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At a glance summary of Matrix topics

The topics are arranged across 4 categories. The traditional focus of the Matrix has been mental health difficulties and this is where the primary focus will lie in the initial review.

Mental Health Difficulties Across the Lifespan
Populations requiring special considerations and adjustments
Prevention and Early Intervention
Psychological mechanisms

Mental Health Difficulties Across the Lifespan
Anxiety or fear related Generalised anxiety Panic (with or without Agoraphobia) Separation anxiety Social Anxiety Specific phobia	Difficulties specifically associated with stress and trauma: Adjustment disorder Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Prolonged grief	Eating disorders: Anorexia nervosa (AN) Binge eating disorder (BED) Bulimia nervosa (BN)	Mood Bipolar Depression
Obsessive-compulsive or related disorders: Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) Health anxiety	Personality Disorders and related traits: Borderline pattern	Psychosis and schizophrenia: Acute transient psychotic difficulties Schizophrenia	Sleep difficulties: Insomnia
Substance use: Addictive behaviours including gambling and gaming Alcohol, illegal and prescribed drugs
Psychological mechanisms
Anger	Coping skills	Emotional regulation	Interpersonal difficulties
Intolerance of uncertainty	Perfectionism	Self Esteem	Shame
Prevention and Early Intervention
Early Intervention	Exposure to Traumatic Events	Infant Mental Health	Prevention of Suicide
Psychosis- Acute and Transient Psychotic Disorder
Populations requiring special considerations and adjustments
Anger: Anger related aggression Anger in Intellectual disabilities	Autistic and otherwise neurodivergent people across the lifespan: Delivering effective psychological therapies and interventions to autistic and otherwise neurodivergent people	Conditions specific to childhood Delivering effective psychological therapies and interventions to children and young people Elimination Separation anxiety	Forensic populations Delivering effective psychological therapies and interventions to people with forensic difficulties Impulsive behaviour Serious violence Sexual offending
Intellectual/Learning Disabilities Behaviours that challenge Delivering effective psychological therapies and interventions to people with Intellectual/Learning Disabilities	Mental health difficulties in the Perinatal period Common mental health difficulties in the perinatal period Delivering effective psychological therapies and interventions to people in the perinatal period	Neurocognitive disorders: Acquired Brain Injury Delivering effective psychological therapies and interventions to people with neurocognitive difficulties Dementia Epilepsy Mild neurocognitive disorder Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Parkinson’s disease Stroke	Physical health Cancer Cardiovascular disease Chronic pain Delivering effective psychological therapies and interventions to people with physical health difficulties Diabetes Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) Obesity Respiratory conditions including asthma

Mental Health Difficulties Across the Lifespan

Anxiety or fear related

Generalised anxiety
Panic (with or without Agoraphobia)
Separation anxiety
Social Anxiety
Specific phobia

Difficulties specifically associated with stress and trauma:

Adjustment disorder
Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Prolonged grief

Eating disorders:

Anorexia nervosa (AN)
Binge eating disorder (BED)
Bulimia nervosa (BN)

Mood

Bipolar
Depression

Obsessive-compulsive or related disorders:

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)
Health anxiety

Personality Disorders and related traits:

Borderline pattern

Psychosis and schizophrenia:

Acute transient psychotic difficulties
Schizophrenia

Sleep difficulties:

Insomnia

Substance use:

Addictive behaviours including gambling and gaming
Alcohol, illegal and prescribed drugs

Psychological mechanisms

Anger

Coping skills

Emotional regulation

Interpersonal difficulties

Intolerance of uncertainty

Perfectionism

Self Esteem

Shame

Prevention and Early Intervention

Early Intervention

Exposure to Traumatic Events

Infant Mental Health

Prevention of Suicide

Psychosis- Acute and Transient Psychotic Disorder

Populations requiring special considerations and adjustments

Anger:

Anger related aggression Anger in Intellectual disabilities

Autistic and otherwise neurodivergent people across the lifespan:

Delivering effective psychological therapies and interventions to autistic and otherwise neurodivergent people

Conditions specific to childhood

Delivering effective psychological therapies and interventions to children and young people
Elimination
Separation anxiety

Forensic populations

Delivering effective psychological therapies and interventions to people with forensic difficulties
Impulsive behaviour
Serious violence
Sexual offending

Intellectual/Learning Disabilities

Behaviours that challenge
Delivering effective psychological therapies and interventions to people with Intellectual/Learning Disabilities

Mental health difficulties in the Perinatal period

Common mental health difficulties in the perinatal period
Delivering effective psychological therapies and interventions to people in the perinatal period

Neurocognitive disorders:

Acquired Brain Injury
Delivering effective psychological therapies and interventions to people with neurocognitive difficulties
Dementia
Epilepsy
Mild neurocognitive disorder
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Parkinson’s disease
Stroke

Physical health

Cancer
Cardiovascular disease
Chronic pain
Delivering effective psychological therapies and interventions to people with physical health difficulties
Diabetes
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Obesity
Respiratory conditions including asthma

The topic summaries for mental health difficulties takes a lifespan approach and follows the diagnostic categories in ICD-11. It is not exhaustive but represents the most common diagnoses presenting to services.