Covid-19 Self Help For Mental Health

28/03/2020

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/click-here-happiness/201812/self-care-12-ways-take-better-care-yourself

Exhausted, uninspired, or unwell? Read these self-care tips to take care of you.

28/03/2020

https://themighty.com/2020/03/coronavirus-anxiety-help/?utm_source=engagement_bar&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=story_page.engagement_bar/

"In these uncertain times, our fear can be debilitating, and paranoia can set in."

27/03/2020

27/03/2020

What are the symptoms of depression:
Avoiding contact with family
Continuous low mood, feeling upset and tearful
Feeling hopeless and low self-esteem
Lack of motivation or interest in things
Feeling irritable and intolerant of other people
Thoughts of su***de and self harm
Eating too much or too little
Lack of energy muscles aches and pains
Disturbed sleep patterns and low s*x drive

27/03/2020

So what it's depression:
Depression is when you feel persistently sad and unhappy for a long period of time and affects your everyday life. It restricts you from doing tasks you would normally enjoy doing. It is like carrying a heavy bag and each day it gets heavier and heavier. Depression can sometimes be viewed as trivial and not a real health condition - this is not true. Depression is a real illness with real symptoms and is a very common mental health condition.

27/03/2020

Here are a list of helplines available if anyone needs them. Tomorrow we will be putting up each charity/helplines available from each area in Scotland to better recieve the right support needed
Thanks

A list of charities and organisations that can help with mental health problems.

27/03/2020

https://www.priorygroup.com/blog/how-to-help-an-autistic-child-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak

Dr Hayley van Zwanenberg - a Priory child and adolescent psychiatrist - offers advice to parents of children with autism on dealing with unavoidable change their routines.

27/03/2020

https://www.giveusashout.org/

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27/03/2020

https://youngminds.org.uk/blog/looking-after-your-mental-health-while-self-isolating/

If you are self-isolating or social distancing because of coronavirus (COVID-19), it is important to look after your mental health. Here are some tips that may help.

27/03/2020

Did you know:
1/2 of all mental health problems are established by the age of 14

3/4 of all mental health problems are established by the age of 24

In Scotland a total of 877,453 patients were dispensed at least one antidepressants during 2016/17 at a cost of £44m a year equating to 19% of the Scottish population

In England the number of antidepressants items prescribed gas more than doubled in the last decade. In 2016, there was a 64.7 million antidepressant items dispensed 33.7 million (108.5%) more than 2006, when there were 31.0 million.

In 2018, in Great Britain, there was 595,000 cases of work related stress, depression or anxiety leading to 15.4 million working days lost

Source:www.gov.scot.nhs.uk, www.scotpho.org.uk and estimates based on self-reports from the labour force survey

27/03/2020

Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.