Fun with Medication
Use of these complicate and exacerbate symptoms of mental illness
Alcohol and Drugs
a type of depression that's related to changes in seasons
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
experience of sensations (hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, feeling) that are not real
Hallucinations
PTSD stands for this...
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
The most common type of mental illness in the United States
Anxiety (Disorders)
Lithium, Depakote, Lamictal, and Latuda are medications used to treatment this type of disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Feelings of sadness that last throughout the holiday season
False fixed beliefs (may include paranoia or grandiosity)
Delusions
Persistent unreasonable fear caused by a specific object or situation
Phobia
This mental health condition is the strongest predictor of suicide
Depression
an undesirable secondary effect of medication
Side effect
A state of elevated or euphoric mood that may include grandiosity, racing thoughts and a decreased need for sleep
Mania
Schizophrenia
Recurrent thoughts or impulses that are intrusive and cause anxiety and distress
Obsessions
Signs or symptoms that indicate a relapse may be coming on
Early Warning Signs
most commonly abused substance in the United States
Nicotine
a condition in which a woman has severe depression symptoms, irritability, and tension before menstruation
Pre-menstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
a false or unusual belief about one's greatness, such as "I am famous, can end world wars, or am immortal"
Grandiosity (Delusions of Grandeur)
Repetitive behaviors or mental acts usually driven in response to obsessions
Compulsions
Anxiety, depression, lifestyle, drugs/alcohol and medical conditions may cause this disorder
Insomnia
most prescribed anti-depressant medication in 2018
Zoloft
Long term low grade depression that last 2 or more years
Dysthymia (Persistent Depressive Disorder)
Symptoms of schizophrenia that include poor motivation, apathy, depression or flattening of emotions
Negative Symptoms
fear of entering open or crowded places, of leaving one's own home, or of being in places from which escape is difficult
Agoraphobia
Chronic (dysthymic) depression with one or more episodes of major depression
Double Depression