News & Updates
Private Health Insurance Consultation – Second Wave Reforms
Dear Australian Government Department of Health, The National Association of Practising Psychiatrists (NAPP) is very concerned about the lack of consultation time made available to assess the Private Health Insurance Consultation - Second Wave Reforms, especially with...
Survivors of Covid-19 show increased rate of psychiatric disorders
Originally Post The Guardian Research suggests more than half experience PTSD, anxiety, insomnia, depression or compulsive symptoms More than half of people who received hospital treatment for Covid-19 were found to be suffering from a psychiatric disorder a month...
Children and young people seeking and obtaining treatment for gender dysphoria in Australia: Trends by state over time (2014-2019)
This paper is an update of the paper Children and young people seeking and obtaining treatment for gender dysphoria in Australia: Trends by state over time (2014-2019) (Kenny, 2019) presented to the Forum at the NSW Parliament in 2019 covering the years 2014-2018....
The Pandemic, Psychological Defence Mechanisms and the Australian Economy – My Two Bobs Worth
I suspect the fear generated by massive numbers of deaths from Covid-19 pandemic, and severe illnesses with subsequent malfunction, results in inability to cope with the reality of this pandemic, poor decision making by many national leaders and denial by many of the...
ABS Reports Loneliness as the Biggest Personal Stressor During Covid
The ABS has tallied up what has been stressing us out in the last month – and unsurprisingly, loneliness tops the list. The Australian Bureau of Statistics, Michelle Marquardt, said women were more impacted then men, with 28% of women reporting feeling lonely,...
Australians are looking for mental health tips as isolation takes toll
This article was published in the New Daily and they found that more Australians are searching Google for mental health tip to cope with isolation. Here is an excerpt and a link to the original article Australia is six weeks into coronavirus lockdown, and while...
Coronavirus Covid-19
The coronavirus epidemic will be a major challenge for Australia. This illness is likely to take thousands of lives across Australia. In Queensland the statistics are shocking. On conservative estimates, one-quarter of Queenslanders are likely to be infected in the...
Facts Coronavirus / COVID-19
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease – 19 caused by SARS-CoV-2) Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses known to cause respiratory infections. These can range from the common cold to more serious diseases such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East...
A conversation with Kate Richards -Take Care
An interview with Kate Richards, award-winning author and medical researcher who trained as a doctor. As a student and trainee doctor, Kate experienced serious mental health issues, involving many hospital admissions and significant encounters with the health system...
Interview on Queensland legislation concerning children and affirmation therapy
Dear NAPP members, The President of NAPP appeared on the Credlin show on the Queensland legislation concerning children and affirmation therapy. Below is the link, the interview is at 35 minutes to 44 minutes. NAPP is mentioned in the interview.We congratulated Dr...