Library Catalogue



Bipolar Disorder for Dummies: understanding manic-depressive illness and discover the latest treatment options
Candida Fink; Joe Kraynak
Bipolar Disorder affects many more people than just the 2.5 million Americans who suffer from the disease. Like depression and other serious illnesses, bipolar disorder also affects spouses, partners, family members, ...
Depression: Lifting the Cloud
Christine. Read
We all feel blue from time to time, but many people experience depression so deep and lasting that it destroys all pleasures in life - even driving some to suicide. The ...
Depression: Lifting the cloud
Read, Christine. & Lampe,Lisa
This easy to read 86-page book is written by Sydney-based medical practitioner Dr Christine Read, with additional material and revisions by Sydney Psychiatrist Dr Lisa Lampe. We all feel blue from ...
Dopamine in the Pathophysiology &Treatment of Schizophrenia
KAPUR, Shitij; LECRUBIER, Yves
FlipSide: Drugs for Drugs (Autumn/Winter 2007)

Newsletter can be found online at http://www.sharc.org.au/uploads/file/autumn_flipside_v1.pdf
Healing schizophrenia; using medication wisely
Watkins, John,
Most people diagnosed with schizophrenia take neuroleptic (“anti-psychotic”) medication on a regular basis, with these drugs often constituting the cornerstone of their treatment. Many are advised to take neuroleptics for extended ...
Life: a survival kit - sometimes it's hard to keep life in balance.

A collection of information pamphlets when your own, or someone else's life is out of balance. Topis covered include: Depression: How to cope with it Sleep Moodswings and mental health What ...
Lithium Treatment of Manic Depressive Illness: A Practical Guide
Mogens Schou
This is an essential book for anyone considering lithium treatment for bipolar disorder (manic-depression) and also for anyone who is already taking lithium treatment. I used this book to decide whether ...
Lithium Treatment of Manic Depressive Illness: A Practical Guide
Mogens Schou
This is an essential book for anyone considering lithium treatment for bipolar disorder (manic-depression) and also for anyone who is already taking lithium treatment. I used this book to decide whether ...
Manic Depressive Illness: A guide to living with it

In this Australian made video six people who have manic depressive illness discuss the effect that it has had on their lives and they teach how to manage this serious condition. ...
Manic Depressive Illness: A guide to living with it

In this Australian made video six people who have manic depressive illness discuss the effect that it has had on their lives and they teach how to manage this serious condition. ...
Medicines Talk (no 23 Spring 2007) : Information for consumers and consumer groups about using medicines wisely

Available online at: http://www.nps.org.au/site.php?content=/resources/content/cons_medtalk.html Written by consumers for consumers, MedicinesTalk is a free quarterly newsletter that gives you reliable, accurate information and useful hints on managing your medicines.
Medicines Talk (no 24 Summer 2007) : Information for consumers and consumer groups about using medicines wisely

Available online at: http://www.nps.org.au/site.php?content=/resources/content/cons_medtalk.html Written by consumers for consumers, MedicinesTalk is a free quarterly newsletter that gives you reliable, accurate information and useful hints on managing your medicines.
My Life As a Side Effect: Living with Depression
Deitz, Milissa.
The World Health Organisation forecasts that by 2020 depression will be the second largest illness after heart disease. It is estimated that 10% of the Australian population will suffer a mental ...
SANE Guide to Schizophrenia and other pychotic illness

Schizophrenia is one of a group of illnesses which cause ‘psychosis’ – affecting the brain’s ability to interpret information and make sense of the world. When someone is given a diagnosis ...
Sharing the Load: What to do when someone you love is depressed
GWENDOLINE SMITH
Depression is a common disorder, still surrounded by ignorance, fear and prejudice. About one in ten people suffer it to some significant degree at least once in their lifetime. The risk ...
St.John's Wort: Natural Relief from Depression
Norman Rosenthal
Almost 18 million people suffer from depression in the United States. Powerful antidepressant drugs are widely prescribed. Yet the bestselling remedy for depression in Germany, with more than 10 times the ...
The SANE guide to medication and other treatments

Treatment of mental illness can be a complex business, involving clinical care, medication and a range of supports in the community, as well as people with the illness helping themselves. 'The ...