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Mental Health Difficulties Across the Lifespan

Diagnosis is one way of categorising presenting difficulties. The categories used on this page reflect the recent 11th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) published by the World Health Organisation (2019).

Mental Health Difficulties Across the Lifespan

Mood

 


Depression

  • Bipolar (content under development - expected 2026)

 

Personality Disorders and Related Traits


Personality Disorder and Traits

Schizophrenia or Other Primary Psychotic Disorders


  • Psychosis (content under development - expected 2026)
  • Schizophrenia (content under development - expected 2026)

Sleep Difficulties 


Insomnia

Substance Use 


  • Addictive Behaviours including gambling and gaming (content under development - expected 2026)

Substance & Alcohol Use