Centre for Mental Health

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Symptoms

Services—Symptoms

Mental health problems and mental disorders affect about one in five of the population at any one time. Children and adolescents are also affected, with 14 per cent having diagnosable emotional or behavioural problems, such as Attention Deficit Disorder or eating disorders. Common adult mental illnesses include Anxiety Disorders, Depression, and other Mood Disorders and Schizophrenia - a psychotic illness that affects thinking and other functions.

How do I know if I have a mental health problem?

If you experience some of these symptoms or if you feel that things are not quite right, seek professional help.

• Severe depressive mood—feeling hopeless, losing interest, feeling life is not worth living.
• Extremely elated mood and over-exuberance.
• Abnormal thoughts, such as the television sending you personal messages or other people persecuting you.
• Hearing voices or haveing other hallucinations.
• Experience high levels of anxiety, tension and nervousness.
• Thinking about suicide.
• Thinking about harming others.

For more information, have a look at the brochures in the Mental Health and Wellbeing site.