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# A to Z of mental health
This page lists all the mental health topics we cover on our website.
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## Search for your topic
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### A
- [Abuse](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/abuse/ "Abuse")
- [Addiction and dependency](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/recreational-drugs-alcohol-and-addiction/drug-and-alcohol-addiction-useful-contacts/ "Addiction β useful contacts")
- [ADHD](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/adhd-and-mental-health/ "ADHD and mental health")
- [Advocacy](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/advocacy/ "Advocacy")
- [Advocacy β for 11-18 year olds](https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/your-rights/understanding-advocacy/ "Advocacy β for 11-18 year olds")
- Agoraphobia β see [types of phobia](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/phobias/types-of-phobia/ "Types of phobia")
- [Anger](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/anger/ "Anger")
- [Anger β for 11-18 year olds](https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/feelings-and-experiences/understanding-anger/ "Anger β for 11-18 year olds")
- Anorexia β see [types of eating disorders](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/eating-problems/types-of-eating-disorders/ "Types of eating disorders")
- [Antidepressants](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/antidepressants/ "Antidepressants")
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- [Antipsychotics](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/antipsychotics/ "Antipsychotics")
- [Antipsychotics AβZ](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/antipsychotics-a-z/ "Antipsychotics A-Z")
- [Anxiety problems](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/anxiety-problems/ "Anxiety problems")
- [Apps for mental health (Mind app library)](https://mind.orchahealth.com/en-GB "Mind app library")
- [Arts and creative therapies](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/talking-therapy-and-counselling/arts-and-creative-therapies/ "Arts and creative therapies")
- [Autism](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/autism-and-mental-health/ "Autism and mental health")
### B
- [Benefits](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/money-and-mental-health/claiming-benefits/ "Claiming benefits")
- [Bereavement](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/bereavement/ "Bereavement")
- [Bipolar disorder](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/bipolar-disorder/ "Bipolar disorder")
- [Body dysmorphia](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/body-dysmorphia/ "Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)")
- [Borderline personality disorder (BPD)](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/borderline-personality-disorder-bpd/ "Borderline personality disorder (BPD)")
- Bulimia β see [types of eating disorders](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/eating-problems/types-of-eating-disorders/ "Types of eating disorders")
### C
- [Carers, friends and family](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/helping-someone-else/carers-friends-family-coping-support/ "Carers, friends and family β coping and support")
- [Child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS)](https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/camhs/ "CAMHS")
- [Christmas](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/christmas-and-mental-health/ "Christmas and mental health")
- [Climate change](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/climate-change-and-mental-health/ "Climate change and mental health")
- [Clinical negligence](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/clinical-negligence/ "Clinical negligence")
- [Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/talking-therapy-and-counselling/cognitive-behavioural-therapy-cbt/ "Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)")
- [Community treatment orders (CTOs)](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/community-treatment-orders-ctos/ "Community treatment orders (CTOs)")
- [Complaining about health and social care](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/how-to-complain-about-health-or-social-care/ "Complaining about health and social care")
- [Complaining about healthcare β for 11-18 year olds](https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/your-rights/understanding-complaints/ "Complaining about healthcare β for 11-18 year olds")
- [Complementary and alternative therapies](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/complementary-and-alternative-therapies/ "Complementary and alternative therapies")
- [Complex PTSD](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/complex-ptsd/ "Complex PTSD")
- [Confidence and self-esteem β for 11-18 year olds](https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/feelings-and-experiences/confidence-and-self-esteem/ "Confidence and self-esteem β for 11-18 year olds")
- [Confidentiality β for 11-18 year olds](https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/your-rights/understanding-confidentiality/ "Confidentiality β for 11-18 year olds")
- [Consent to treatment](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/consent-to-treatment/ "Consent to treatment")
- [Coronavirus and your mental health](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/coronavirus-and-mental-health/ "Coronavirus")
- [Coronavirus β experiences of the pandemic β for 11-18 year olds](https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/feelings-and-experiences/my-experience-of-the-pandemic/ "Coronavirus β Experiences of the pandemic β for 11-18 year olds")
- Counselling β see [talking therapy and counselling](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/talking-therapy-and-counselling/ "Talking therapy and counselling")
- [Courts and mental health](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/courts-and-mental-health/ "Courts and mental health")
- [Crisis services](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/crisis-services/ "Crisis services")
### D
- [DBS checks](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/dbs-checks-and-your-mental-health/ "DBS checks and your mental health")
- [Deep brain stimulation (DBS)](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/deep-brain-stimulation-dbs/ "Deep brain stimulation (DBS)")
- [Depression](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/depression/ "Depression")
- [Diagnosis](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/mental-health-problems-introduction/diagnosis/ "Diagnosis")
- [Diagnosis β for 11-18 year olds](https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/introduction-to-mental-health/understanding-diagnosis/ "Diagnosis β for 11-18 year olds")
- [Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/talking-therapy-and-counselling/dialectical-behaviour-therapy-dbt/ "Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)")
- [Difficult feelings and behaviours](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/mental-health-problems-introduction/difficult-feelings-behaviours/ "Difficult feelings and behaviours")
- [Disability discrimination](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/disability-discrimination/ "Disability discrimination")
- [Discrimination at work](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/discrimination-at-work/ "Discrimination at work")
- [Dissociation and dissociative disorders](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/dissociation-and-dissociative-disorders/ "Dissociation and dissociative disorders")
- Doctor β [How to get help from your GP for mental health](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/seeking-help-for-a-mental-health-problem/how-to-get-help-from-your-gp/ "How to get help from your GP")
- Doctor β [Talking about mental health β for 11-18 year olds](https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/how-to-get-help-and-support/talking-to-your-doctor/ "Doctors β talking about mental health β for 11-18 year olds")
- [Drugs β recreational drugs, alcohol and addiction](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/recreational-drugs-alcohol-and-addiction/ "Recreational drugs, alcohol and addiction")
### E
- [Eating problems](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/eating-problems/ "Eating problems")
- [Ecotherapy](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/talking-therapy-and-counselling/ecotherapy/ "Ecotherapy")
- [Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/electroconvulsive-therapy-ect/ "Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)")
- [EMDR therapy](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/talking-therapy-and-counselling/emdr/ "Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy")
- [Exam stress β for 11-18 year olds](https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/feelings-and-experiences/exam-stress/ "Exam stress")
### F
- [Feelings and experiences β for 11-18 year olds](https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/feelings-and-experiences/ "Feelings and experiences β for 11-18 year olds")
- [Finding support β 11-18 year olds](https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/how-to-get-help-and-support/where-to-look-for-mental-health-support/ "Finding support β 11-18 year olds")
- [Fitness to drive](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/fitness-to-drive/ "Fitness to drive")
- [Food and mental health](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/food-and-mental-health/ "Food and mental health")
### H
- [Health and social care rights](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/health-and-social-care-rights/ "Health and social care rights")
- [Hearing voices](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/hearing-voices/ "Hearing voices")
- [Helping someone else seek help](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/seeking-help-for-a-mental-health-problem/helping-someone-else-seek-help/ "Helping someone else seek help")
- [Herbal remedies](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/complementary-and-alternative-therapies/herbal-remedies/ "Herbal remedies")
- [Hoarding](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/hoarding/ "Hoarding")
- [Hospital treatment β for adults](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/crisis-services/going-to-hospital-or-ae-for-mental-health-treatment/ "Hospital treatment β for adults")
- [Hospital treatment β for 11-18 year olds](https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/hospital/ "Hospital treatment β for 11-18 year olds")
- [Housing and mental health](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/housing-and-mental-health/ "Housing and mental health")
- [Hypomania and mania](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/hypomania-and-mania/ "Hypomania and mania")
### I
- [Independent mental health advocates (IMHAs)](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/advocacy/imhas/ "IMHAs England")
- [Informal patients β for adults](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/informal-patients/ "Informal patients")
- [Informal patients β for 11-18 year olds](https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/hospital/informal-patients/ "Informal patients β for 11-18 year olds")
- [Insurance cover and mental health](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/insurance-cover-and-mental-health/ "Insurance cover and mental health")
### L
- [Learning disability support](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/learning-disability-support/ "Learning disability support")
- [Leaving hospital](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/leaving-hospital/ "Leaving hospital")
- [Legal rights β resources for adults](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/ "Legal rights")
- [Legal rights β resources for 11-18 year olds](https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/your-rights/ "Legal rights β for 11-18 year olds")
- [LGBTQIA+ mental health](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/lgbtqiaplus-mental-health/ "LGBTIQ+ mental health")
- [Lithium and other mood stabilisers](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/lithium-and-other-mood-stabilisers/ "Lithium and other mood stabilisers")
- [Loneliness](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/loneliness/ "Loneliness")
### M
- [Mask anxiety (coronavirus)](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/mask-anxiety-face-coverings-and-mental-health/ "Mask anxiety, face coverings and mental health")
- [Medication β A-Z of psychiatric drugs](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/medication/drug-names-a-z/ "Medication β A-Z of psychiatric drugs")
- [Medication β introduction](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/medication/ "Medication")
- [Medication β stopping or coming off](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/medication-coming-off/ "Medication β stopping or coming off")
- [Menopause and mental health](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/menopause-and-mental-health/ "Menopause and mental health")
- [Mental Capacity Act 2005](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/mental-capacity-act-2005/ "Mental Capacity Act 2005")
- [Mental Health Act 1983](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/mental-health-act-1983/ "Mental Health Act 1983")
- [Mental health problems β introduction](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/mental-health-problems-introduction/ "Mental health problems β introduction")
- [Mental health problems β for 11-18 year olds](https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/introduction-to-mental-health/types-of-mental-health-problems/ "Mental health problems β for 11-18 year olds")
- [Mindfulness](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/mindfulness/ "Mindfulness")
- [Money and mental health](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/money-and-mental-health/ "Money and mental health")
### N
- [Nature and mental health](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/nature-and-mental-health/ "Nature and mental health")
- [Nearest relative](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/nearest-relative/ "Nearest relative")
- [Neurosurgery for mental disorder (NMD)](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/neurosurgery-for-mental-disorder-nmd/ "Neurosurgery for mental disorder NMD")
- [News β coping with distressing events in the news](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/coping-with-distressing-events-in-the-news/ "Coping with distressing events in the news")
- [News β coping with the news for 11-18 year olds](https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/feelings-and-experiences/coping-with-the-news/ "Coping with the news β for 11-18 year olds")
- [Non-epileptic attack disorder (NEAD)](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/dissociation-and-dissociative-disorders/nead/ "NEAD")
### O
- [Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd/ "Obsessive-compulsive disorder OCD")
- [Online mental health](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/looking-after-your-mental-health-online/ "Online mental health")
### P
- [Panic attacks](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/panic-attacks/ "Panic attacks")
- [Paranoia](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/paranoia/ "Paranoia")
- [Parenting with a mental health problem](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/parenting-and-mental-health/ "Parenting with a mental health problem")
- [Peer support](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/peer-support-groups/ "Peer support")
- [Perinatal anxiety](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/postnatal-depression-and-perinatal-mental-health/perinatal-anxiety/ "Perinatal anxiety")
- [Perinatal OCD](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/postnatal-depression-and-perinatal-mental-health/perinatal-ocd/ "Perinatal OCD")
- [Personal information](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/accessing-my-personal-information/ "Personal information")
- [Personality disorder](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/personality-disorder/ "Personality disorders")
- [Phobias](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/phobias/ "Phobias")
- [Physical activity, exercise and mental health](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/physical-activity-exercise-and-mental-health/ "Physical activity and your mental health")
- [Police and mental health](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/police-and-mental-health/ "Police and mental health")
- [Postnatal and antenatal depression](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/postnatal-depression-and-perinatal-mental-health/postnatal-and-antenatal-depression/ "Postnatal and antenatal depression")
- [Postnatal depression and perinatal mental health](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/postnatal-depression-and-perinatal-mental-health/ "Postnatal depression and perinatal mental health")
- [Postpartum psychosis](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/postnatal-depression-and-perinatal-mental-health/postpartum-psychosis/ "Postpartum psychosis")
- [Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/ "Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)")
- [Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/premenstrual-dysphoric-disorder-pmdd/ "Premenstrual dysphoric disorder PMDD")
- [Psychosis](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/psychosis/ "Psychosis")
### R
- [Racism](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/racism-and-mental-health/ "Racism and mental health")
- [Recovery](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/mental-health-problems-introduction/recovery/ "Recovery")
- [Relaxation](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/relaxation/ "Relaxation")
- [Rights for your mental health β for 11-18 year olds](https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/your-rights/ "Rights for your mental health β for 11-18 year olds")
- [Rights in hospital β for 11-18 year olds](https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/hospital/your-rights-in-hospital/ "Rights in hospital β for 11-18 year olds")
### S
- [Schizoaffective disorder](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/schizoaffective-disorder/ "Schizoaffective disorder")
- [Schizophrenia](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/schizophrenia/ "Schizophrenia")
- [Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/seasonal-affective-disorder-sad/ "Seasonal affective disorder SAD")
- [Sectioning β for adults](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/sectioning/ "Sectioning")
- [Sectioning β for 11-18 year olds](https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/hospital/being-sectioned/ "Sectioning β for 11-18 year olds")
- [Seeking help for a mental health problem](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/seeking-help-for-a-mental-health-problem/ "Seeking help for a mental health problem")
- [Self-esteem](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/self-esteem/ "Self-esteem")
- [Self-harm](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/self-harm/ "Self-harm")
- [Self-harm β for 11-18 year olds](https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/feelings-and-experiences/understanding-self-harm/ "Self-harm β for 11-18 year olds")
- [Sleep problems](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/sleep-problems/ "Sleep problems")
- [Sleep problems β for 11-18 year olds](https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/feelings-and-experiences/sleep-and-mental-health/ "Sleep problems β for 11-18 year olds")
- [Sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/sleeping-pills-and-minor-tranquillisers/ "Sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers")
- [Sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers AβZ](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/sleeping-pills-and-minor-tranquillisers-a-z/ "Sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers AβZ")
- Social anxiety β see [types of phobia](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/phobias/types-of-phobia/ "Types of phobia")
- [St John's wort](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/complementary-and-alternative-therapies/st-johns-wort/ "St John's wort")
- [Statistics and facts about mental health](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/mental-health-facts-and-statistics/ "How common are mental health problems?")
- [Stress](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/stress/ "Stress")
- [Student life](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/student-life/ "Student life")
- [Suicidal thoughts β how to cope](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/suicidal-thoughts-and-suicide-prevention/ "Suicidal thoughts β how to cope")
- [Suicidal thoughts β supporting someone else](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/suicidal-thoughts-and-suicide-prevention/how-to-help-someone-who-feels-suicidal/ "Suicidal thoughts β supporting someone else")
- [Suicide attempt β how to cope](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/suicidal-thoughts-and-suicide-prevention/coping-after-a-suicide-attempt/ "Coping after a suicide attempt")
- [Suicide attempt β supporting someone else](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/suicidal-thoughts-and-suicide-prevention/supporting-someone-after-a-suicide-attempt/ "Supporting someone after a suicide attempt")
- [Supporting others β resources for adults](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/helping-someone-else/ "Supporting others β resources for adults")
- [Supporting others β resources for 11-18 year olds](https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/supporting-others/ "Supporting others β resources for 11-18 year olds")
### T
- [Talking therapy and counselling](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/talking-therapy-and-counselling/ "Talking therapy and counselling")
- [Tardive dyskinesia (TD)](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/tardive-dyskinesia-td/ "Tardive dyskinesia (TD)")
- [Transition β moving from child to adult mental health services](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/a-z-mental-health/ "Transition β moving from child to adult mental health services")
- [Trauma](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/trauma/ "Trauma")
- [Treatment and support glossary β for 11-18 year olds](https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/how-to-get-help-and-support/treatment-and-support-glossary/ "Treatment and support glossary β for 11-18 year olds")
### V
- [Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/vagus-nerve-stimulation-vns/ "Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)")
### W
- [Wellbeing](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/wellbeing/ "Wellbeing")
- [Wellbeing - for 11-18 year olds](https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/looking-after-yourself/looking-after-your-wellbeing/ "Looking after your wellbeing")
- [Workplace β how to be mentally healthy at work](https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/how-to-be-mentally-healthy-at-work/work-and-mental-health/ "Workplace β how to be mentally healthy at work")
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