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Schizoaffective disorder
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 22/05/2024
Schizoaffective disorder is a mental illness that affects your moods and thoughts. This section explains the condition, possible causes and treatments. This section is for people who live with schizoaffective disorder and their carers, relatives and friends.
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So what is schizoaffective disorder?
1 min read |Last updated: 21/06/2024
So what is schizoaffective disorder? We talk to Lexi Watkins a Mental Health Practitioner & Data Analyst and James Lindsay – Author of ‘Befriending My Brain: A Psychosis Story’, both with lived experience of schizoaffective disorder to try understand this commonly misunderstood condition.
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How I befriended my schizoaffective disorder through writing – James’ story
Last updated: 09/10/2023
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"I prefer to look at the positives of my illness" – Debra’s story
Last updated: 16/11/2023
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“A men’s football peer support group helps me thrive” – James’ story
Last updated: 13/10/2023
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Cannabis and mental health
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 22/05/2024
Cannabis is an illegal drug which can affect your mental health. This section is about the effects that cannabis can have on your mental health. And how to get help and support. This information is for people over 18 in England. Their carers, relatives and friends.
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Talking to BBC News about the link between physical activity and wellbeing
Last updated: 29/05/2024
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What is the one misconception about your mental illness that really frustrates you?
Last updated: 29/05/2024
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Does mental illness run in families?
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 22/03/2024
Sometimes there are a few people in a family who have the same mental illness. Other times only one person in the family has a mental illness. This page looks at whether mental illness runs in families.
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Debate on decriminalisation of cannabis for recreational use must take into account the potential for public harm
1 min read |Last updated: 06/02/2020
Rethink Mental Illness is calling on policy makers to ensure the debate around the legalisation of cannabis for recreational purposes reflects the likely impact on the most vulnerable in society and those at greater risk of, or living with, severe mental illness. Recognising strong arguments for a change in the law, Rethink Mental Illness is calling...
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Worried about your mental health? How to get treatment and support
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 31/05/2024
This section explains how you can get help if you are worried about your mental health. It explains about options for treatment and support. Such as seeing your GP, talking therapy and self-help and support from charities. This section is for anyone worried about their mental health.
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