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Claustrophobia can be caused by a traumatic event experienced during early childhood.
Claustrophobia is often caused by a traumatic event experienced during early childhood.
Context · Observational claim · From Claustrophobia, [page]
People with claustrophobia can experience panic attacks, which are very frightening and distressing.
People with claustrophobia can have panic attacks. They can be very frightening and distressing.
Context · Observational claim · From Claustrophobia, [page]
Claustrophobia can be triggered by thinking about certain situations without exposure to them.
Even thinking about certain situations without exposure to them could be a trigger.
Context · Observational claim · From Claustrophobia, [page]
Around 10% of the UK population experience claustrophobia at some point in their lifetime.
It's estimated around 10% of the UK population are affected by claustrophobia during their lifetime.
Context · Observational claim · From Claustrophobia, [page]
Treatment for phobias may involve cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and medication.
Treatments for phobias include: talking therapies such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), if that does not work, medicines may be prescribed
Service · Procedural statement · From Mental health conditions, [page]
SAD treatment options include antidepressants, talking therapies, and light therapy.
Treatments for seasonal affective disorder (SAD) include antidepressants, talking therapies and light therapy
Service · Procedural statement · From Mental health conditions, [page]
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) symptoms include depression that occurs in winter and improves in summer.
The main symptom of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is depression that happens in the winter and goes away in the summer
Service · Observational claim · From Mental health conditions, [page]
Treatment for depression may involve lifestyle changes, talking therapies, and medication.
Treatment for depression usually involves a combination of lifestyle changes, talking therapies and medicines
Service · Procedural statement · From Mental health conditions, [page]
Depression symptoms range from persistent low mood to severe feelings of hopelessness and suicidal thoughts.
Symptoms of depression include feeling unhappy or hopeless, low self-esteem and finding no pleasure in things you usually enjoy
Service · Observational claim · From Mental health conditions, [page]
Psychotherapy is the main treatment for borderline personality disorder.
The main treatment for borderline personality disorder is a type of talking therapy called psychotherapy
Service · Procedural statement · From Mental health conditions, [page]
Borderline personality disorder symptoms include emotional instability, distressing thoughts, and impulsive behavior.
The symptoms of BPD can be grouped into 4 main areas: being emotionally unstable, having upsetting thoughts and acting without thinking
Service · Observational claim · From Mental health conditions, [page]
Schizophrenia treatment typically involves antipsychotic medicines and cognitive behavioral therapy.
In most cases, this will be antipsychotic medicines and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
Service · Procedural statement · From Mental health conditions, [page]
Schizophrenia symptoms include auditory and visual hallucinations, unusual beliefs, and confused thinking.
Symptoms of schizophrenia can include hearing voices or seeing things that are not real, unusual beliefs and confused thinking
Service · Observational claim · From Mental health conditions, [page]
Treatment for anorexia may include talking therapies and medication.
Your treatment plan will be tailored to you and should consider any other support you might need, such as for depression or anxiety
Service · Procedural statement · From Mental health conditions, [page]
Anorexia symptoms include distorted body image, restrictive eating habits, and purging behaviors.
Symptoms of anorexia nervosa include believing you're fat when you're a healthy weight or underweight, eating very little or missing meals
Service · Observational claim · From Mental health conditions, [page]
People with severe mental illness can have a yearly physical health check-up at their GP surgery.
If you have a severe mental illness, you can have a physical check-up at your GP surgery once a year. These can make a big difference to your health and wellbeing
Service · Procedural statement · From Mental health conditions, [page]
Treatment for psychosis often involves antipsychotic medicines, talking therapies, and social support.
Common treatments for psychosis include antipsychotic medicines, talking therapies and social support
Service · Procedural statement · From Mental health conditions, [page]
Common causes of psychosis include schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Common causes of psychosis include mental health conditions like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Service · Observational claim · From Mental health conditions, [page]
Psychosis symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, and disordered thinking.
The 3 main symptoms of psychosis are: hallucinations – where a person hears, sees and, in some cases, feels, smells or tastes things that do not exist outside their mind but can feel very real to the person affected by them; a common hallucination is hearing voices
Service · Observational claim · From Mental health conditions, [page]
Dopamine is implicated in psychosis due to its effects on symptoms when reduced by medication.
Evidence for the role of dopamine in psychosis comes from the fact medicines known to reduce the effects of dopamine in the brain also reduce the symptoms of psychosis.
Research · Observational claim · From Causes - Psychosis, [page]