Exploring the experiences of the speaker in dealing with multiple mental health issues, the chapter discusses the lack of awareness and support, the impact of stigma, the importance of seeking professional opinions, and the value of diagnoses as tools for understanding and managing mental health.
About one in five Australians experience a mental illness in any given year. But what about when mental health issues occur ... together?
On All in the Mind this week, we look at a massive Scandinavian epidemiological study series which considers why having one mental illness puts you at greater risk of developing subsequent ones, and explore what that might mean for the treatment and prevention of mental health issues.