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Anxiety

Author: Skylight Trust

When anxiety becomes overwhelming and prevents you from carrying on with your normal life, it can be classified as a mental illness. Anxiety is normal, and for some people the reaction is mo...

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Understanding anxiety

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Anxiety - A Patient's Guide

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Anxiety factsheet - Penumbra

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Bipolar Disorder

Author: Skylight Trust

​Many people with bipolar disorder, have successful careers, happy family lives, and satisfying relationships. Bipolar disorder is a condition that produces dramatic swings in mood, energy,...

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What is Bipolar Disorder

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Bipolar Disorder Signs and Symptoms

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Bipolar Disorder - HelpGuide

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NIMH » Bipolar Disorder

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Depression

Author: Skylight Trust

Depression is a common illness and needs to be taken seriously. It affects how you feel, the way you think, and the way you act. Depression is more than just feeling a bit down. Feeling str...

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Depression in Young People

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How to help someone who is depressed

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Depression and young adults

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Author: Skylight Trust

OCD is an anxiety disorder. You have recurrent, unwanted ideas or impulses (obsessions) and an urge (compulsion), to do something to relieve the discomfort. ​ Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (...

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Introduction to Obsessive Compulsive disorder

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What is obsessive compulsive disorder

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OCD - National Institute of Mental Health

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Schizophrenia

Author: Skylight Trust

​Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. The symptoms can be very disabling. Schizophrenia is a mental illness which occur...

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Links about schizophrenia for teens and adults

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Schizophrenia

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