Diseases & Health Conditions
Educational information about diseases, symptoms, and related treatments
Anorexia nervosa
Overview Anorexia nervosa (BSL) | Anorexia nervosa (audio) | Anorexia nervosa (easy read) Anorexia n...
Anxiety disorders in children and young people
Overview Anxiety is a feeling of unease, like worry or fear. In children and young people, it’s an u...
Binge eating disorder (BED)
Overview Binge eating disorder (BSL) | Binge eating disorder (audio) | Binge eating disorder (Easy R...
Bipolar disorder
Overview Bipolar disorder is a condition that affects your mood. You’re likely to have periods where...
Bulimia nervosa
Overview Bulimia nervosa (BSL) | Bulimia nervosa (audio) | Bulimia nervosa (Easy Read) Bulimia nervo...
Depression
Overview Depression is a mental health condition that has a range of symptoms. These can affect how...
Eating disorders
Overview Eating disorder (BSL) | Eating disorder (audio) | Eating disorders (Easy Read) Eating disor...
Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
Overview Anxiety is a feeling of unease, like worry or fear, that can be mild or severe. It’s the ma...
Insomnia
Overview British Sign Language (BSL) Insomnia can mean both: - struggling to get to sleep - difficul...
Munchausen syndrome
Overview Munchausen syndrome is a rare psychological condition. It means someone pretends to be ill....
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Overview Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition. It causes you to have obs...
Panic disorder
Overview Panic disorder is where you keep having panic attacks, often for no obvious reason. Everyon...
Personality disorder
Overview Someone with a personality disorder thinks, feels, behaves or relates to others in a way th...
Phobias
Overview A phobia is a common type of anxiety disorder. Many people are afraid of things. Fear only...
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Overview Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health problem caused by traumatic events...
Postnatal depression
Overview Postnatal depression is a type of depression that many parents experience after having a ba...
Psychosis
Overview Psychosis is a common and serious mental health problem.
Psychotic depression
Overview Some people who have severe depression will also experience symptoms of psychosis. Common s...
Schizophrenia
Overview Schizophrenia is a serious mental health condition. It causes a range of different psycholo...
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
Overview Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that has a seasonal pattern. The...
Self-harm
Overview Self-harm is when somebody intentionally damages or injures their body. Self-harming has be...
Social anxiety disorder
Overview Social anxiety disorder, also called social phobia, is a long-term and overwhelming fear of...