Is a short-term condition arises due to difficulty managing stressful life changes such as coping with work-related problems, losing loved ones, or relationship issues that significantly impair functioning.
Anxiety disorder is characterized by the anticipation of future danger or misfortune, along with excessive worrying. They cannot stop themselves from constantly worrying about everyday situations. They worry about things like work, health, family, and money but can worry about anything. It can include behavior aimed at avoiding situations that cause anxiety. This class includes generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and phobias.
Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder that can affect a person’s attention, impulsivity, memory, and other cognitive functions. While it is often diagnosed in childhood, ADHD can affect people well into adulthood.
Many people think of ADHD as primarily affecting kids, but it also affects adults. Some children live with ADHD into adulthood, while others do not get diagnosed until adulthood. According to statistics, it is estimated that 11% of children and 4.4% of adults have ADHD in the US and more than 8 million adults. However, many of them don’t know that they have it. Also, less than 20% of adults with ADHD know they have it and remain undiagnosed and untreated. And only a fourth of those who know they have ADHD are getting treatmentAutism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex and varied developmental disorder and is a developmental disability caused by differences in the brain. Some individuals with ASD have a known difference, such as a genetic condition. Other causes are not yet known. Scientists believe multiple causes of ASD act together to change the most common ways people develop. We still have much to learn about these causes and how they impact people with ASD.
Individuals with ASD may behave, communicate, interact, and learn in ways that are different from most other people. There is often nothing about how they look that sets them apart from other people. The abilities of people with ASD can vary significantly. For example, some people with ASD may have advanced conversation skills, whereas others may be nonverbal. Some people with ASD need much help daily; others can work and live without support.
ASD begins before the age of 3 years and can last throughout an individual’s life, although symptoms may improve over time. Some children show ASD symptoms within the first 12 months of life. In others, symptoms may not show up until 24 months of age or later. Some children with ASD gain new skills and meet developmental milestones until around 18 to 24 months of age, and then they stop gaining new skills or lose the skills they once had.
As children with ASD become adolescents and young adults, they may have difficulties developing and maintaining friendships, communicating with peers and adults, or understanding what behaviors are expected in school or on the job. They may come to the attention of healthcare providers because they also have conditions such as anxiety, depression, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, which occur more often in people with ASD than those without ASD.Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic depression, is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings that include periods of excessive activity and emotional highs, energy and excitement (mania or hypomania), and lows (depression). When individuals become depressed, you may feel sad or hopeless and lose interest or pleasure in most activities. When your mood shifts to mania or hypomania (less extreme than mania), you may feel euphoric, full of energy, or unusually irritable. These mood swings can affect sleep, energy, activity, judgment, behavior, and thinking ability.
Episodes of mood swings may occur rarely or multiple times a year. While most people will experience some emotional symptoms between episodes, some may not experience any.
Although bipolar disorder is a lifelong condition, you can manage your mood swings and other symptoms by following a treatment plan. In most cases, bipolar disorder is treated with medications and psychological counseling (psychotherapy).A crisis can have physical or psychological effects. Crisis intervention is a short-term (usually single session) technique used to address an immediate mental health emergency, stabilize the individual in crisis, and create and implement a safe, appropriate plan for the next steps and future treatment.
Although crisis intervention may be used in therapy if a client presents in an emergency, crisis hotlines also offer this service using appropriately trained volunteers or employees.Depression is a common mental disorder in which some individuals experiences such low moods that it interferes with their daily life. Depression is characterized by persistent sadness and a lack of interest or pleasure in previously rewarding or enjoyable activities. Depression is affecting more than 264 million people worldwide.
Eating disorders are severe health conditions affecting your physical and mental health. These disorders include disturbances related to eating that impact nutrition and health, such as anorexia nervosa and binge-eating disorder. These conditions include problems in how you think about food, eating, weight and shape, and eating behaviors. These symptoms can affect your health, emotions, and ability to function in critical areas of life.
If not treated effectively, eating disorders can become long-term problems and, in some cases, can cause death. The most common eating disorders are anorexia, bulimia, and binge-eating disorder.
Most eating disorders involve focusing too much on weight, body shape, and food. This can lead to dangerous eating behaviors. These behaviors can seriously affect the ability to get the nutrition your body needs. Eating disorders can harm the heart, digestive system, bones, teeth, and mouth. They can lead to other diseases. They're also linked with depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
With proper treatment, you can return to healthier eating habits and learn healthier ways to think about food and your body. You also may be able to reverse or reduce serious problems caused by the eating disorder. Symptoms vary, depending on the type of eating disorder. Anorexia, bulimia, and binge-eating disorder are the most common eating disorders. People with eating disorders can have all different body types and sizes.Impulse-control disorder (ICD) is a class of psychiatric disorders characterized by impulsivity, failure to resist a temptation, an urge, or an impulse, or inability to speak on a thought. These disorders include problems with emotional and behavioral self-control, such as kleptomania or intermittent explosive disorder. Many psychiatric disorders feature impulsivity, including substance-related disorders, behavioral addictions, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, conduct disorder, and mood disorders.
Insomnia is sometimes caused by a medical condition such as sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, chronic pain, or a mental health disorder such as depression. Treatment for one of these underlying conditions may be necessary for insomnia to get better. Also, treating insomnia may help depression symptoms improve faster.
An intellectual disability is a neurodevelopmental condition that develops in childhood. It affects your capacity to learn and retain new information, and it also affects everyday behavior, such as social skills and hygiene routines. People with this condition experience significant limitations with intellectual functioning and developing adaptive skills like social and life skills. An IQ test determines whether an individual has an intellectual disability. IQ scores lower than 70 indicate an intellectual disability. The severity of the condition can range from mild to profound.
Most people with intellectual disability experience a mild to moderate form. They can learn practical life skills and function daily with minimal support. However, they might struggle to understand how things work and develop social skills.
A mood disorder is a broad term for mental health conditions that affect your general emotional state. Also, your mood is distorted or inconsistent with your circumstances and interferes with your ability to function. You may be unfortunate, empty, or irritable (depressed), or you may have periods of depression alternating with being excessively happy (mania)—your professional help early on before it becomes severe. Mood disorder is unlikely to go away on its own, and it may get worse over time. A mood disorder may be easier to treat if individuals seek professional help early on before it becomes severe.
In OCD the patient’s anxiety causes them to fixate on things others hardly ever think about. The disorders involve preoccupations or obsessions and repetitive thoughts and actions. Examples include obsessive-compulsive disorder, hoarding disorder, and hair-pulling disorder (trichotillomania). It is characterized by obsessive thinking, ritual behavior, and fears that something terrible will happen if specific tasks are not executed. Patients with OCD can fixate on anything, from germs to how they leave their homes each day.
A panic attack is a sudden episode of intense fear that triggers severe physical reactions when there is no real danger or apparent cause. A panic attack involves powerful physical symptoms, including increased heart rate, excessive perspiration, and labored breathing, and can be frightening. When panic attacks occur, you might think you're losing control, having a heart attack, or even dying. Panic attacks can happen in someone with GAD, but they can also occur in individuals with no other anxiety issues.
Most people have just one or two panic attacks in their lifetimes, and the problem goes away, perhaps when a stressful situation ends. But if you've had recurrent, unexpected panic attacks and spent long periods in constant fear of another attack, you may have a condition called panic disorder.
Although panic attacks aren't life-threatening, they can be frightening and significantly affect your quality of life. But treatment can be very effective.A personality disorder is a mental disorder in which you have a rigid and unhealthy pattern of thinking, functioning, and behaving. It involves a lasting pattern of emotional instability and unhealthy behavior that causes problems in individuals’ life and relationships. Examples include borderline, antisocial, and narcissistic personality disorders.
A person with a personality disorder has trouble perceiving and relating to situations and people. This causes significant problems and limitations in relationships, social activities, work, and school etc.
Sometimes, you may not realize that you have a personality disorder because your way of thinking and behaving seems natural to the individual. And you may blame others for the challenges you face. Personality disorders usually begin in the teenage years or early adulthood. There are many types of personality disorders. Some types may become less obvious throughout middle age.Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition triggered by a terrifying event, either experiencing it or witnessing it. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety, and uncontrollable thoughts about the event.
Most individuals who go through traumatic events may have temporary difficulty adjusting and coping, but with time and good self-care, they usually get better. If the symptoms worsen, last for months or years, and interfere with your day-to-day functioning, you may have PTSD.
Getting effective treatment after PTSD symptoms develop can be critical to reduce symptoms and to improve function.Children with profound intellectual disability often find it especially difficult to communicate and perform physical activities. They are also more likely to develop associated medical conditions. They typically require round-the-clock care and support.
Mental disorders characterized by a disconnection from reality result in strange behavior often accompanied by disturbances of thought (excessive suspiciousness, guilt, etc.) and perception (hearing voices, seeing things, feeling things, etc.).
Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder characterized by damage to critical synapses in the brain that control actions, thoughts, and feelings in which individuals interpret reality abnormally. Schizophrenia may result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impairs daily functioning and can be disabling. Individuals with schizophrenia require lifelong treatment. Early treatment may help get symptoms under control before serious complications develop and may help improve the long-term outlook. Symptoms can vary in type and severity over time, with periods of worsening and remission. Some symptoms may always be present. In men, schizophrenia symptoms typically start in the early to mid-20s. In women, symptoms typically begin in the late 20s. It's uncommon for children to be diagnosed with schizophrenia and rare for those older than 45.
With severe intellectual disability, your child might experience significant developmental delays. They need more support than children with mild intellectual disabilities and have limited communication skills.
Is an uncontrolled use of alcohol, illegal drugs, or prescribed drugs that affects an individual day-to-daily life. These include problems associated with but are not limited to the excessive use of alcohol, caffeine, tobacco, and drugs. It also includes gambling disorder
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