International conference on Dual Diagnosis and Disorders November 12-13, 2018 | Mercure Albert Park | Melbourne | Australia

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Celine Healy is a Resolution Specialist in Stress and Mental Health & Wellbeing. She helps companies and individuals resolve the issues behind workplace mental health, so they can move to well-being, within a 7-week time period.

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Stress is the basis of all diseases, failure and non-success; all mental health issues. The aim is to show that stress is pervasive and affects everyone and everything we do. The degree to which you are stressed (holding tension or pain within your body/mind) will affect your behavior: mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually, and therefore your mental health overall. 95% of all diseases/non-success is stress-related, stress is cumulative unless and until you deal with the underlying issues that are the real cause of your stress and deprogram and reprogram your conscious and subconscious mind you will never, ever be truly successful at weight management long term. Understanding stress and where it comes from and why it keeps repeating, that stress response is a habit - if so, then it can be unlearned. The different types of stress and why mental health issues in the workplace, need to be addressed from a different angle. When you change how you respond to stress you will have control because you will be more aware/present.

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When helping people with Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues, it is very important to tackle each of the 4 dynamics of human experience to maximise the outcomes as outlined on website Dr Daniel Amen is a psychiatrist in the USA that introduced SPECT scans to reveal functional problems in the brain and uses this 4-fold approach; Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual. to treat his patients. Apart from brain injury from trauma and substance abuse, it is essential for people with dual diagnosis problems to undertake comprehensive biochemical assessment from an integrative doctor to determine deficiencies in key nutrients. These imbalances can significantly affect their moods and how they function, as explained by Dr William Walsh  It is important to raise people’s standards from the bare minimum to Optimal Health to go way beyond tolerable recovery.

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Sister Elena Marie Piteo has completed her PhD from University of Adelaide and Postdoctoral studies from University of Adelaide. She is a Lecturer in Applied Psychology at the University of Notre Dame, Australia

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Previous research has found associations between traditional media use such as television and movies on children’s mental health. There is now evidence, to suggest that newer media such as Online Social Media Platforms (SNS) may also have significant effects on children’s emotional regulation including anxiety and depression. Given that SNS have become a pervasive part of culture and may offer several advantages, it is critical to consider whether problematic online behaviors may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of younger people. The aim of this study was to identify and summarize research examining how the use of SNS affects emotional regulation skills in children and adolescence (5-18 years). It also aimed to consider other social variables that may influence the strength of this relationship. A database search was performed using PubMed and PSYCINFO. Areas of interest included considering the quality of the online friendship, and what conditions are necessary for the use of SNS to interfere with the development of normal emotional regulation. It is possible that if young people replace face to face interactions with online interactions and are rejected, this may further exacerbate symptoms. On the other hand, the quality of the relationship may be cultivated if they supplement their existing friendships with online relationships. Young people who seek SNS to avoid distressing emotions may not be able to learn how to develop appropriate internal regulatory mechanisms to cope with their emotions. Findings from such research promise to help clinicians and educators in targeting vulnerable young people who are at risk of developing mental health problems.

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Yamam is pursuing her PhD in Mental Health Literacy among People from Arabic Background. She acts on the research and innovation committee in School of Global, Urban and Social Studies in RMIT University, as the higher degree by research representative. She is a certified Hypnotherapists and trained Counselor. She holds a Master’s degree in Social Health and Counseling in the Children and Family strand from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia and a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She holds a Certificate IV in training and assessment which gives her the credibility to create, teach and assess accredited Australian courses registered under AQUA standard.

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Mental health literacy has become a very influential topic in Australia due to the increase of mental health issues that have been reported through national research and surveys. This research explores mental health literacy in the Arabic-speaking community in Victoria, Australia, and their concepts, beliefs, perspectives and attitudes toward mental health in general. This research will also examine the impact of mental health literacy on help seeking attitudes, relationships and intra and inter- community interactions. This research is aiming to understand the mental health literacy of the Arabic community. The outcomes of this research will contribute to raising mental health awareness among the Arabic-speaking community, develop and enhance mental health service provision and explore new ideas regarding elevating mental health literacy in the Arabic community. This qualitative research employed face to face interviews and online qualitative survey for 165 men and women aged 18+ from Arabic background living in Victoria, Australia. Due to cultural sensitivity, this research used online surveys to build trust and rapport with the community, then invited them to participate in an in-depth interview. The preliminary findings shows that the concepts, beliefs, perspectives and attitudes towards mental health in the Arabic community is highly influenced by cultural and religious beliefs and practices for example: Jinn (Djinn), Seherand Rabtt: Black magic and spills (sorcery), Hassad (evil eye) Ayeb (Stigma) Rejjal (Manhood). The findings also highlight the important role the Arabic language has on expressing mental health issues, depression and/or emotional pain. And as this is a community engaged research, the findings explain the needs of the community when dealing with mental health issues or understanding and some of the culturally competent ways to raise awareness about mental health in the Arabic community.

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Kashmira Nanji has completed her Masters in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. She has published over 50 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as Reviewer and Editorial Board Member of many journals.

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Globally the proportion of older adults population is increasing at an alarming rate. With this increase comes a growing prevalence of late-life disorders such as Cognitive Impairment (CI). The study aimed to investigate the prevalence of CI and the associated correlates among older adults living in Karachi, Pakistan. A population-based survey was conducted among people aged 60 years or older in urban areas of Karachi, Pakistan. A total of 1400 community dwelling older adults were recruited using multi stage cluster sampling. Face-to-face interviews were carried out to collect information including demographic characteristics, medical history and a validated version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) was used to screen subjects with CI. SPSS version 19 was used for analysis and logistics regression analysis was performed. A total of 1400 (≥60 years old) were included. Among them, 695 (49.6%) were females and 705 males (51.4%). Prevalence of cognitive impairment was estimated to be 33.7%. Significant factors that were found to be associated with cognitive impairment includes increasing age [AOR: 1.4; 95% CI: 1.04-1.95], being female [AOR: 1.53; 95% CI: 1.16-2.04], feeling lonely (P-0.01) and being depressed (P-<0.001). This study showed a high prevalence of CI among elderly in an urban city of Pakistan. Strong associations were observed between CI and variables such as increasing age, female gender, depression and loneliness. Regular screening and early interventions may help to reduce the onset of CI among elderly. Therefore, more emphasis should be given towards prevention of CI to fight against this growing epidemic.

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Sophia Ali, Certified Movement-Based Expressive Arts Therapist from Tamalpa Institute (California, USA). An MA in Clinical Psychology from Amity University (Noida) and certification in creative movement therapy from Creative Movement Therapy Association of India (Bangalore). 

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There is an essential connection between art and life that can facilitate healing and change. The work focuses on new aesthetic that reflects the here and now of peoples’ authentic life experiences, rather than the beauty of a specific dance form or technique.

This process is based on the following principles.

Our bodies are vehicles of awareness.Body sensations, postures, and gestures reflect our history, our culture, and our current ways of being.When we engage in expressive movement, dance, and the expressive arts, the ongoing themes and patterns from our lives are revealed.When we work on our art (a dance, drawing, poem, song, or performance), we are also working on something in our lives.The symbols we create in our art contain valuable messages which speak to the circumstances of our lives.The ways we work as artists teach us about the ways we relate to ourselves, others, and the world.

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Vasundharaa S Nair has completed her Masters in Social Work from Christ University and is currently pursuing her 2^nd year of Pre-Doctoral studies under the Junior Research Fellowship, UGC at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences. She is currently pursuing her Pre-doctoral thesis on the topic “Adaptability of the WHO ZIKA Toolkit for psychosocial support preparedness”.

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Zika a biological hazard with severe burden affects the well-being and quality of life of vulnerable populations both at micro and macro level. The present research is aimed at preparedness among health care professionals towards this impending challenge. National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences which is a premier institute for neuropsychiatric disorders formed the universe for the study. Total sample survey of 285 undergraduate nursing students using the WHO-KAP schedule was administered after obtaining informed consent. Their responses were content analyzed. Majority of the sample were female, age ranged from 17 to 23 years, with years of education ranging from 14 to 16 years. Results revealed that two out of three respondents considered Zika to be a problem, but were confused and concerned about it. 25% thought that Zika could strike in the next 6 months, as has been documented in WHO to reach Asian countries. A large majority felt that it is the self, family, community, local, national and international organizations responsibility to protect them from Zika. However, 1 out of 4 believed God has the responsibility to protect us. Stigmatization and discrimination of persons affected by Zika was endorsed by 1 out of every 6 respondents. One in each 4 respondents believed that there needs to be safe and legal permission for abortion for the identified women. The study clearly states the importance of training the nursing students as they provide health care services from primary to tertiary level wherein they might encounter cases with ZIKV.

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Catia Felgueiras has completed her Integrated Master’s degree in Medicine from the Institute of Biomedical Sciences of Abel Salazar, Biomedical Sciences Institute. She is currently doing her Residency training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Dona Estefania Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal. She is also pursuing Family Therapy Training.

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Alcohol Use Disorders (AUD) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are highly prevalent and commonly co-occur. Co-occurrence may modify and exacerbate the neuroadaptations underlying addiction, relapse, withdrawal and the emergence of medical and psychiatric complications. Thus, it is important to identify these patients and find effective intervention strategies. The treatment literature for patients with dual diagnosis of PTSD and AUD is very limited and inconclusive. A bibliographic review was done on the subject through the Pubmed and PsycInfo platforms. Some pharmacotherapies, such as Serotonin reuptake inhibitors and Naltrexone, are effective for the treatment of PTSD and AUD alone. However, no medication has proven to be effective for double diagnosis. Recent studies suggest that noradrenergic medications, such as Prazosin, Guanfacine and Atomoxetine and promising glutamate/GABA medications such as Topiramate, Memantine, Acamprosate, N-acetylcysteine and Ketamine may be useful in the treatment of comorbid PTSD with AUD. However, the safety and efficacy of these drugs need to be tested in controlled clinical trials. Some psychotherapies seem promising for the treatment of these patients, however, no studies have yet pointed to an isolated efficacy demonstrating improvements only by combination with pharmacological treatment. There also seems to be some effectiveness of other treatments such as mindfulness-based, yoga and acupuncture, However, the effectiveness is more difficult to assess. Most studies do not yet have adequate power and suffer from inadequate control groups. There is a strong need to develop and evaluate combined interventions for pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatment.

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Vieira da Costa C has completed her Integrated Master’s degree in Medicine from Nova Medical School, FCM, Lisbon. She is currently doing her Residency training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal. Her interests is in end-of-life issues in children and adolescents and family therapy.

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Consumption of alcohol in large quantities and on a regular basis in adolescence is one of the risk factors for the development of alcohol use disorder in adulthood. It is known that Europe is the continent where there are higher levels of alcohol consumption before the age of 18. The aim of this work is to draw a comprehensive picture of juvenile alcohol consumption throughout Europe and Portugal, in adolescents with ages between 11 and 18. Recent international data including European school survey project on alcohol and other drugs, the health behaviour in school-aged children study, the cross-national research-project “Alcohol Abuse among Adolescents and Adolescent Alcohol-related Behaviors: European Region”, 2002–2014 were analyzed and compared to portuguese data collected from the Intervention Division in Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies (DICAD) the Portuguese centre for intervention in addictive behaviors. The results reveal that alcohol use has declined among adolescents in Europe. In 2002, 46% of 15-year-olds interviewed in 36 Europe countries had started drinking alcohol at age 13 or earlier. This percentage decreased to 28% in 2014, with the lowest frequency in girls (25%) compared to boys (31%). Portugal was among the European countries where a smaller percentage of girls (4%) consumed alcohol weekly. On the other hand, Portuguese boys (11%) tend to consume more alcohol weekly than girls. The awareness of alcohol-use patterns across European countries can be helpful for assessing the relevance of policies on the one hand and traditions on the other for explaining adolescents substance use, thus helping the countries to regulate alcohol consumption.

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Shurong Lu is a PhD candidate at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne. She is an Epidemiologist by training and she has over a decade of experience working in surveillance of chronic disease and behavioral risk factors. Most recently, when working for the Jiangsu Provincial CDC, she was responsible for the management and implementation of several regional programs (e.g. the Jiangsu provincial surveillance of chronic disease and risk factors, comprehensive intervention of chronic disease in communities, peer-support program of hypertension/diabetes) with broad experience in chronic disease, community healthcare and health promotion

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Mental health of Chinese women is increasingly challenged by the stress of modern life and evidence suggests a rising trend of breast cancer among them. This population based case-control study aims to assess the association between mental health and breast cancer in a Chinese population. Newly diagnosed primary breast cancer patients were recruited as cases (n=818), while controls (n=935), selected from the general population, were frequency matched to cases (age±5 years, same residence). Information of three researcher designed proxy markers of mental health was collected during a face-to-face interview: General propensity for optimism; daily stress and experience of traumatic life events within the past decade. Hierarchical regression results showed that both the propensity for optimism and daily stress dramatically influenced the incidence of breast cancer (R² change was 0.005 and 0.010, respectively, both P<0.01). People who were least optimistic had a 3.18-fold (95% CI: 1.75-5.78) increased the risk of breast cancer compared with those very optimistic ones; respondents with high daily stress were 2.31 times more likely to develop breast cancer than those with low stress. Such associations were consistent among both pre and post-menopausal women; a borderline association was observed between traumatic life events and breast cancer among post-menopausal women (OR=1.36, 95% CI: 1.04-1.77). These findings call for attention to the mental health of women, especially the intrinsic personality and high daily stress, for its immediate impact on the risk of breast cancer.

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Dao Duy Van has completed his pharmacist bachelor degree at the age of 23 years from  Hanoi University of pharmacy. I am Van, a pharmacist, personal development lover, meditation practitioners, and lifelong learner, all combine to find the answer for human problems.

The school with teachers: books, internet, video, forum, every people; Van's teachers is also the well-known speakers, authors: Stephen Covey, Jim Rohn, Brian Tracy, Peter Drucker, John. C Maxwell, Daniel Pink, Jim Collin, Jame Allens, Napoleon Hill, Dale Carnegie, Seth Godin, Micheal Porter, Darren Hardy, Richard Branson, Tony Robbin, Daniel Goleman, Malcolm Gladwell, Wayne Dyer, Hanh Thich Nhat, Richard Mathieu, and many successful authors. Most of the authors value the attitude, principles, virtue, brain, and mind to the success but there are little support evidence and a lot of debating in society.

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They lack social skills, they cannot talk: language is the product of living environment - as your native language and my native language, we speak it naturally without thinking at all. We are not born with our native language, so I doubt their connection with their living environment and/or the state of mind that they can not/don't want to learn. You can test them with Aesop fables(they do not understand), pretending game - they do not understand, interacting, communicating or persuading.

They are in the low level of this. For official test: you can test them with EQ test, and Aesop stories, metaphors. All these low-level vital skills make them never feel safe, connection to the environment: it makes them stress. Over time, it makes the downward spiral that make them more and more lack of social skills and suffer more stress.