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Page 1: Mental health. Examples of mental health issues? Stress (e.g. exam stress) Anxiety Depression Dipolar disorder Paranoia Eating disorders Obsessive compulsive

Mental health

Page 2: Mental health. Examples of mental health issues? Stress (e.g. exam stress) Anxiety Depression Dipolar disorder Paranoia Eating disorders Obsessive compulsive

Examples of mental health issues?• Stress (e.g. exam stress) • Anxiety• Depression• Dipolar disorder• Paranoia • Eating disorders• Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)• Psychosis• Schizophrenia• Phobias• Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)• Panic attacks• Post traumatic stress disorder • Post natal depression• Self harming

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How prevalent are mental health issues?• 1 in 4 people will experience some kind of mental health

problem in the course of a year.

• Mixed anxiety and depression is the most common mental disorder in Britain.

• Women are more likely to have been treated for a mental health problem than men.

• About 10% of children have a mental health problem at any one time.

• Depression affects 1 in 5 older people.

• Suicides rates show that British men are three times as likely to die by suicide than British women.

• Self-harm statistics for the UK show one of the highest rates in Europe: 400 per 100,000 population.

• Only 1 in 10 prisoners has no mental disorder.

• (Statistics sourced from Mental Health Foundation http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/help-information/mental-health-statistics/ )

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Guidelines for mental wellbeing

• The NHS publish 5 steps to metal wellbeing:• http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/mental-wellbeing/Pages/five-ways-mental-wellbeing.aspx

• Connect• Be active• Keep learning• Give to others• Take notice – be aware of the present moment, your body & the world around you.

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Guidelines for stress busters• The NHS publish a Top 10 stress busters list: • http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Stressmanagement/Pages/Stressbusters.aspx

• Be active• Take control• Connect with people• Have some “me time”• Challenge yourself• Avoid unhealthy habits• Do volunteer work• Work smarter, not harder• Be positive• Accept the things you can’t change

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Help available

• General Practitioner • Talking therapy (counselling, cognitive

behavioural therapy, psychotherapy, family, couples and group therapy)

• Medicines• Specialist care• Emergency psychiatric care (hospital)• Helplines• Friends & family

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Could you be depressed?

• A volunteer please to do the depression self assessment?

• http://www.nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/depression.aspx?Tag=

• Will you now need to reconsider your attitude / lifestyle?