COVID stress syndrome is real

COVID-19 has undisputedly changed our world and the toll on our mental health has led to a modern-life pandemic-related adjustment disorder, currently referred to as COVID stress syndrome.   Australia’s COVID-related fatality rates are four times lower than the global average, but the social and economic effects of the pandemic are still generating symptoms in […]

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Anxiety and self-compassion – when it’s time to ask for help

One in four Australians will experience an anxiety disorder at some stage in their lives, and experts believe that figure will only rise with the physiological impacts of 2020-2021 yet to be fully realised.   Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health conditions in Australia – with one in three women (30%) and one […]

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