Rethink Mental Illness
Rethink Mental Illness campaigns nationally and locally to improve the quality of life for everyone severely affected by mental illness by ensuring their clinical, financial, socia…. Read more on Campaign with us. Mental health training is one of our key ways of changing the experience of people affected by poor mental health in this country.
Bipolar Disorder: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment - Rethink …
Bipolar disorder, also known as bipolar affective disorder, is a mood disorder. It used to be called manic depression. Bipolar disorder can cause your mood to swing from an extreme high to an extreme low. People with bipolar disorder can experience manic, depressive and psychotic symptoms. There are different types of bipolar disorder.
Draw on the area you would like to self-harm with a red pen or use fake blood or food colouring to simulate self-harm. Bite into a chilli. Put an elastic band or several elastic bands around your wrist and ping them to cause a stinging sensation. Put red food dye in ice cubes and then grip them to cause numbness and have red dye released.
Supported housing - For adults living with mental illness
Supported housing combines housing with support services. This can help people who live with mental illness to live as independently as possible. This section explains the different types of supported housing that may be available in your area. It is for people 18 or over living with mental illness in England.
Section 117 aftercare - Under the Mental Health Act 1983
‘Aftercare’ means the help you get when you leave hospital. You can get section 117 aftercare if you have been in hospital under the following sections of the Mental Health Act 1983 - 3, 37, 45A, 47, or 48. The NHS and social services should give your aftercare for free.; The aftercare should focus on your mental health needs.It should help you to get better and stay out of hospital.
Borderline Personality Disorder: Symptoms and Treatment
Many people who live with BPD can also experience other mental health problems and alcohol or drug issues. Also, many self-harm and experience suicidal thoughts. Over time, with treatment many people with BPD overcome their symptoms and recover. Recovery means different things to different people.
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Dissociation and dissociative identity disorder (DID) Drugs, alcohol and mental health. Eating disorders. Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) Personality disorders. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) Psychosis.
Understanding Self-Medication: Drugs, Alcohol, and Mental Health
This is called 'self-medication'. Drugs and alcohol can make the symptoms of your mental illness worse. When someone with a mental illness also uses drugs, doctors call this ‘dual diagnosis’ or ‘co-occurring diagnosis’. Some drugs may make it more likely for you to get a mental illness, and they may make it harder to treat.
Discharge from the Mental Health Act - Rethink Mental Illness
You can be discharged by certain people, e.g., your Responsible Clinician or your Nearest Relative. Your responsible clinician should discharge you if they don’t think that you meet the conditions of being under the Mental Health Act anymore. You can ask the Hospital Manager to review your detention.
Schizophrenia: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment Options
The symptoms of schizophrenia are commonly described as ‘positive’ symptoms or ‘negative’ symptoms. This doesn’t mean that they are good or bad. ‘ Positive’ symptoms are unusual changes in thoughts and feelings that are ‘added on’ to a person's experiences. They are usually called ‘psychotic symptoms’ or ‘psychosis’.