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The National Mind website provides a vast amount of information and advice for people wanting to know more about mental health. The following information provides a simple guide which links to the advice that Mind provides.
Mental Health Conditions
For information to help you understand about mental health conditions, please click here Conditions explored include:
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Postnatal depression
- Schizophrenia
and many more ....
Medication and treatments
Mental health conditions may be treated in a number of ways. Treatments may vary from medication from drugs, talking treatments such as counselling and alternative remedies such as homeopathy. Click here for guidance on making sense on some of these treatments. For more detailed information on drugs prescribed to treat mental health conditions, click here
Looking after yourself
People can help themselves by managing their own mental health. For advice on how to deal with certain issues or concerns, click here. Guidance is given for coping with:
- Anger
- Being a carer
- Bullying at work
- Exam stress
- Loneliness
- Relationship problems
- Sleep problems
and many more…
For further information on managing your own mental health through physical activity, relaxation techniques and managing food or stress, click here.
Click on the Links page to access further details of organisations that can provide support to carers, young people and those seeking work, training or benefits advice.
Your rights
Sometimes people need assistance in voicing their concerns and opinions and an advocate can help people with mental health needs to do this. Click here for more information on advocacy. For more information of your rights in relation to hospital admission, consent to treatment and the law, click here.
For details of local services that can provide an advocate or deal with a complaint, click on the Getting Help page.
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