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Mental Health & Wellbeing
This section provides guidance from our clinicians about anxiety, depression and emotional wellbeing.
Select a topic below to understand common mental health conditions, practical ways to manage symptoms, and the support available.
Understanding Generalised Anxiety Disorder
What GAD is and how it can affect thoughts, feelings and the body.
Managing Anxiety: Reclaiming Control
Practical strategies to help manage anxiety and regain control.
CBT for Anxiety: Be Your Own Detective
How CBT helps identify anxious thought patterns and change them.
Understanding Depression
What depression is, how it differs from sadness, and how it is treated.
Living with Depression: Small Steps for Tough Days
Simple self-help strategies for managing low mood day to day.
Understanding Antidepressants
How antidepressants work, what to expect, and common concerns.
How We Diagnose Depression: What to Expect
How depression is assessed and what happens during diagnosis.
Depression and Long-Term Conditions
How depression and physical illness can affect each other.
Supporting a Loved One with Depression: How You Can Help
Practical ways to support someone with depression safely and kindly.
How Talking Therapies Work
What talking therapies involve and how to access support.
Fear of Flying Medication
Why we no longer prescribe diazepam for flying anxiety and what helps instead.
CONTACT DETAILS
Bramhall Health Centre
66 Bramhall Lane South
Bramhall
Stockport
SK7 2DY
Telephone: 0161 983 5850
