Mental health
Depression – Guide for family members
Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung
This information is aimed at family members of people who suffer from depression. It provides tips and suggestions on how to handle this type of situation.
Trauma induced disorders and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Ethno-Medizinisches Zentrum e.V. Hannover
This guide answers your questions on how mental disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), develop following traumatic experiences and how these can then be treated.
Depression
Ärztliches Zentrum für Qualität in der Medizin (ÄZQ)
This brief fact sheet explains which symptoms indicate a depressive disorder and how it can be treated.
Mental Health
Refugium Flucht und Gesundheit
This flyer helps refugees, family members and friends identify mental illnesses. It provides information on how to maintain or regain mental health.
Anxiety disorders
Ärztliches Zentrum für Qualität in der Medizin (ÄZQ)
This fact sheet tells you more about normal and pathological anxiety and the available treatment options.
Talking to Children about War
National Child Traumatic Stress Network/ Universitätsklinikum Ulm
This factsheet addresses ways to support young and pre-school children in special crisis situations. Exposure to a traumatic event can often lead to changes in behaviour, such as more intense crying, tantrums or disrupted sleep. The authors set out ways to offer care and support.
Age-related reactions to traumatic events
National Child Traumatic Stress Network/ Universitätsklinikum Ulm
Children and adolescents experience traumatic events differently from adults. This leaflet tells parents, therapists and other persons of reference how children and adolescents might respond, broken down by age group, and what they can do to help them.