Mental Health

What is anxiety? Anxiety is a feeling of fear, dread, and uneasiness.

What is mental health? Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being.

What is depression? Depression is more than a feeling of being sad or irritable for a few days.

Many people drink alcohol at least occasionally. Current evidence from the WHO shows that no level of alcohol consumption is completely safe for health — if you drink, drinking less is better than drinking more, and some people should not drink at all.

A caregiver looks after someone who cannot fully care for themselves — a child, an adult, or an older person. The person may need help because of an injury, disability, or a long-term illness such as Alzheimer's disease, cancer, stroke, or chronic kidney disease.

What are the health effects of smoking? Smoking is bad for your health.

What are mental disorders? Mental disorders (also called mental illnesses) are conditions that affect your thinking, feeling, mood, and behaviour.

What is obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)? Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition in which you have repeated thoughts (obsessions) and rituals (compulsions).

Every day you have new experiences and learn new things. Your brain can't store all of it, so it decides what is worth remembering.

Bereavement is the period of grief and mourning after a death. Grief is a normal response to loss.

What is dementia? Dementia is a loss of mental functions severe enough to interfere with daily life.

What is bipolar disorder? Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder that causes intense mood swings: Sometimes you may feel extremely "up," elated, irritable, or energised — this is called a manic episode.