Handling Stress

For information about how we can help children deal with stress, stress associated with holidays, post-traumatic stress, work-related stress, and the relationship between stress, sleep and relaxation, follow the links to the HealthInsite topic pages below.

Updated January 2008

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Title:   Stress
Publisher:   InfraPsych
Description:   Describes theories about stress, various specific theories related to the causes of stress, lifestyle and stress, how to tell if you are stressed, and stress management techniques.
Date:   Jun 2008

Title:   Feeling stressed
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   Understanding stress; recognising signs of stress; suggestions on how to deal with stress.
Date:   Nov 2006

Title:   Stress affects us in many ways
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Stress is a feeling you have when you face a situation you think you can't manage. This can make you feel anxious, irritable, forgetful, sleepless and unable to cope. There are many different ways to deal with stress - once you understand the causes.
Date:   Oct 2007

Title:   Stress can become a serious illness
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Stress that is not managed or treated can lead to significant medical illnesses and anxiety disorders that can result in depression. When stress turns into a serious illness, it is important to get professional help as soon as possible.
Date:   Mar 2008

Title:   Stress - how to recognise it
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Stress is a part of our lives, and the way we react to stress is similar to how we react to danger - we are conditioned to go into 'fight or flight' mode, and we may get unpleasant physical symptoms, telling us that we are over-stressed.
Date:   Jun 2008

Title:   Stress in everyday life
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   The amount of stress experienced by a person depends on their response to a given situation. People can experience stress in their personal and work lives. Prevention is the best strategy. A regular daily routine that includes a nutritious diet, exercise and regular sleep will help a great deal.
Date:   Jun 2007

Title:   How to cope with stress
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   Symptoms of stress. Strategies for stress management.
Date:   Jun 1996

Title:   Exam time: hints for managing stress
Publisher:   inspire foundation
Description:   Exams are a time when stress levels are higher than usual. This factsheets outlines some of the causes of stress and ways to manange it.
Date:   Jul 2008

Title:   Factsheet 11 - Dealing with stress
Publisher:   beyondblue
Description:   When we say we're stressed, it usually means that we're tense about something that's happening in our lives. Too much stress can lead to panic, headaches, trouble sleeping, anger, depression, anxiety and lots of other symptoms.

Title:   Stress
Publisher:   Headroom (Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide)
Description:   Stress is a common mental health issue for young people of today. It affects each person in a different way, and it is usually caused by many things. This includes worrying about something, although what worries one person may not be as stressful for another.
Date:   Jan 2002

Title:   Recognising and managing stress
Publisher:   Mental Health Association NSW
Description:   Discusses signs of stress, managing stress, exercise, and sources of additional information.
Date:   Jun 2008

Title:   Rural issues - stress management
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   The effects of financial hardship on people living in rural communities can include depression, relationship breakdown, farming accidents and suicide. It's important to have a stress management plan to help you and your family get through the difficult times.
Date:   May 2007

Title:   Rural issues - coping with stress
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Farming families are under increasing pressure. Financial hardship and other difficulties can lead to stress, relationship breakdown, farm accidents and, in some cases, suicide.
Date:   May 2007

Title:   Chronic illness
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Illness can be stressful but a chronic illness imposes extra stress. It can affect a person's recovery and how well they cope with the demands of the illness and its treatment. There are a range of strategies to help people deal with the stress of chronic illness.
Date:   Jul 2007

Title:   Stress - Q & A
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   A range of questions on stress. Our experts provide the answers.
Date:   Jun 2008

Title:   Young Australian women failing the stress test
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   A study shows that young women are feeling more stress than older women.
Date:   Feb 2001

Title:   Stress
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Stress occurs when we feel threatened or cannot cope with a situation.
Date:   Apr 2005

Title:   Stress
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information about stress.
Date:   Feb 2008

Title:   Stress
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Stress affects different people in different ways - your attitude and personality play a big part in how it affects you, and how you cope with it.
Date:   May 2008

Title:   Stress: how it affects your asthma
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Find out how stress can affect your asthma, or that of your child.
Date:   Mar 2003
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