Mental health articles

We know very little about the causes of mental health problems compared to what is known about physical health problems. It is an area that causes much discussion among professionals and is constantly being researched. It is generally believed that it is not just one factor that causes someone to develop a mental health problem, […]

Picking up on mental health problems People with mild intellectual disabilities will generally show the same signs and symptoms as the rest of the population, but they may need help to describe these. It is more difficult for people with severe intellectual disabilities as some of them have great difficulty in communicating in words. We […]

How do mental health problems affect people? Mental health problems can affect people in many different ways. Areas of a person’s life that can be affected by a mental health problem include: Biological changes in sleep pattern, appetite and weight Reduction or loss of skills, inability to learn new skills Increase in ritualistic movements, such […]

List of Mental Health Problems A mental health problem means that people experience changes in:
The way they think and understand the world around them
The way they behave
The emotions and feelings they have These changes will usually have some impact on the way the person deals with day-to-day life. Sometimes […]