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Welcome to the new edition of Psych Press' clinical newsletter!
We hope that through the newsletters, we can address topics of interest for both the general public as well as mental health practitioners. We attempt to feature articles based on current issues that create vast debates in the mental health arena and encourage our readers to actively participate in the process and express their own opinions. If you wish to publish an article of your own within our newsletter please contact Nitha Prakash at pp@psychpress.com.au.
In this issue:
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* Australian Youth and Alcohol
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* Eating Disorders - Where do we stand?
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* Headspace - How young people can access services
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Article 1 - Australian Youth and Alcohol
There has been extensive discussion in the media following numerous recent events involving teenagers and alcohol. Many believe there is an obvious problem with youth binge drinking, which often leads to disastrous consequences in terms of long-term health, risk-taking behaviours and negative impacts on others.
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Article 2 - Eating Disorders - Where do we stand?
Eating disorders (EDs) such as anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) have increased greatly over the past decade in western societies (EDFV, 2008; WHQW, 2008).
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Article 3 - Headspace - How young people can access services
headspace is a National initiative that promotes easy access and early intervention for young people aged 12-25 years, with 30 centres across Australia. As a youth friendly service, headspace focuses on four core areas of service provision: primary health, alcohol and other drug interventions, mental health, and social recovery.
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Adolescent Diagnostic Interview
- Systematically assesses psychoactive substance use disorders in 12- to 18-year-olds
- Screens for specific problems commonly associated with substance abuse
- Questions are easy to understand; most can be answered with a simple 'yes' or 'no'
Eating Disorder Inventory-3 (EDI-3)
David M. Garner, PhD, Marion P. Olmsted, PhD, and Janet Polivy, PhD
- Most widely used self-report measures of psychological traits or constructs clinically relevant in individuals with eating disorders
- Standardized and easily administered measure.
- Useful in case conceptualization and treatment planning for individuals with a confirmed or suspected eating disorder.
Bell Relationship Inventory for Adolescents (BRIA)
Morris D. Bell, Ph.D.
- Measure the adolescent’s ability to maintain a stable sense of identity and appropriate emotional bonds with others.
- Helpful in assessing youngsters with nonverbal learning disability, Asperger’s Syndrome, or other conditions in which interpersonal connections are problematic.
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