This week Brown University released the results of a study evaluating a collaborative approach to treating those with bipolar disorder. This care model was tested in veterans across the nation…
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Megan Wilson struggled for years with the frightening mood swings - manic highs and unbearable lows - of bipolar disorder.Comment
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There are many different types of mental health disorders, any of which could affect any one of us at any time of our lives regardless of our age, gender, background or status. The most common type of mental health disorders are anxiety and depression related disorders.Certainly, all of us can experience anxiety at times, especially when we have a particularly difficult situation to deal with, like taking a driving test for example, or going for a job interview, but when the anxiety is so severe that it disrupts our daily lives, then it could be that we are suffering from an anxiety- related mental health disorder.Similarly, each of us know what it’s like to feel a bit down in the dumps, we may even say we are depressed, but true depression is where the symptoms don’t subside after a short period of time, they persist and are severe enough to impair our ability to carry out our normal routines.The following list represents some of the more commonly known mental health disorders with a brief description of their typical symptoms.PhobiasA phobia is an anxiety related disorder characterised by extreme fear, perhaps fear of a situation, an object, a place or […]
