Learn about common mental health issues

Major Depressive Disorder

Depression, also known as major depressive disorder (MDD) or clinical depression, is a common mood disorder characterised by persistent feelings of sadness and loss of interest or pleasure (anhedonia)...

Generalised Anxiety Disorder

Anxiety is a feeling of unease such as worry or fear, that can be mild or severe.This may be experienced at some point in one's life, such as during exams, job interviews or medical examinations...

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterised by a person experiencing obsessions, defined as recurrent, persistent thoughts, impulses and urges that lead to distress or anxiety, and/or...

Insomnia Disorder

Insomnia is a type of sleep disorder that is characterised by individuals having difficulty falling asleep, maintaining asleep or early-morning awakening with inability to return to sleep...

Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar disorder is characterised by extreme shifts in mood that range from periods of mania to depression. Mania and its less pronounced form, hypomania, are defined as periods of elevated,.....

Specific Phobias

Phobia is an intense and irrational fear towards something that is unlikely to cause harm. Specific phobias are a type of anxiety disorder that is characterised by ...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a type of trauma and stressor related disorder that develop in some people that directly experience or witness a shocking, ..

Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia nervosa is a type of eating disorder that is characterised by restricted food intake that leads to extreme weight loss and very low body weight. Individuals with this condition may have an intense fear of gaining weight ...

Erectile Disorder

Erectile disorder is a type of sexual dysfunction disorder that is characterised by difficulty in obtaining or maintaining an erection during sex and a decrease in firmness of erection...

Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder

Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder (FSIAD) is a type of sexual dysfunction characterised by a significant decrease or lack of sexual interest or arousal around sexual encounters over a period of at least six months. Symptoms of FSIAD are a decrease in or lack of ...