Teenagers' health
Growing up to a young adult can be exciting, but can also be tough for a lot of teenagers. Find out what to expect during puberty, and learn about health issues including acne, eating disorders, glandular fever and more.
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Stress treatment
It may not be possible to remove the stress from your life; however, managing your stress may help you to get things done. Find out about treatment options for stress.
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Stress
The ‘fight or flight’ response can help us, but in the long term, chronic stress can have damaging effects. Discover ways to keep calm and carry on.
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Work-related stress
Too much stress at work can affect you both professionally and personally. Understand how stress can affect you and how you can deal with it.
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Generation Y stress
Generation Y (people born in the 1980s and 1990s) report higher stress levels - and for different reasons - than older Australians. Learn more here.
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Relaxation techniques for stress relief
Relaxation can help relieve the symptoms of stress. It can help you calm down and take a step back from stressful situations. Learn how here.
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Beating Christmas stress and anxiety
The Christmas season is meant to be a time of joy, but for many people it can be a time of stress, anxiety, disappointment or loneliness.
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Tips to deal with the health impacts of financial stress
If financial stress is impacting your health and relationships, here are some tips to help you through this difficult time.
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8 ways to stress-proof your festive season
Christmas can lead to stress, family conflict and financial woes for many people. Check out these tips for keeping your cool during the festive season.
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What to do if you’re feeling stressed or helpless about the Australian bushfire crisis
Feeling stressed, scared or anxious about the Australian bushfires is normal, even if you’re not directly affected. Here's how to help yourself, and how to donate.
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Breathe
Breathe by ReachOut.com is a free app designed to reduce symptoms of anxiety and stress. It's suitable for all ages and available from the Apple Store.
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Mindfulness and mental health
Research shows that mindfulness – focusing on the present – can improve memory and reduce stress, and it’s a technique that anyone can practise.
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Smiling Mind
Smiling Mind is a free app designed to help reduce stress and improve your wellbeing.
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Building resilience
Setbacks, failures and stress are all part of normal life. Resilience is the ability to cope with difficult times and ‘bounce back’ from adversity.
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High Res
DVA's High Res app is designed to help serving and former Australian Defence Force personnel and their families manage stress and negative thinking.
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Excessive worry
You may have a genuine worry or problem making you anxious. But there could be a problem if you are stressing out over the little things in life.
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Dealing with life events
Life events such as accidents, a death and relationships can cause stress, but even happy events such as planning a wedding can make you feel down.
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Nervous breakdown
A nervous breakdown is a general term that is often used conversationally to describe someone who is obviously not coping with stress, worry or anxiety, and it has got out of hand. Find out more about signs and symptoms and recovery.
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Recovery from a nervous breakdown
Full recovery is possible following a nervous breakdown. Learning some simple relaxation techniques can help to keep your stress levels and make it easier to cope when life gets tough.
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Relaxation and mental health
Relaxation can have many physical benefits including slowing your heart rate, reducing blood pressure and muscle tension as well as helping you manage stress.
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WorryTime
WorryTime by ReachOut.com gives people a place to store their daily worries. It is a free app that is suitable for ages 12+ and is available from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
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Supportive psychotherapy
Supportive psychotherapy is designed to allow a person with mental health issues to voice concerns, and receive encouragement in finding practical solutions.
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Benefits of mindfulness
Mindfulness is a way of training yourself to pay attention so as to help your day-to-day life, work, relationships and overall wellbeing.
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Insomnia
Insomnia - leading to poor concentration or mood changes – affects one third of Australians at some point. Good sleep habits and lifestyle changes may help.
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Counsellors and counselling
Counsellors work in mental health and other settings. They specialise in building relationships based on discussions between the client and counsellor.
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Health benefits of sex and love
Some scientific studies suggest that love and sex can bring benefits such as lower blood pressure. Find out how cupid's arrow can boost your health.
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Rural or remote mental health
Life in rural and remote locations can be rewarding, but it can also be tough for people living there to access support for mental health problems.
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Talking to your employer about illness
How you manage talking to your employer about an illness depends on lots of different things.
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Life stages
Health information in relation to a number of different life stages and life events, such as babies and toddlers, children, teenagers, young adults, pregnancy, women's health, men's health, seniors and end-of-life issues.
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Depression in teenagers
One in five children and adolescents is affected by mental health problems and disorders. Find out about depression and young people.
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