Disorders and Symptoms
This disorder involves persistent feelings of sadness, loss of interest, and fatigue.
What is depression?
Chronic financial stress due to low income increases the likelihood of developing this mental health condition.
What is depression or anxiety?
Healthy People 2030 includes a goal to improve this aspect of mental well-being for all Americans.
What is mental health and well-being (or quality of life)?
This term describes unfair differences in mental health outcomes between populations.
What is health disparity?
This type of prevention aims to stop mental health problems before they start—through education, awareness, and resilience-building
What is primary intervention?
A person with this disorder may experience flashbacks, nightmares, and severe anxiety after trauma.
What is PTSD?
Exposure to racism and discrimination can increase the risk of this mental health condition, especially among marginalized groups
What is chronic anxiety?
This national survey is often used to track progress toward mental health objectives in Healthy People 2030.
What is the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)?
Fear of being judged or labeled keeps many from seeking care, an example of this barrier.
What is stigma?
A school conducts routine anxiety screenings for students at the beginning of each semester. What level of prevention is this?
This mental health condition is often characterized by manic and depressive episodes.
What is bipolar disorder?
Lack of quality education limits job opportunities and income, leading to this social determinant affecting mental health.
What is socioeconomic status?
Healthy People 2030 promotes access to these professionals as a key strategy for improving mental health outcomes
What are mental health providers or behavioral health specialists?
Cultural stigma and language barriers often prevent this immigrant group from seeking care in the U.S.
What are first gen immigrants?
Weekly therapy and medication management for someone with diagnosed bipolar disorder is an example of this level of prevention.
What is tertiary prevention?
Name one common symptom of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).
What is excessive worry, restlessness, or difficulty concentrating?
Early adverse experiences like abuse or neglect impact brain development and increase risk for these disorders.
What are mood or behavioral disorders?
Name one social determinant of health that Healthy People 2030 highlights as a factor influencing mental health.
What is education, income, neighborhood safety, housing, or access to care? (any of these are acceptable)
This geographic barrier often means people must travel long distances for mental health services.
What are rural communities?
This type of early intervention supports at-risk youth who’ve shown early signs of depression, aiming to reduce the chance of it worsening.
What is secondary prevention?
This eating disorder involves periods of bingeing followed by purging
What is bulimia nervosa?
Lack of nearby clinics, transportation, or culturally appropriate services are examples of this barrier to mental health support.
What is limited access to care?
One of Healthy People 2030’s core mental health objectives is to reduce the proportion of people aged 12 to 17 who experience this.
What is major depressive episodes (MDEs)?
Lack of insurance or underinsurance is a key reason many individuals in this income bracket delay or avoid mental health treatment.
What are low income individuals?
Name one example of a primary mental health prevention strategy used at the population level.
What is a public awareness campaign, school-based SEL program, anti-bullying initiative, etc.?