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A large group of disorders characterized by extreme persistent fear or anxiety causing interruption to your daily routine. It is common and responds best to organized and evidence-based therapeutic intervention.

Chronic widespread worry that is hard to control and is not associated with a specific cause. People with GAD may have symptoms like fatigue, muscle tightness, and sleeping difficulties along with a continued feeling of uneasiness.

A condition where intrusive and unwanted thoughts cause distress that leads to repetitive behaviors or mental rituals that temporarily relieve the anxiety caused by those thoughts. OCD is frequently misunderstood and often requires specialized clinical expertise to treat effectively.

Recurring unexplained panic episodes that cause surges of intense fear with symptoms like racing heart, shortness of breath, and dizziness. Usually accompanied by anticipatory fear about the next episode and behavior changes to prevent them.

Social anxiety disorder is more than being shy. This disorder involves intense fear of judgment or negative social situations and leads to avoidance of social activities and impaired functioning at work, in relationships, and daily life.

Marked, persistent fears of a specific object or situation, such as flying, a certain animal, or heights, that trigger instant anxiety and lead to avoidance behavior that can be limiting.

A neurological disorder caused by persistent inattention and hyperactive, impulsive behavior that can interfere with relationships, school, or work. Adult ADHD goes unrecognized frequently and often presents together with anxiety disorders or mood disorders.

Conditions that involve disruptions in consciousness, identity, memory, or perception, such as depersonalization, derealization, and dissociative identity disorder, often arising after extreme or prolonged trauma.

The simultaneous presence of a mental health condition and a substance use disorder: each condition can influence and complicate the other, and integrated treatment that focuses on both disorders at once produces far better results than either treated individually.

A category of psychiatric conditions that includes disturbances in emotional states, which include depression, mania, and mixed states — that impact the ability to perform tasks and maintain energy and motivation.

A mood disorder that consists of episodic periods of mania or hypomania and depression that can be severe, disruptive, and even dangerous without proper psychiatric care and mood stabilization. Both medication and evidence-based psychotherapy are required for effective management.

A very common and under-treated mental health condition characterized by persistent low mood, loss of interest in things previously enjoyed, changes in sleep and appetite, and a pervasive sense of hopelessness that significantly impacts quality of life.

A recurrent form of depression primarily occurring during fall and winter, related to decreased sunlight exposure and impacting mood, energy levels, sleep, and appetite in consistent seasonal cycles.

A category of conditions that involve enduring styles of thinking, feeling, and relating to others that vary from those culturally expected, causing significant impairment and affecting functioning in multiple areas of life, including work, relationships, and self-image.

Characterized by persistent feelings of social inhibition, inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to criticism that leads to avoiding social interactions, despite there being a genuine desire for interaction.

A complex condition involving extreme emotional instability, unstable relationship patterns, chronic feelings of emptiness and fear of abandonment, often developed through earlier relational trauma and responsive to specific therapy approaches like DBT.

A pattern of persistent disregard for and violations of the rights of others, frequently developed in adolescence, involving impulsivity, dishonesty, and a complete lack of remorse for harmful behavior.

Characterized by excessively emotional and attention-seeking behaviors that significantly affect the quality and consistency of interpersonal relationships.

A pervasive and excessive need to be cared for by others that causes submissiveness, clinging behavior, difficulty with independent decision-making, and fear of separation or abandonment.

Distinct from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), OCPD is an over-reliance on orderliness, perfectionism, and control that impairs flexibility in interpersonal functioning, often without the individuals recognizing it as problematic.

Characterized by discomfort in close relationships due to cognitive or perceptual distortion and eccentric thinking and behavior that represent a point along the continuum between personality disorders and psychotic conditions.

Post-traumatic stress disorder emerges after exposure to traumatic experiences and is characterized by intrusive memories, avoidance, negative changes in moods and cognition, and increased physiological reactivity. Successful trauma treatment is provided using specially designed clinical treatments.

A combination of symptoms from both schizophrenia and a mood disorder, such as hallucinations or delusions combined with major depressive or manic episodes, that requires carefully coordinated psychiatric and therapeutic care.

A severe, chronic psychiatric condition that distorts perceptions, thinking, and behavior, including hallucinations, delusions, and disordered thinking. Schizophrenia causes significant disruption in daily function and requires long-term clinical support.