Bipolar disorder (sometimes called manic-depression) is an illness, a medical condition.
Mental Health
Social anxiety disorder
Social anxiety disorder (social phobia) causes people to feel anxious at the prospect of everyday social interactions and causes symptoms such as trembling and sweating.
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for depression
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are medicines used to treat depression and anxiety. In fact, they are the most commonly prescribed type of antidepressant medicine in Australia.
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are used to treat depression and anxiety. They’re the most commonly prescribed type of antidepressant medicine.
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) causes persistent distressing thoughts that are often accompanied by repetitive acts performed over and over again to try to relieve anxiety.
9 Signs your child may have OCD
Kids who are compelled to display repetitive behaviours may have OCD – here are 9 signs your child may be suffering from OCD, brought to you by myDr.com.au
Antidepressant medicines
Antidepressants are medicines that can treat depression and its symptoms. They can also sometimes be used to treat other conditions, including anxiety disorders and chronic (ongoing) pain.
Psychosis
When someone experiences psychosis they are unable to distinguish what is real. Symptoms include confused thinking, delusions and hallucinations.
Denial of dementia symptoms delays diagnosis
People in the early stages of dementia are living in denial and putting off seeing their doctor, for fear of a diagnosis.
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness which affects about one person in 100 in Australia. Experts divide the symptoms into positive and negative symptoms.
