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- Anxiety disorders. Anxiety disorders are defined by disproportionately high levels of fear, anxiety, and avoidance in response to certain objects or situations.
- Mood disorders. Mood disorders are mental health conditions that affect your mood. Depressive disorders involve sad, empty, or irritable moods along with physical and thought (cognitive) changes that affect your ability to function.
- Substance-related disorders. Alcohol and substance use disorders involve changes in brain chemistry that create a dependence on the substance you’re using.
- Schizophrenia and related disorders. Schizophrenia spectrum disorders are defined by challenges in one or more of these five areas: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thought or speech, abnormal movements such as catatonia, and negative symptoms, such as a lack of motivation, pleasure, or emotional expression.
- Anxiety Disorders
- Bipolar and Related Disorders
- Depressive Disorders
- Dissociative Disorders
- Feeding and Eating Disorders
- Gender Dysphoria
- Neurocognitive Disorders
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
- Personality Disorders
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health concern in the United States, affecting 19.1% of the population.People with anxiety disorders experience excessive fear, anxiety, and related behavioral disturbances. Anxiety symptoms can worsen over time, interfering with people's ability to function in their daily lives. People with anxiety may ...
Bipolar disorder causes dramatic shifts in a person’s mood, energy, and ability to think clearly. People with this disorder experience extremely high and low moods, known as mania and depression. They may have distinct manic or depressed states, or they may have long periods without symptoms. A person with bipolar disorder can also experience mixed...
People with depressive disorders, commonly referred to as simply depression, experience a sad, empty, or irritable mood accompanied by physical and cognitive changes that are severe or persistent enough to interfere with daily functioning. Some will only experience one depressive episode in their lifetime, but for most, depressive disorder recurs. ...
Dissociation refers to a disconnection between a person’s thoughts, memories, feelings, actions, or sense of who they are. Symptoms of dissociative disorders can potentially affect every area of mental functioning. Dissociative disorders involve disruptions in memory, identity, emotion, perception, behavior, and sense of self. Examples of dissociat...
People with feeding and eating disorders experience severe disturbances in their eating behaviors and related thoughts and emotions. They may become so preoccupied with food and weight issues that they find it harder and harder to focus on other aspects of their life. Over time, these behaviors can significantly impair physical health and psychosoc...
Gender dysphoria refers to psychological distress that results from a difference between one’s sex assigned at birth and one’s gender identity. It often begins in childhood, but some people may not experience it until after puberty or much later. Transgender people are individuals whose sex assigned at birth does not match their gender identity. So...
Neurocognitive disorders lead to a decline in cognitive function from a previously obtained level. People with this condition may experience noticeable memory loss, difficulty communicating, significant problems handling daily tasks, confusion, and personality changes. Neurocognitive disorders can be caused by a wide range of conditions, including ...
Neurodevelopmental disorders have an onset in the developmental period, with the development of the central nervous system disturbed. This can produce impairments in personal, social, and academic functioning. Types of neurodevelopmental disorders include: 1. Autism spectrum disorder 2. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) 3. Neurodevelo...
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which people have recurring, unwanted thoughts, ideas, or sensations (obsessions) that make them feel driven to do something repetitively (compulsions). These repetitive behaviors can significantly interfere with a person’s daily activities and social interactions. Not performing the behaviors co...
People with personality disorders have persistent patterns of perceiving, reacting, and relating that are inappropriate and rigid, causing distress and functional impairments. The pattern of experience and behavior begins by the time of late adolescence or early adulthood. People with personality disorders may have trouble dealing with everyday str...
The list includes conditions currently recognized as mental disorders according to these systems. There is ongoing debate among mental health professionals , including psychiatrists , about the definitions and criteria used to delineate mental disorders.
Dec 16, 2023 · Anxiety and depressive disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), eating disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are a few examples of mental illnesses. These disorders are diagnosed and treated based on criteria outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition ( DSM-5) issued by the American ...
Dec 13, 2022 · Mental illness is common. About 1 in 5 adults has a mental illness in any given year. Mental illness can begin at any age, from childhood through later adult years, but most cases begin earlier in life. The effects of mental illness can be temporary or long lasting. You also can have more than one mental health disorder at the same time.
Jun 8, 2022 · A mental disorder is characterized by a clinically significant disturbance in an individual’s cognition, emotional regulation, or behaviour. It is usually associated with distress or impairment in important areas of functioning. There are many different types of mental disorders. Mental disorders may also be referred to as mental health ...
Jan 24, 2022 · Mental (behavioral) health disorders, or mental illnesses, affect the way you think and behave. They change your mood and can make it difficult to function at home, work, school or in your community. It’s important to note that having poor mental health doesn’t always mean you have a behavioral health disorder.
