Mental health
As many as one in four of us will have some sort of mental health problem in our lives, yet it’s still a taboo subject. It’s important to make sure you keep your emotional and mental health in check and recognise if there’s a problem.
Your emotional health
Most of us manage our physical health far better than our emotional health, leaving issues and problems to cause real harm.

• Phobias: what to do if you're struggling with a phobia
• Understanding stress: spot when stress is becoming unmanageable
• Depression in young people: adjusting to the emotional changes of adolescence
• Nervous breakdown: the old fashioned term to describe a variety of disorders
• Overeating: what makes us overeat?
• Self-harm: self-harm is a way of dealing with strong emotions
• Suicidal feelings: if you're feeling suicidal, there are people who can help you through
• Suicidal feelings in children and teenagers: how you can help
• Vaginismus: a psychological condition that manifests itself in a powerful physical response
• Sectioning: explaining the process of compulsory treatment under the Mental Health Act
• Stigma and mental health: many people can be affected, particularly in the workplace

Mental health disorders
Read the facts on a range of common mental health conditions and disorders with summaries of their symptoms and treatments.

• Alzheimer's disease
• Agoraphobia
• Anxiety, panic and phobias
• Bipolar disorder
• Body dysmorphia
• Dementia
• Depression in adults
• Depression in children
• Depression in the elderly
• Drug abuse
• Eating disorders
• Gender identity disorder
• Insomnia
• Munchausen's syndrome
• OCD
• Personality disorder
• Postnatal depression
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Selective mutism
• SAD
• Schizophrenia
• Shock
• Stress
• Suicide
• Suicidal feelings in children and teenagers

Coping techniques
The skills and techniques you can use to help you cope and get you through.

• Happiness: can we make ourselves happy?
• Coping skills: keys skills to help you cope
• Bereavement: a look at a variety of changing emotions during bereavement
• Low self-esteem: associated with many mental health problems
• Negative thoughts: sometimes the way you feel is dictated by the way you think
• Thought diaries: identifying the feelings and thoughts that may be making you depressed or anxious
• Anger management: techniques if you feel your anger outbursts can get out of control
• Managing stress: coping with stress and responding to it positively
• Relaxation techniques: how to relax and switch off from day-to-day worries
• Meditation: how to achieve a state of calm

Therapy
There may be a time when your family and friends don't have the expertise to help - and you might wonder where to turn next. There's a wealth of professionals available to help with your problems or issues.

• Talking therapy: an introduction to some of the different therapies available
• Mental health professionals: who they are and what they can do to help you
• Psychotherapy: talking to a trained psychotherapist can help you realise your problems or worries
• Group psychotherapy: learning from others with similar experiences
• Counselling: impoving your sense of wellbeing by talking to someone
• Psychoanalysis and other therapies: some of the other common therapies explained

Understanding prescription drugs
At times, medication may be necessary to reduce the symptoms of a particular condition. To make informed choices, it's very important to be aware of their usefulness and what side effects may occur.

• Medicine and mental illness: the important role they play in reducing your symptoms
• Antidepressants: when they may be of use to improve your mental health

 
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