Mental Health Conditions – Resources

A Guide to Agoraphobia a term that is used to describe a number of related phobias (irrational fears) that are ...

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, which is a group of symptoms associated with a decline in ...

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder and a serious mental health condition. Sufferers are anxious about their weight and keep ...

Learn more about anxiety and Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) mental health conditions causing prolonged discomfort. Including symptoms, causes, diagnosing, treatment ...

A Psychiatric disorder – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder causes developmental impairment and behavioural problems including inattentiveness, hyperactivity, or acting impulsively ...

A guide to binge eating an eating disorder with a compulsion to overeat.  Symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Introduction ...

Severe mood swings can be caused by the mental illness bipolar disorder once called manic depression. These usually last several ...

A guide to bulimia nervosa – an eating disorder and mental illness. Symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment. People with bulimia ...

A person being bullied can be subjected to teasing, have rumours spread about them, be pushed around causing physical harm ...

Dementia is used to describe the symptoms that occur when the brain is affected by conditions including Alzheimer’s disease, stroke ...

Depression is often an illness. Depressive illness makes the usual feelings of sadness that we all experience temporarily remain for ...

Eating disorders are characterised by an abnormal attitude towards food that causes someone to change their eating habits and behaviour ...

Epilepsy affects the brain and the condition causes repeated seizures, which were commonly referred to as epileptic fits. Introduction Symptoms ...

How to make, register or end a lasting power of attorney The Mental Capacity Act 2005 allows a person to ...

The Mental Capacity Act 2005, fully implemented in 2009, is designed to protect and empower individuals who may lack the ...

After being sectioned (detained for treatment in a psychiatric hospital), the mental health aftercare you may need when you leave ...

A Guide to the care services (Care in the Community) and organisations for people suffering mental health problems in the ...

Phone numbers and contact details of charities and organisations offering support and advice in times of difficulty or distress through ...

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic mental health condition that is usually associated with both obsessive thoughts and compulsive ...

Panic Attacks which happen for no apparent reason and become recurrent lead to a mental health problem called panic Disorder ...

Personality Disorder is not a single condition, It is more like a grouping of conditions that have certain characteristics in ...

A phobia is an anxiety disorder. It is an extreme or irrational fear of an animal, object, place, or situation ...

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can cause serious psychological and physical symptoms caused by the stress of involvement in or witnessing ...

Rethink Mental Health Aims to help everyone affected by severe mental health problems achieve a better quality of life. About ...

A disorder of the mind and a mental illness, schizophrenia affects how you think, feel and behave. Schizophrenia is a ...

Under the Mental Health Act 1983 you can be legally detained by law in a psychiatric hospital against your will ...