To be safe and effective the relationships between staff, patients and carers must be professional, therapeutic and have a clear aim. This leaflet explains the signs to look out for, what you can do and who you can contact to report concerns.
To be safe and effective the relationships between staff, patients and carers must be professional, therapeutic and have a clear aim. This leaflet explains the signs to look out for, what you can do and who you can contact to report concerns.
If you want to make sense of your experiences, or if you are struggling with your mental health this leaflet aims to help you to understand what is important to your wellbeing.
This leaflet will provide useful contact information for carers.
The leaflet is about what can happen when people are distressed on wards, as well as the use of force. We hope by raising this topic we can avoid ever having to use force whilst you are in hospital.
On this page you will find information from MIND explaining what post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD are, and provides information on how you can access treatment and support. Includes self-care tips and guidance for friends and family.
On this page you will find information from MIND that explains self-harm, possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Including tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
On this page you will find information from MIND explaining seasonal affective disorder, possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Including tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Information from MIND explaining schizophrenia, including possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Information from MIND for anyone who has been given a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder, and their friends and relatives. Explains what the disorder is, and the types of treatment and support available.
On this page you will find information from MIND explaining what psychosis is, possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Including tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
On this page you will find information from MIND explaining postnatal depression and other perinatal mental health issues, including possible causes, sources of treatment and support, and advice for friends and family.
On this page you will find information from MIND explaining personality disorders, including possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
On this page you find information from MIND explaining paranoia, possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Including tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
On this page you will information from MIND explaining what obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is, possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Including tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
On this page you will find information from MIND explaining what mental health problems are, what may cause them, and the many different kinds of help, treatment and support that are available. Also provides guidance on where to find more information, and tips for friends and family.
On this page you will find information from MIND explaining eating problems, possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Including tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
On this page you will find information from MIND explaining what dissociative disorders are, possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
On this page you will find information from MIND explaining depression, possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Including tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
On this page you will find information for young people from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, explaining ways you can improve your ability to cope when life is difficult.
On this page you will find information from MIND explaining borderline personality disorder (BPD), also known as emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD), possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Including tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
