The psychological impact of physical illness

• Many of us will, at some time, have a serious physical illness. Both the illness, and the treatment for it, can affect the way we think and feel.  The Royal College of Psychiatrists offers more information physical illness and mental health.

• Read about the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ three year campaign, Fair Deal, which works towards equality for people with mental health problems. 

• The NHS has produced a series of leaflets for patients about anxiety and depression in those who have had a stroke or transient ischaemic attack.

• They are ways of treating illness that have developed outside the mainstream of modern medicine; find more information about complementary therapy for mental health problems from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.