What is Bipolar Affective Disorder? Bipolar affective disorder (BPAD), is a mental health condition that is characterised by severe mood swings, between a state of depression and mania, that can last...
In Australia, we are experiencing higher than ever before numbers of people living with clinically diagnosed mental health disorders. Previously, mental health issues were rarely discussed due to the sense of...
This case study is one example of how exercise interventions can assist with improving mental health, activities of daily living and independence when mental health and in this case the...
For most of us, breathing is very much a subconscious action that we on the most part pay very little attention to. During exercise, or when putting in a quick...
According to Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia (PANDA) postnatal depression is effecting more than 1 in 7 new mums each year in Australia. Accredited Exercise Physiologist and women’s health expert, Esme Soan,...
What is Post-traumatic Stress Disorder? Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can occur following exposure to potentially life-threatening or traumatic event. This can include events such as motor vehicle accidents, assault, or experiencing...
Using exercise with the sole purpose of improving quality of life through social engagement is proving to have a tremendous effect on the mental health of participants. While exercise and...
What is Awe? Awe is a stirring feeling of inspiration and wonder that may be elicited from a touching experience in nature, becoming lost in music or in beholding art. It...
Generally speaking; individuals experiencing mental health conditions will also be experiencing some elements of poor physical health, and vice versa. According to data from AIHW, Australia's Health 2016 national report card;...
Yoga is sometimes overlooked or not considered as a tool to help with the symptoms of mental health conditions. In Australia, it's estimated that 45 per cent of people will experience...