Panic attacks
Panic attacks, information from the Mental Health Foundation Panic attacks are characterised by a sudden and intense sensation of fear, accompanied by physical symptoms such as breathlessness. Panic attacks are characterised by a sudden and ... [... more]
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Eating disorders
Eating disorders, information from the Mental Health Foundation Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa The most common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. These affect about 2% of adult females and ... [... more]
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Arts therapies
Arts therapies, information from the Mental Health Foundation The importance of creative expression to healthy human development and recovery from mental distress is well established across cultures. For people who have mental health problems, ... [... more]
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Nervous breakdown
Nervous breakdown, information from the Mental Health Foundation In practical terms, it usually means you are no longer able to cope with the demands of life and you stop even trying. There are many factors which may contribute to a breakdown, ... [... more]
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What is ECT?
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), information from the Mental Health Foundation During ECT, a brief electrical stimulus is given to the brain via electrodes placed on the temples. The electrical charge lasts between 1-4 seconds, and causes an ... [... more]
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Ex-patients
This fact sheet looks at the wide diversity of terms used to describe people with mental health problems. If you would like to understand other terms used in mental health, please look at the Wordbank. It is important to define the terms because ... [... more]
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Talking therapies
Talking therapies, information from the Mental Health Foundation Talking therapies involve the person with a mental health problem talking to a trained therapist. Talking therapies often take place alongside other treatments and some are ... [... more]
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Complementary therapies
Complementary therapies, information from the Mental Health Foundation Current research on the use of complementary therapies for treating mental health problems The term 'complementary therapy' is generally used to indicate therapies which ... [... more]
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Work life balance
Work life balance, information from the Mental Health Foundation Work life balance describes how you combine work with the other areas of your life, such as childcare, socialising or exercise. Work-life balance is an issue for all workers, not ... [... more]
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What is Seasonal Affective Disorder?
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), information from the Mental Health Foundation Seasonal Affective Disorder is a form of depression which has greatest impact over the winter months. It seems to develop in some people as a result of inadequate ... [... more]
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Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia, information from the Mental Health Foundation Schizophrenia is a diagnosis given to some people who have severely disrupted beliefs and experiences. They may lose touch with reality, see or hear things that are not there and act in ... [... more]
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Hearing voices (auditory hallucinations)
Hearing voices, information from the Mental Health Foundation It is difficult to explain what it is like to hear "voices", particularly if you have never heard voices yourself. However, the experience of hearing voices is not as alien an ... [... more]
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