Bipolar Disorder
Alcohol or cocaine, depending on whether the person is in a depressive or manic cycle.
What are symptoms of PTSD?
Nightmares, hypervigilance, detachment and recurring distress.
What are symptoms of ADHD?
Persistent pattern of inattention and inability to focus and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity. Adult symptoms include “zoning out,” extreme distractibility, struggling to complete tasks, chronic lateness and addictive tendencies.
What are the most prevalent symptoms of anxiety?
Excessive worry/apprehension.
What are some symptoms of depression?
Persistent sad, anxious or empty mood; feelings of hopelessness and worthlessness, decreased energy, fatigue and the loss of interest in activities that once were pleasurable.
What are symptoms of Bipolar Disorder ?
Intense shifts in mood, energy, and functioning between depression and mania.
What are the most commonly abused substances for those with PTSD?
Alcohol, benzos and sleeping meds.
What are the most commonly abused substances for those with ADHD?
alcohol and/or stimulants.
What are commonly abused substances for those with anxiety?
Alcohol, benzos and occasionally cocaine.
What are the most commonly abused substances for those with depression?
Alcohol to mask mood.
What's the difference between Bipolar I and Bipolar II?
Bipolar I involves severe mania and often depression.
Bipolar II has less-intense elevated moods which are called hypomanic episodes or hypomania.
Which gender is more likely to develop PTSD?
Females.
What is the difference between ADHD type I and type II?
Type I: Inattention without hyperactivity.
Type II: Hyperactivity without inattention.
What is the main job anxiety serves?
To keep one safe.
What group of people often "fly under the radar" when it comes to depression?
What's something that can trigger the first episode?
High stress.
Aside from emotional/neurological symptoms, what else can PTSD attribute to?
Physical symptoms
What can predispose someone to ADHD?
Genetics.
What are the most commonly abused drugs for those with OCD?
Marijuana and alcohol.
What are some physical symptoms related to depression?
Sleep disturbances, reduced/increased appetite and unexplained pain.
How can neurotherapy & biofeedback help people with Bipolar disorder?
Neurotherapy retrains the brain to have more emotional control. Biofeedback improves the body's ability to regulate emotions through increased HRV.
How does neurotherapy & biofeedback help people with PTSD?
Neurotherapy and biofeedback help regulate their nervous systems, balancing their fight-or-flight and rest-and-digest responses.
How can neurotherapy and biofeedback help those with ADHD?
Neurotherapy helps regulate low level arousals in the frontal lobes and addresses their theta/beta ratios. Biofeedback helps to calm their autonomic nervous system and improve impulsivity, emotional control and focus.
How does neurotherapy and biofeedback help those with anxiety?
Neurotherapy and biofeedback help to calm the nervous system.
How can neurotherapy and biofeedback help those with depression?
Neurotherapy and biofeedback regulate the nervous system.