Mental health

FACT: Radical change is possible for patients in brief primary care visits

Kirk Strosahl discusses how Focussed Acceptance and Commitment Therapy can easily be introduced in very short change-oriented conversations

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The nurse telephone call is a powerful tool for depression and possibly post-partum depression

Goodfellow Gems

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Mild, moderate and vigorous exercise may be effective for depression

Goodfellow Gems

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Antidepressants in primary care

WEBINAR archive 2017: Associate Professor David Menkes and Professor Bruce Arroll discussed the evidence for the benefit for antidepressants in primary care, as well as cases to support key points.

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Event: Mental health seminar 2017

Saturday 14 October 2017

The Auckland Faculty of the RNZCGP, in conjunction with the Goodfellow Unit are pleased to present this years workshop on mental health.

The day will cover topics from depression and drug use, to communication skills and medication. We cover the lifespan, from childhood and family issues, to adolescence and adulthood. We also have presentations from GPs using targeted therapeutic techniques in their practice.

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Most antidepressant benefit seen in primary care is due to placebo. Talk first prescribe later.

An update to a Cochrane review on antidepressants in primary care found that the most of the benefit was due to the placebo.

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Clozapine. Malignant constipation can kill

Clozapine is used for treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Agranulocytosis and neutropenia are the usual concerns but there are more deaths from ileus/megacolon.