Our Long Term condition pathways
Cardiovascular Disease
Living with Cardiovascular Disease, such as arrhythmias, heart failure or coronary heart disease, increases the risk of mental health difficulties
Chronic fatigue and Fibromylgia
Symptoms of depression and anxiety are common in those who have Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia
Diabetes
Depression and anxiety symptoms are common in people with Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes.
Irritable bowel syndrome
IBS patients show an increased risk for a variety of conditions, primarily anxiety disorders and depression.
Long covid
Lot of people’s lives have been changed due to Covid-19. For some the symptoms have remained persistent for years and months
Lung conditions
Symptoms of depression and anxiety are common in those who have lung conditions
Musculoskeletal Pain
Chronic pain can feel unbearable at times, which is understandable why it can have such a significant impact on our mental wellbeing
Other Long Term conditions
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Living Well with a Long-term Health Condition
Tammy Stone, Long Term physical health conditions lead at Vita Health Group explains outines the mental health support available for those struggling.
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How can Talking Therapies help?
Our NHS Talking Therapies services can help to:
- Explore strategies and skills to manage your symptoms of anxiety and low mood which in turn will help you to manage your LTC.
- Improve your quality of life.
- Look at the links between your thoughts, behaviours, physical symptoms and emotions, and then practice key tools to make some helpful adaptations, with an aim to help you live well with a LTC.
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How CBT can help with self-managing your long term condition
CBT techniques focus on improving symptoms of anxiety and low mood, which can help reduce symptoms related to your long-term health conditon. CBT uses strategies to help people improve their quality of life and self-manage their condition. Some of the key areas you might address in therapy, may include:
- How CBT can help with the self-management.
- How mental health and physical health symptoms link together.
- How to manage triggers and warning signs.
- The fight or flight response.
- How to manage anxiety provoking thoughts.
- How to manage safety behaviours and learning to pace yourself.
- Relaxation techniques.
- How to recognise and manage worry and overthinking.
- The role of safety, avoidance and withdrawal behaviours, and how to include rewarding activities in your week and overcome barriers.
- Developing self-compassion.
- How to stay well and how to maintain the strategies learned.
Improvements can include:
- Reduced low mood and anxiety
- Improved quality of life
- Improved relationships
- Improved self-management
