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  • Health anxiety

    Health anxiety is when worrying about your health starts to take over your life. Read NHS advice about symptoms and and what to do if you have it.

  • Returning to work after mental health issues

    Read about how to get back into work if you've been unemployed or on long-term sick leave because of mental or emotional health issues, such as depression, anxiety and stress.

  • Help for mental health problems if you're LGBTQ+

    Find out where to get support if you're an LGBTQ+ person with mental health problems such as depression or anxiety.

  • Stopping smoking for your mental health

    Find out how stopping smoking can help your mental health by improving your mood and easing stress and symptoms of anxiety and depression.

  • Self-help therapies

    Find out about self-help therapies for mental health, such as online cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) on the NHS and self-help books.

  • Benefits of talking therapies

    Find out about counselling and talking therapies and the problems they can help, including depression, anxiety, phobias, addiction and relationship problems.

  • Overview - Post-traumatic stress disorder

    Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder caused by very stressful, frightening or distressing events.

  • Causes - Fabricated or induced illness

    The causes of fabricated or induced illness (FII) are not fully understood, but mental health conditions or previous traumatic experiences in the parent or carer's life can play an important role.