Mental Health Disorders
This condition can cause excessive sadness, fatigue, changes in appetite, and loss of pleasure in activities previously enjoyed.
What is depression?
This is the term for when someone has both a substance use disorder and a mental health disorder.
What is dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorders?
What does SSRI stand for?
What is Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor?
What class of medications does Seroquel belong to?
What are antipsychotics?
This is the person in treatment who helps you deal with any outside issues (legal, medical) and helps you plan your discharge. Important phone calls are frequently made with this staff member.
Who is a case manager?
This disorder is characterized by persistent and excessive worrying, insomnia fatigue, and irritability.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
This is a person that you talk to about your mental health disorder that can prescribe medications if deemed necessary.
Who is a psychiatrist?
This medicine is an antihistamine that is used to treat as needed anxiety.
What is hydroxyzine?
What mental health disorder is Lacmictal (lamotrigine) used to treat?
What is bipolar disorder?
These sessions are usually held throughout the day and involve everyone coming together and engaging in discussion, led by a facilitator.
What is group?
With this disorder, people can fluctuate between depression and mania / hypomania.
What is bipolar disorder?
These tools are implemented to deal with triggers and breakthrough symptoms. They are used to deal with an upsetting situation.
What are coping skills?
This was the first medication used to treat bipolar disorder, approved by the FDA back in the 1970.
What is lithium?
Paroxetine, flouxetine, and escitalopram belong to this class of medications.
What are SSRIs or antidepressants?
This technique involves sitting quietly with your eyes closed and focusing on the present moment, without any judgements. This method can help calm people down.
What is meditation?
People with this disorder exhibit symptoms of delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized thinking and behavior.
What is schizophrenia?
External events or internal experiences that may happen suddenly and can cause or worsen symptoms of a mental health condition
What are triggers?
This class of medications is used to treat hallucinations and delusions, among other things.
What are antipsychotics?
These are the most popular medications used to treat various sleep disorders in mental health. Name 2.
What is Trazodone, Seroquel, Doxepin, Remeron.
A sudden feeling of intense fear or terror with physical symptoms like racing heart is called a
What is a panic attack?
People with this disorder can go through flashbacks, nightmares, trauma reminders, and sleep disturbances.
What is PTSD?
An activity where you write down your feelings and process emotions. This is usually done on a daily basis.
What is journaling?
What is the brand name of sertraline?
What is Zoloft?
This class of medications is effective for anxiety and insomnia, but is used with caution due to their addictive potential.
What are benzodiazepines?
This 3-digit number is the U.S. Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
What is 988?