Mental Health

Alzheimer's disease gradually damages the way the brain works, which affects a person's memory, ability to communicate, and their ability to make decisions and carry out their daily...

Mental Health

Body dysmorphic disorder, previously known as dysmorphobia and also known as body dysmorphia or BDD, is a condition in which a person thinks he or she has a flaw in his or her appearance, or...

Mental Health

Published by Bupa's Health Information Team, April 2011.

This factsheet is for people who are having cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), or who would like information about it.

CBT...

Mental Health

ADHD is a disorder that can affect children’s learning, behaviour and development. Children with ADHD have short attention spans and may be easily distracted, overactive and restless....

Mental Health

Depression is a condition in which people may have low mood, a loss of interest in everyday activities, feelings of low self-worth, a lack of energy and poor concentration, all of which last a...

Fitness and exercise

This factsheet is for people who are obese, or who would like to know more about obesity.

Obesity is a condition in which excess body fat affects a person's health. It usually happens...

Diabetes

Published by Bupa's Health Information Team, December 2011.

This factsheet is for women who have gestational diabetes (when diabetes develops in pregnancy), or for anyone who would like...

Diabetes

This factsheet is for people who have type 1diabetes, or who would like information about it.

Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong condition in which the body can't control levels of glucose in...