Topic: Depression

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Bipolar disorder

Understand the symptoms of bipolar disorder and how diagnosis and treatment work.

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Depression

Learn what depression is, how it affects people, and what treatment and support can help.

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Alice’s story: living with depression and finding support

Alice tells her story, including her experiences of depression and the things that have made a difference.

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Anxiety and Depression | Best For You In Conversation

Mental Health Activist, Antonio Ferreira, and Deputy Lead Nurse for Mental Health, Lucy Presley, answer young people’s questions about anxiety and depression.

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Can people with depression…? | Is anxiety…? | Dr Stephanie Slater says

GP Dr Stephanie Slater answers questions about depression and anxiety including: • Can people with depression stop taking medication?• Can people with depression have anxiety too? • Can people with depression laugh? • Can people with depression get therapy? • Is anxiety a disability? • Is anxiety a chemical imbalance? • Is anxiety easy to…

Can people with mental health conditions fast during Ramadan?
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Can people with mental health conditions fast during Ramadan?

For people with mental health conditions, deciding whether to fast can be complicated, with lots of things to consider.

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Dr Stephanie Slater talks about anxiety, depression, and mental health

Dr Stephanie Slater talks about her experiences of depression and anxiety and what’s helped her manage. @drstephanieslater

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How to cope when you’re feeling low

Suggestions from young people about how to cope when you’re feeling low or depressed.

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Kooth

An online platform that helps young people with a forum, content, and online chat with professionals.

Move Mood app: An app that helps you improve your mood by doing things that support you to move forward, take control, and feel more positive. There’s the Move Mood app logo – a stick figure raising their arms in the air, coloured with purple-to-pink ombre.
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Move Mood

The Move Mood app is designed to support young people who experience low mood and depression with an approach based on behavioural activation therapy.

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Tanya’s story: living with disability and advocating for mental health

Hear about Tanya’s experiences as a disability and mental health advocate and student, including her experiences of depression and anxiety.

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The Mental Health and Wellbeing Workout for Teens

This non-fiction book is a guide to help you better understand how you think

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What do doctors…? | Dr Stephanie Slater says

GP Dr Stephanie Slater answers questions about being a GP and seeing your GP about mental health including: • What do doctors do for insomnia?• What do doctors wear?• What do doctors ask you about mental health?• What do doctors do to test for depression?

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