Whether you’ve been diagnosed with a mental health problem or are looking for more information, we’ve put together a list of trusted resources for you.
Anger
What anger is, and how to deal with it in a constructive and healthy way.
Anxiety and panic attacks
What anxiety and panic attacks are, possible causes, and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Bipolar disorder
What bipolar disorder is, what kinds of treatment are available, and how you can help yourself cope. Also provides guidance on what friends and family can do to help.
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)
What body dysmorphic disorder is, including possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Borderline personality disorder (BPD)
What BPD is and what it’s like to live with this diagnosis. Also provides information about self-care, treatment, and recovery, and gives guidance on how friends and family can help.
Depression
What depression is, including possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Dissociation and dissociative disorders
What dissociative disorders are, including possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Drugs – recreational drugs & alcohol
Mental health effects of recreational drugs and alcohol, and what might happen if you use recreational drugs and have a mental health problem. Includes suggestions for where you might find support.
Eating problems
What eating problems include, including possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Hearing voices
What it’s like to hear voices, where to go for help if you need it, and what others can do to support someone who is struggling with hearing voices.
Hoarding
Possible causes of hoarding, and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Hypomania and mania
The difference between hypomania and mania, including possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Loneliness
What loneliness is, giving practical suggestions for what you can do and where you can go for support.
Mental health problems – introduction
What are mental health problems? What may cause them, and the many kinds of help, treatment and support that are available. Also provides guidance on where to find more information, and tips for friends and family.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
What obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is, including possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Panic attacks
What panic attacks are, including possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Paranoia
What paranoia is, including possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Personality disorders
What personality disorders are, including possible causes and how you can access treatment and support.
Phobias
What phobias are, including possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Postnatal depression & perinatal mental health
What postnatal depression is and other perinatal mental health issues, including possible causes, sources of treatment and support. Also gives advice for friends and family.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
What post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD are and provides information on how you can access treatment and support. Includes self-care tips and guidance for friends and family.
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)
What PMDD is and explores issues around getting a diagnosis. Also provides information on self-care and treatment options, and how friends and family can help.
Psychosis
What psychosis is, including possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Schizoaffective disorder
What schizoaffective disorder is, including its symptoms and causes. Gives advice on how you can help yourself and what types of treatment and support are available, as well as guidance for friends and family.
Schizophrenia
What is is, possible causes, and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
What seasonal affective disorder is, including possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Self-esteem
How to increase your self-esteem, giving practical suggestions for what you can do and where you can go for support.
Self-harm
What is self-harm? Possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Sleep problems
What insomnia and other sleep problems are, giving practical suggestions for what you can do and where you can go for support.
Stress
What stress is, what might cause it and how it can affect you. Includes information about ways you can help yourself and how to get support.
Suicidal feelings
What suicidal feelings are, including possible causes and how you can learn to cope.
Tardive dyskinesia
What tardive dyskinesia is, what causes it and what you can do to manage it.
Trauma
What trauma is and how it affects your mental health, including how you can help yourself, what treatments are available and how to overcome barriers to getting the right support. Also includes tips for people who want to support someone who has gone through trauma.