Mental Health Disorders

Mental Health

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How many people experience a mental health condition in a given year?

1 in 5 adults in the U.S. 

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Are people with mental health conditions more likely to be violent than anyone else?

Only 3%–5% of violent acts can be attributed to individuals living with a serious mental illness. In fact, people with severe mental illnesses are over 10 times more likely to be victims of a violent crime than the general population.

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What age do individuals develop mental health symptoms? 

Half of all mental health disorders show first signs before a person turns 14-years-old, and three-quarters of mental health disorders begin before age 24.

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How can you help a friend that is experiencing a mental health problem?  

• Reaching out and letting them know you are available to help
• Helping them access mental health services
• Help them learn self-care and coping techniques
• Treating them with respect, just as you would anyone else

Diagnosis 1

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A mental health condition characterized by a combination of schizophrenia and mood disorder symptoms

Schizoaffective Disorder 

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The two main types of schizoaffective disorder 

bipolar type (with both manic and depressive episodes) and depressive type (primarily depressive episodes)

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Typical treatment for Schizoaffective Disorder

Antipsychotics and mood stabilizers, as well as psychotherapy

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Factors in developing a mental illness

These can include genetics, life experiences such as trauma or abuse, and brain chemistry imbalances

Diagnosis 2

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Disorder that presents with extreme mood swings that include emotional highs and lows

Bipolar 

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Persistent sadness or hopelessness, loss of interest in activities, fatigue and low energy, changes in appetite and sleep, and difficulty concentrating

Depression

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Periods of elevated mood, increased energy, racing thoughts, impulsivity, and decreased need for sleep

Mania

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When you have four mood episodes in the past year where you switch between mania and hypomania and major depression.

Rapid cycling 

Diagnosis 3

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A chronic mental health condition that significantly impacts a person's thinking, behavior, and emotions

Schizophrenia 

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Jumbled or nonsensical speech, difficulty staying on topic, and making up words

Disorganized thoughts/speech 

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Fixed, false beliefs that are not amenable to reason or evidence

Delusions

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Seeing or hearing things that aren't there, most commonly voices

Hallucinations