Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a complex mental disorder characterised by
difficulties in interpersonal functioning, mood instability and poor impulse control. Rapid …

The goal of psychiatric rehabilitation is to promote the community functioning and well-being
of individuals whose mental illnesses convey disability in the context of their lives (Salzer …

In this paper we describe an intervention that focuses on the needs of children in families
where a parent has a mental illness and attends a community adult mental health setting …

Perinatal anxiety is a prevalent mental health issue with implications for the well-being of
women and their children. There is a scarcity of research that considers perinatal anxiety as …

Abstract An estimated 26.2% of the adult population in America suffers from mental
disorders each year (Kessler, Chiu, et al., 2005, p. 617). Many adults with mental illness …

In this thesis, I present qualitative critical feminist research that explores the lived
experiences of women who identify as having perinatal anxiety. Perinatal anxiety is a highly …

Identification of risk factors for child maltreatment is paramount to child protection. An
understanding of these factors is an important step, with implications for the design of …

Mai i te ao mārama ki te pō, mai i te pō ki te ao mārama, tīhei mauri ora. This is my story of
my PhD journey. The motivation for writing this chapter was to emphasise the importance of …

This study has given voice to a group of people either living with mental illness themselves,
living with a family member with mental illness, or both. The participants were clients of a …

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