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Potential risks with PTSD
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 26/06/2025
Potential risks with PTSD Alcohol and drug use Some people who live with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) use drugs or alcohol to help manage the symptoms. Excessive drug or alcohol misuse can make you more unwell. It can make you more likely to try and harm yourself or take your own life. Read more about drugs, alcohol and mental health. Mental...
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Urgent campaign launches to increase awareness of psychosis
1 min read |Last updated: 21/03/2022
Urgent campaign launches to increase awareness of psychosis, as research shows a quarter of young people at greatest risk have never heard of it. A quarter of 18–34-year-olds (24%) say they have not heard of psychosis* One third (34%) of GB adults said they don’t know how confident they would be that they could spot symptoms of psychosis, compared...
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Symptoms of psychosis significantly increased during pandemic
1 min read |Last updated: 18/10/2021
*** Please note this article was corrected on 20/10. These statistics have been revised following the identification of a data quality issue with the information provided to NHS Digital *** The charity Rethink Mental Illness has raised alarm at the significant increase in the number of people referred to mental health services with suspected First Episodes...
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