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MENTAL DISORDERS
CLINICAL DEPRESSION
• CAN LAST FOR MONTHS OR SOMETIMES EVEN YEARS
• DIFFICULTY CONCENTRATING, REMEMBERING DETAILS, AND MAKING DECISIONS
• FATIGUE AND DECREASED ENERGY
• FEELINGS OF HOPELESSNESS AND/OR PESSIMISM
• INSOMNIA, EARLY-MORNING WAKEFULNESS, OR EXCESSIVE SLEEPING
• IRRITABILITY, RESTLESSNESS
• LOSS OF INTEREST IN ACTIVITIES OR HOBBIES ONCE PLEASURABLE
• OVEREATING OR APPETITE LOSS
• PERSISTENT ACHES OR PAINS, CRAMPS, OR DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS THAT DO NOT EASE EVEN WITH TREATMENT
• PERSISTENT SAD, ANXIOUS, OR "EMPTY" FEELINGS
• THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE, SUICIDE ATTEMPTS 1-800-273-TALK
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MANIC DEPRESSION
BI-POLAR
• TYPICALLY DIAGNOSED BETWEEN THE AGES OF 15- 24
• THE PATIENT EXPERIENCES PERIODS OF DEPRESSION AND MANIA FOR WEEKS OR MONTHS AT
A TIME.
• MANIC- HIGH ENERGY, SLEEPLESSNESS, SOMETIMES FOR DAYS, ALONG WITH
HALLUCINATIONS, PSYCHOSIS, GRANDIOSE DELUSIONS, OR PARANOID RAGE
POST PARTUM DEPRESSION
• UP TO 80 PERCENT OF NEW MOTHERS EXPERIENCE THE “BABY
BLUES”, AN EMOTIONAL REACTION THAT BEGINS A FEW DAYS TO A
WEEK AFTER DELIVERY AND GENERALLY LASTS NO LONGER THAN
TWO WEEKS.
• LOSS OF PROGESTERONE AND ESTROGEN.
• FEELING INADEQUATE OR HELPLESS WHEN CARING FOR THE CHILD.
• LACK OF SLEEP
• LACK OF SUPPORT
SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER
• YOUR BIOLOGICAL CLOCK (CIRCADIAN RHYTHM). THE REDUCED LEVEL OF SUNLIGHT IN FALL
AND WINTER MAY CAUSE WINTER-ONSET SAD..
• SEROTONIN LEVELS. A DROP IN SEROTONIN, A BRAIN CHEMICAL (NEUROTRANSMITTER) THAT
AFFECTS MOOD, MIGHT PLAY A ROLE IN SAD. REDUCED SUNLIGHT CAN CAUSE A DROP IN
SEROTONIN THAT MAY TRIGGER DEPRESSION.
• MELATONIN LEVELS.
• 10 MILLION AMERICANS PER YEAR.
PHOBIA
• MORE THAN JUST FEAR- FEELINGS ARE EXCESSIVE OR UNREASONABLE, CAUSING DISRUPTION
IN ONES LIFE.
• THE AVOIDANCE, ANXIOUS APPREHENSION, OR DISTRESS IN THE PRESENCE OF THE FEARED
OBJECT OR SITUATION DISRUPTS ONE OR MORE ASPECTS OF A PERSON'S NORMAL ROUTINE
• SOME THINGS CAN BE AVOIDED- ARACHNOPHOBIA, ACROPHOBIA. IT MAY BE EASY TO
AVOID SPIDERS AND HEIGHTS.
• TREATMENTS ARE 90 % EFFECTIVE.
OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER
• COMMON FEARS
• FEAR OF DIRT OR CONTAMINATION BY GERMS
• FEAR OF MAKING A MISTAKE
• FEAR OF BEING EMBARRASSED OR BEHAVING IN A
SOCIALLY UNACCEPTABLE MANNER
• NEED FOR ORDER, SYMMETRY, OR EXACTNESS
• EXCESSIVE DOUBT AND THE NEED FOR CONSTANT
REASSURANCE
OCD CONTINUED
• COMMON COMPULSIONS INCLUDE:
• REPEATEDLY BATHING, SHOWERING, OR WASHING HANDS
• REFUSING TO SHAKE HANDS OR TOUCH DOORKNOBS
• REPEATEDLY CHECKING THINGS, SUCH AS LOCKS OR STOVES
• CONSTANT COUNTING, MENTALLY OR ALOUD, WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE TASKS
• CONSTANTLY ARRANGING THINGS IN A CERTAIN WAY
• EATING FOODS IN A SPECIFIC ORDER
• BEING STUCK ON WORDS, IMAGES OR THOUGHTS, USUALLY DISTURBING, THAT WON'T GO
AWAY AND CAN INTERFERE WITH SLEEP
• REPEATING SPECIFIC WORDS, PHRASES, OR PRAYERS
• NEEDING TO PERFORM TASKS A CERTAIN NUMBER OF TIMES
• COLLECTING OR HOARDING ITEMS WITH NO APPARENT VALUE
PANIC DISORDER
• THE FEAR RESPONSE IS OUT OF PROPORTION FOR THE SITUATION, WHICH OFTEN IS NOT
THREATENING
• COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH DEPRESSION, ALCOHOLISM, DRUG USE.
• DIFFICULTY BREATHING, POUNDING HEART
• INTENSE FEELING OF DREAD.
• SENSATION OF CHOKING OR SMOTHERING.
• TREMBLING, DIZZINESS
• NAUSEA OR STOMACHACHE.
• TINGLING OR NUMBNESS IN THE FINGERS AND TOES.
• CHILLS OR HOT FLASHES.
• A FEAR THAT YOU ARE LOSING CONTROL OR ARE ABOUT TO DIE.
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
• COMBAT MILITARY PERSONNEL, VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTERS, CONCENTRATION CAMP
SURVIVORS, AND VICTIMS OF VIOLENT.
• ABOUT 60% OF PEOPLE WILL EXPERIENCE A SIGNIFICANT TRAUMATIC EVENT. OF THOSE
PEOPLE ABOUT 8% WILL DEVELOP PTSD.
• FRIGHTENING THOUGHTS, FLASHBACKS, NIGHTMARES.
• FEELING TENSE OR “ON EDGE”
• HAVING DIFFICULTY SLEEPING, AND/OR HAVING ANGRY OUTBURSTS.
• STAYING AWAY FROM PLACES, EVENTS, OR OBJECTS THAT ARE REMINDERS OF THE EXPERIENCE
• FEELING STRONG GUILT, DEPRESSION, OR WORRY
• HAVING TROUBLE REMEMBERING THE DANGEROUS EVENT.
SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER
• INTENSE ANXIETY IN SOCIAL SITUATIONS OR EVEN BEFORE.
• AVOIDANCE OF SOCIAL SITUATIONS.
• PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY.
• AN ESTIMATED 19 MILLION AMERICAN HAVE SOCIAL
ANXIETY.
MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER
• DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER IS A SEVERE FORM
OF DISSOCIATION, A MENTAL PROCESS WHICH
PRODUCES A LACK OF CONNECTION IN A PERSON'S
THOUGHTS, MEMORIES, FEELINGS, ACTIONS, OR
SENSE OF IDENTITY.
• OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH PAST TRAUMA.
ALZHEIMER'S
• USUALLY OCCURS AFTER AGE 60
• NO CURE
• DEGENERATIVE AND FATAL.
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• HTTP://ABC7NEWS.COM/HEALTH/NON-DRUG-TREATMENT-MAY-REVERSEALZHEIMERS/336963/
EATING DISORDERS
• HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=VS2MFWDRYPE THE FACE OF ANOREXIA
• ISABELLE CARO DIED AT THE AGE OF 28 OF A RESPIRATORY INFECTION MAINLY DUE TO
THE IMMUNODEFICIENCY CAUSED BY ANOREXIA.
• COMMON TRAITS; PERFECTIONISM, HIGH SELF-EXPECTATIONS, COMPETITIVENESS,
HYPERACTIVITY, REPETITIVE EXERCISE ROUTINES, COMPULSIVENESS, DRIVE, TENDENCY TOWARD
DEPRESSION, BODY IMAGE DISTORTION, PRE-OCCUPATION WITH DIETING AND WEIGHT
SUICIDE PREVENTION 800-273-TALK (8255)
Suicide Warning Signs
Talking about suicide
Seeking out lethal means
Preoccupation with death
No hope for the future
Self-loathing, self-hatred
Getting affairs in order
Saying goodbye
Withdrawing from others
Self-destructive behavior
Sudden sense of calm
Any talk about suicide, dying, or self-harm, such as "I wish I hadn't been born," "If I
see you again..." and "I'd be better off dead."
Seeking access to guns, pills, knives, or other objects that could be used in a suicide
attempt.
Unusual focus on death, dying, or violence. Writing poems or stories about death.
Feelings of helplessness, hopelessness, and being trapped ("There's no way out").
Belief that things will never get better or change.
Feelings of worthlessness, guilt, shame, and self-hatred. Feeling like a burden
("Everyone would be better off without me").
Making out a will. Giving away prized possessions. Making arrangements for family
members.
Unusual or unexpected visits or calls to family and friends. Saying goodbye to
people as if they won't be seen again.
Withdrawing from friends and family. Increasing social isolation. Desire to be left
alone.
Increased alcohol or drug use, reckless driving, unsafe sex. Taking unnecessary risks
as if they have a "death wish."
A sudden sense of calm and happiness after being extremely depressed can mean
that the person has made a decision to commit suicide.
PREVENTION
• YOU CAN'T MAKE A PERSON SUICIDAL BY SHOWING
THAT YOU CARE.
• LISTEN- LET THE SUICIDAL PERSON UNLOAD DESPAIR,
VENTILATE ANGER.
• RESPOND QUICKLY IN A CRISIS.
• OFFER HELP AND SUPPORT.
• 800-273-TALK (8255)
• COMMON SUICIDE RISK FACTORS INCLUDE:
• MENTAL ILLNESS
• ALCOHOLISM OR DRUG ABUSE
• PREVIOUS SUICIDE ATTEMPTS
• FAMILY HISTORY OF SUICIDE
• TERMINAL ILLNESS OR CHRONIC PAIN
• RECENT LOSS OR STRESSFUL LIFE EVENT
• SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS
• HISTORY OF TRAUMA OR ABUSE
• 800-273-TALK (8255)