The Mental Illness Fellowship of North Queensland has just received new Fact Sheets published by the Mental Illness Fellowship of Victoria titles "MI Fact Sheet Series - Understanding and Managing Mental Illness.
The series provides information on medications, support services, the mental health services in Qld, various mental illnesses and treatments, general information on mental illness and how to cope with it and family information.
Each fact sheet also contains references for further information relevant to the information on that sheet including web site addresses of various organisation and in some cases telephone helpline numbers. As well as this, there are phone numbers and web site address for all the Fellowships throughout Australia. The information provided in th4e set of 30 Fact Sheets is very easy to read and understand. At a cost of only $15.00 a set they could be very helpful for a w2ide range of people in many different situations involving mental health.
A set of these Fact Sheets can be ordered through the Mental Illness Fellowship North Queensland at a cost of $15 per se t plus postage and handling ($2.00)by contacting the Fellowship
on (07) 47 253 664 or Free Call 1800 455 455 or email: fellowship@mifnq.org.au or download the order form and post to Mental Illness Fellowship NQ, P.O. Box 979, Hyde Park Q 4812.
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TOPIC |
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| ILLNESS | Signs of mental illness & What to do |
| Frequently asked questions about mental illness | |
| Understanding Anxiety | |
| Understanding Bipolar disorder | |
| Bipolar Disorder and Alcohol and Drug use | |
| Understanding Depression | |
| Understanding Borderline personality disorder | |
| Understand Psychosis | |
| Understanding Dual Diagnosis: mental illness and substance use | |
| Understanding Schizophrenia | |
| Understanding Schizoaffective disorder | |
| Understanding mental illness and violence | |
| OTHER FACTORS | |
| Be loyal to wellness | |
| Feeling the impact of mental illness: emotional journey | |
| Beautiful Minds can be recovered | |
| Understanding suicide and mental illness | |
| An account of hallucinations and delusions | |
| Cannabis & Psychosis | |
| CARERS | |
| Family & Carers Support Services | |
| Thats what it is like to be a Carer | |
| Effective Communication | |
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What can friends and family do to help the person experiencing mental illness |
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| MODELS | |
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Psychosis: General information on process and treatment of psychosis |
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| Substance use - stages of change model | |
| The Biosocial Model in action | |
| The stress-vulnerability-coping meodel of mental illness | |
| SERVICES | |
| Collaboration with professionals for the best outcome | |
| Mental health service delivery framework in Queensland | |
| The mental health legal framework in Queensland | |
| MEDICATION | |
| Psychiatric Medication | |