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2008 No 2 - Comorbidity I
This edition of Synergy is dedicated to our colleague, Dr Steven Klimidis from the Victorian Transcultural Psychiatry Unit and the Centre for International Mental Health. Dr Klimidis’ sudden and premature death is still being mourned by many people around the world. He was regarded as a pioneer in transcultural psychiatry in Australia and we commemorate his tireless work in this field.
This edition, titled Comorbidity I, is the first in a two-part series on comorbidity that focuses on mental illness and alcohol/drug abuse in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities.
The second edition will explore issues surrounding mental illness and chronic conditions such as cancer, obesity and diabetes.
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A Dedication to A/Prof Steven Klimidis from the VTPU and the Centre for International Mental Health
- Multicultural Mental Health Australia has dedicated this edition of Synergy to our colleague, A/Prof Steven Klimidis, from the Victorian Transcultural Psychiatry Unit (VTPU) and the Centre for International Mental Health.
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Back to life: Consumer, Mona Caruso
Margaret El-Chami - When Mona Caruso’s relationship ended she says it felt like someone had died.
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Drugs are every parent’s nightmare: Carer, Frank Filardo
Margaret El-Chami - If your child ever starts dabbling in drugs, you pray it’s only a fad. But for the Filardo family in Melbourne it’s been an ongoing problem for the last 13 years.
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CALD Comorbid Clients not a Challenge, but an Opportunity
DAMEC CEO, Kelvin Chambers - DAMEC - the Drug and Alcohol Multicultural Education Centre’s new counselling service based in Sydney’s south-west provides innovative non-traditional Western-based approaches to address comorbidity among people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.
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From complexity to stability in Vietnamese heroin users
Peter Higgs is a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) post-doctoral fellow with the National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research at the University of NSW. - Over the last ten years of working with Vietnamese heroin users in the inner western suburbs of Melbourne, I have become aware that some live with the added complexity of having a mental illness.
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Book in Focus: An Awkward Fit by Helen Maczkowiack
Reviewed by Kaliope Paxinos - An Awkward Fit is a biography of Helen Maczkowiack’s son, Stephen, who suffered schizophrenia and took his own life at just 29.
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Mental Health & Substance Use Comorbidity: the Frameworks
Brendan Pawsey, Senior Psychologist, Frameworks for Health, St Vincent’s Health, Melbourne - There is no doubt that many people from all backgrounds experience co-occurring mental and substance use issues. It’s clearly understood that people who experience both issues have worse outcomes than those who have either a mental health or substance use issue alone.
