GP or primary-care clinician
A useful first assessment for common symptoms, physical causes, medication effects and referral options.
Psychiatric disorders, clearly explained
Understand symptoms, diagnoses and routes to effective care.
Mental health symptoms overlap. Sleep loss, medicines, substances and physical illness can also change mood, thinking and behaviour. These guides help you ask better questions; they cannot diagnose you.
Condition index
Search by condition, symptom or type
Open a guide for common features, warning signs and usual approaches to care.
Getting the right help
Different professionals do different work
Psychiatrist
A medical doctor specialising in mental disorders, diagnosis, medicines and complex or high-risk presentations.
Psychologist
Provides psychological assessment and therapies. Clinical and neuropsychologists may have additional specialist training.
Multidisciplinary care
Nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, peer workers and substance-use specialists may all be important.
Reliable starting points
Read further from public health authorities
General education only. Diagnostic criteria and treatment decisions require qualified professional assessment. Never stop psychiatric medication suddenly without advice from the prescribing clinician.