
Mental disorders - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sep 30, 2025 · WHO fact sheet on mental disorders, including sections on anxiety disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, schizophrenia, eating disorders, …
Mental health of adolescents
Adolescence (10-19 years) is a unique and formative time. Multiple physical, emotional and social changes, including exposure to poverty, abuse, or violence, can make adolescents vulnerable to …
Schizophrenia - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 6, 2025 · Options for community-based mental health care include integration in primary health and general hospital care, community mental health centres, day centres, supported housing, and …
Mental health at work - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sep 2, 2024 · The WHO guidelines on mental health at work provide evidence-based recommendations to promote mental health, prevent mental health conditions, and enable people living with mental …
Depressive disorder (depression)
Aug 29, 2025 · Depressive disorder (also known as depression) is a common mental disorder. It involves a depressed mood or loss of pleasure or interest in activities for long periods of time.
Suicide rates - World Health Organization (WHO)
While the link between suicide and mental disorders (in particular, depression and alcohol use disorders) is well established in high-income countries, many suicides happen impulsively in moments of crisis …
Health and Well-Being - World Health Organization (WHO)
Mental health is an integral and essential component of health. The WHO constitution states: "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or …
Anxiety disorders - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sep 8, 2025 · Anxiety disorders, like other mental health conditions, result from a complex interaction of social, psychological and biological factors. Anyone can have an anxiety disorder, but people who …
Mental health of older adults - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 8, 2025 · Fact sheet on mental health and older adults covering prevalence, risk factors, prevention and promotion, treatment and care, and WHO's work in this area.
The overwhelming case for ending stigma and discrimination in mental …
Jun 26, 2024 · Living with a mental health condition like schizophrenia or depression is difficult, but for many people living with mental health conditions, the negative perceptions and behaviours that arise …