MindSpot treatments were effective in treating anxiety and depression in Indigenous Australians, and outcomes were similar to those of non-Indigenous patients. Services like MindSpot are a treatment option that can help overcome barriers to mental health care for Indigenous Australians.

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SUMMARY The seasonal variation in the quarterly incidence of some sexually transmitted diseases and other conditions in Scotland is compared with that of gonorrhoea and of conceptions leading to live births or abortions. The seasonal incidence for non-specific genital infections and for other conditions not requiring treatment in both men and women was similar to that of gonorrhoea, thus indicating an association with promiscuity, whereas the seasonal variation for candidosis in men and women-an infection not usually associated with promiscuity-was similar to that of conceptions. Differences between the sexes occurred, however, in the seasonal incidences of scabies, pubic lice, genital herpes, trichomoniasis, and other conditions requiring treatment; thus men with these conditions appeared to be more promiscuous than women. The seasonal variations in incidence of genital scabies and pubic lice indicate that these infestations are more easily transmitted by close bodily contact indoors during cold weather than in the open air.

SUMMARY In a retrospective study of clinic records containing accurate information on the dates of infection and onset of symptoms, the mean ( + SEM) incubation period of gonorrhoea in men was 6 2 + 3 * 8 days and the mean duration of symptoms 3 *1 ± 2-3 days. For non-specific urethritis the mean ( ± SEM) figures were 7 7 ± 4 1 and 4 0 ± 3 *4 days respectively; both were significantly longer than for gonorrhoea.Patients with a first episode of urethritis had longer than average incubation periods and duration of symptoms. Past experience of urethritis shortened the duration of symptoms; this was more significant in gonorrhoea than in non-specific urethritis. "Anxious" men who had attended previously of their own accord when no abnormality had been found had the shortest times. The most notable factor in determining the interval between infection and attendance, however, was whether or not the sexual contact was known. Infections by known contacts were associated with prolonged duration of symptoms which negated the benefit of past experience and, to some extent, of anxiety.Thus, patients should be made more generally aware that known contacts may be a source of infection, especially after a break in a relationship, and that they should return to the clinic as soon as symptoms develop. Furthermore, doctors should examine carefully even the most persistently "neurotic" patients, because they may eventually become infected.

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