Social anxiety disorder
Social anxiety or phobia is a fear of social situations. People with social phobia can feel anxiety and fear even over every day social outings.
Read more
Social Anxiety Program
The Social Anxiety Program from This Way Up helps lessen symptoms of social anxiety disorder plus teaches how to manage excessive shyness and fear of social situations.
Read more
Phobias - an overview
Phobias are unreasonable fears of something social or specific. They usually respond to treatment. Learn about phobia types, diagnosis and support.
Read more
Social Anxiety Online - online program
Social Anxiety online program from Mental Health Online is designed to help adults over 18 to learn and implement skills and strategies that help manage social anxiety and improve their overall mental health and wellbeing.
Read more
Your Christmas mental health questions answered
healthdirect's Chief Medical Officer, Dr Nirvana Luckraj, answers your questions on looking after your mental health at Christmas time.
Read more
Anxiety in children
Learn more about the signs and symptoms of anxiety in children, when it may be an anxiety disorder and how to help children with anxiety.
Read more
Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT)
Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapy (talk therapy) that helps a person to identify and change unhealthy or damaging thinking habits.
Read more
Panic attacks and panic disorder
Panic attacks and panic disorders have distinct features that set them apart, read more to learn how to identify symptoms of each condition.
Read more
Serotonin
Serotonin is a chemical messenger that affects wellbeing and happiness. Many antidepressants increase serotonin levels in the brain.
Read more
Body dysmorphic disorder
Body dysmorphic disorder causes someone to feel shame or disgust with part of their body or appearance. Any body part can become its focus.
Read more