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Arthritis and mental health

It is common for people with arthritis to experience mental health concerns.

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Having arthritis can make you feel stressed, sad and affect your mental health, and that’s understandable. There are many things you can do and put in place to help. These can be for now and in the future.

Click on the links below to learn more about arthritis and mental wellbeing, support services and what else is available.

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We have made a free short eLearning to help you understand mental and emotional wellbeing in arthritis. It looks into how arthritis might affect your wellbeing, who can help and how to get support in South Australia.

Wellbeing in arthritis. Social, emotional and mental health

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Arthritis Australia has made a web page about arthritis and emotions, including an explanation of depression and anxiety.

Arthritis and emotions

Arthritis Australia website

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Many people with arthritis live with chronic or ongoing pain. This can affect your wellbeing. We have made a short free elearnings about chronic pain and ways to manage.

Coping with pain eLearning

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There are many different members of your health care team that can help with your wellbeing. We have made a short free eLearning about the different people in your healthcare team, and how they can help.

Who's who in your healthcare team? Part 1-The Medical Team

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Who's who in your healthcare team? Part 2- Allied Health

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Webinar

Arthritis can have many different effects on people’s lives and wellbeing. Often the focus is on the physical effects, but it can also impact people’s mental health. Join Professor Louise Sharpe and Bethany Richmond, two experts in the field of mental health and arthritis, for this free webinar.

June Louise Sharpe and Bethany Richmond

This webinar has been made possible by funding from Country SA PHN.

Dedicated support services

Below is a list of dedicated mental health support services for individuals of specific communities, listed alphabetically.

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