, Teens & Young Adults Mental Health

Anxiety Disorders in Children and Teenagers #27

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EQhdjKvjqI[/embedyt] We learnt from blog posts #1 and #2 that a mental disorder or illness is caused by a disturbance in one or more of the six domains of brain function. When we are stressed, anxious, scared or shocked, the signaling domain in the brain is triggered and the

December 16, 2019 18 Comments

Author Talk with M. L. Ruscscak

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February 7, 2020 34 Comments

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