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- Borderline personality disorder
People with borderline personality disorder may exhibit extreme behaviour, such as repeated self-mutilation or taking overdoses of medication.
- Darce, café worker, Glenroy
Darce is a mental health advocate and has been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Watch Darce’s story about how getting a diagnosis and a support system can really help.
- Bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder is a type of psychosis, which means the person?s perception of reality is altered. It is characterised by extreme mood swings
- Paranoia
Paranoia is the irrational and persistent feeling that people are ‘out to get you’ or that you are the subject of persistent, intrusive attention by others.
- Mental health conditions - family and friends
You can do a lot to help your friend or relative with a mental illness, but you need to look after yourself too.
- Mental illness treatments
The correct treatment for mental illness can help a person?s condition to improve or help a person to live well, despite the presence of some ongoing symptoms.
- Hospitals, clinics and residential options for mental illness
There are a range of mental health services, some provided by government and some that are run by private or community providers.