Do you have a mental health problem?
Times online have recently created a number of questionnaires to help you determine if you might have a mental illness. If you are worried that your winter blues might be something a little more serious then find out if you need to seek help. We are all guilty of using the terms stressed and depressed quite flippantly to describe our mood, but how do we know when this is actually becomes a serious problem?
Listed below are just a few mental illnesses that could be affecting you or a member of your family. For more information visit Times Online, where all questionnaires featured are available, plus a number of others related to mental health.
Bipolar Disorder is a mental health condition featuring extreme mood swings. If you think you might have Bipolar disorder or are worried for someone you know visit the bipolar questionnaire
Depression is a condition, which is characterised by phases of misery and hopelessness. There also might be some physical symptoms, which can include insomnia and often can prevent you from eating properly. If you’re worried you might be depressed take the depression questionnaire
Drug abuse is often not detected by the person involved, but is later spotted by people who are close to the person affected. If you think somebody you know or you may have a problem with drugs take the drug problem questionnaire
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a common mental health problem. It ranges from very serious cases to the milder forms, but generally involves the sufferer feeling they need to perform certain rituals and activities repetitively. If you are worried you may be suffering from OCD, take the OCD questionnaire
It is only in recent years that we have started to pay more attention to and take care of our mental health. Depression affect such a large proportion of the population now, as well as other mental illnesses it is so important that we are able to detect the warning signs and seek help.