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generalized anxiety disorder
irrational and persistent feeling that people are ‘out to get you’.
Paranoia
experience delusions, hallucinations and confused thinking.
Psychosis
a mental process where a person disconnects from their thoughts, feelings, memories or sense of identity.
Dissociation and dissociative disorders
characterized by a distinct period of elevated, expansive, or irritable mood accompanied by increased activity and energy.
Mania
unable to get enough sleep to feel rested.
Insomnia Disorder
a type of ongoing, chronic depression that is characterized by other symptoms of depression.
Persistent depressive disorder
is characterized by panic attacks that may seem to strike out of the blue and for no reason at all.
Panic Disorder
is characterized by the emergence of severe anxiety for up to one month after exposure to a traumatic event.
Acute Stress Disorder
This condition occurs when an individual experiences symptoms of a depressive disorder either while using alcohol or other substances or while going through withdrawal from a substance.
Substance/medication-induced depressive disorder:
is a mood disorder characterised by lowering of mood, loss of interest and enjoyment, and reduced energy.
Depression
is characterised by obsessions and compulsions.
is recurrent thoughts, images or impulses that are intrusive and unwanted.
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
develops in some people after they experience or witness an event that threatens their life or safety, or that of others around them.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
has three main symptoms – inattention, impulsivity and overactivity.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
(formerly called manic-depressive illness or manic depression) is a mental illness that causes unusual shifts in a person's mood, energy, activity levels, and concentration.
Bipolar disorder
are those that involve the misuse of different substances such as cocaine, methamphetamine, opiates, and alcohol.10
Substance-related disorders
characterized by excessive concern about having an undiagnosed medical condition.
Illness Anxiety Disorder
characterized by an enduring pattern of maladaptive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that can cause serious detriments to relationships and other life areas.
Personality disorders
are characterized by obsessive concerns with weight and disruptive eating patterns that negatively impact physical and mental health.
Eating disorders
a complex psychotic disorder characterised by disruptions to thinking and emotions, and a distorted perception of reality.
Schizophrenia
is characterized by experiencing a sense of being outside of one's own body
Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder
is characterized by persistent deficits in social interaction and communication in multiple life areas as well as restricted and repetitive patterns of behaviors.
Autism Spectrum Disorder
associated with symptoms including emotional instability, unstable and intense interpersonal relationships, unstable self-image, and impulsive behaviors.
Borderline Personality Disorder
Formerly known as multiple personality disorder
involves the presence of two or more different identities or personalities in one person.
Dissociative Identity Disorder
is associated with a lasting pattern of exaggerated self-image, self-centeredness, and low empathy. People with this condition tend to be more interested in themselves than in others.
Narcissistic Personality Disorder