Mental Health Articles

GAD is a common anxiety disorder which can be difficult to diagnose as it may co-exist with or share common symptoms with other health or mental health disorders. Treatment may include psychoeducation, psychological or pharmacological approaches.

Are you depressed, feeling alone, and sure nobody else understands what you're going through? Depression may be more common than you think — and treatment more likely to be successful.

Mental ill-health is common and anxiety the most common form. It may be caused by a variety of factors and present in different ways. There are five key types of disorder which have different diagnostic criteria and different treatment approaches.

"Situational depression", a colloquial term for mild depression with an obvious cause, isn't a diagnosis — but adjustment disorder with depressed mood matches the description closely. What are the symptoms, can it be prevented, and how is it treated?

Psychotic depression is a mix of depression and psychotic features, leaving sufferers with an agonizing view of the world. Thankfully, treatment is usually not only successful, but quick.

Atypical depression differs from classic depression, but isn't as uncommon as the name suggests. Could you be suffering from it?

Seasonal affective disorder is a kind of depression that strikes only during one season — usually winter. How can you recognize the signs, and what can be done to treat this depression?

Dysthymia is a long-term but usually mild to moderate form of depression. How can you recognize the symptoms, and how is the condition, also called persistent depressive disorder, treated?

Major depressive disorder is the most common kind of depression, but far from the only one — here, we look at six kinds of depression, as well as other conditions that can present with depressive symptoms.

The efficacy and safety of natural herbal remedies as treatment for depression.