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Quick Facts: Mental Health Disorders
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Suicidal Behavior
Suicidal Behavior
What is suicidal behavior?
What makes someone want to die by suicide?
How can I tell if someone is at risk for suicidal behavior?
What are antidepressants?
Eating Disorders
Anorexia Nervosa
What is anorexia nervosa (anorexia)?
What are the symptoms of anorexia?
What problems can anorexia cause?
Who can get anorexia?
How can doctors tell if I have anorexia?
How do doctors treat anorexia?
Treatment to change eating habits
Treatment to regain weight
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
What is avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID)?
How can doctors tell if I have ARFID?
How do doctors treat ARFID?
Binge Eating Disorder
What is binge eating disorder?
Is binge eating disorder the same as bulimia or anorexia nervosa?
Who can have binge eating disorder?
What are the symptoms of binge eating disorder?
How can doctors tell if I have binge eating disorder?
How do doctors treat binge eating disorder?
Bulimia Nervosa
What is bulimia?
What are the symptoms of bulimia?
Can bulimia cause other problems?
How can doctors tell if I have bulimia?
How do doctors treat bulimia?
Pica
What is pica?
Who can have pica?
How can doctors tell if I have pica?
How do doctors treat pica?
Rumination Disorder
What is rumination disorder?
What are the symptoms of rumination disorder ?
How can doctors tell if I have rumination disorder ?
How do doctors treat rumination disorder?
Anxiety and Stress-Related Disorders
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
What are the symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder?
How can doctors tell if I have generalized anxiety disorder?
How do doctors treat generalized anxiety disorder?
Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder
What is a panic attack?
What is panic disorder?
What causes panic attacks?
What are the symptoms of a panic attack?
How can doctors tell if I have panic attacks?
How do doctors treat panic attacks or panic disorder?
Specific Phobias
What is a phobia?
How can doctors tell if I have a specific phobia?
How do doctors treat a specific phobia?
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
What is posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
What causes PTSD?
What are the symptoms of PTSD?
How can doctors tell if I have PTSD?
How do doctors treat PTSD?
Overview of Anxiety Disorders
What is an anxiety disorder?
What causes an anxiety disorder?
What are the symptoms of an anxiety disorder?
How can doctors tell if I have an anxiety disorder?
How do doctors treat anxiety disorders?
Mood Disorders
Bipolar Disorder
What is bipolar disorder?
What causes bipolar disorder?
What are the symptoms of bipolar disorder?
How can doctors tell if I have bipolar disorder?
How do doctors treat bipolar disorder?
Depression
What is depression?
What causes depression?
What are the symptoms of depression?
How can doctors tell if I have depression?
How do doctors treat depression?
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
What is schizophrenia?
What causes schizophrenia?
What are the symptoms of schizophrenia?
How can doctors tell if someone has schizophrenia?
How do doctors treat schizophrenia?
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
What is obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)?
What are the symptoms of OCD?
How can doctors tell if I have OCD?
How do doctors treat OCD?
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
What is body dysmorphic disorder?
What are the symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder?
How can doctors tell if I have body dysmorphic disorder?
How do doctors treat body dysmorphic disorder?
Hoarding Disorder
What is hoarding disorder?
What are the symptoms of hoarding disorder?
How can doctors tell if I have hoarding disorder?
How do doctors treat hoarding disorder?
Personality Disorders
Overview of Personality Disorders
What are personality disorders?
What causes personality disorders?
What are symptoms of a personality disorder?
What are the types of personality disorders?
How can doctors tell if someone has a personality disorder?
How do doctors treat personality disorders?
Antisocial Personality Disorder
What is antisocial personality disorder?
What causes antisocial personality disorder?
How do doctors treat antisocial personality disorder?
Avoidant Personality Disorder
What is avoidant personality disorder?
What causes avoidant personality disorder?
How do doctors treat avoidant personality disorder?
Borderline Personality Disorder
What is borderline personality disorder?
What causes borderline personality disorder?
How do doctors treat borderline personality disorder?
Dependent Personality Disorder
What is dependent personality disorder?
What causes dependent personality disorder?
How do doctors treat dependent personality disorder?
Histrionic Personality Disorder
What is histrionic personality disorder?
What causes histrionic personality disorder?
How do doctors treat histrionic personality disorder?
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
What is narcissistic personality disorder?
What causes narcissistic personality disorder?
How do doctors treat narcissistic personality disorder?
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
What is obsessive-compulsive personality disorder?
What causes obsessive-compulsive personality disorder?
How do doctors treat obsessive-compulsive personality disorder?
Paranoid Personality Disorder
What is paranoid personality disorder?
What causes paranoid personality disorder?
How do doctors treat paranoid personality disorder?
Schizoid Personality Disorder
What is schizoid personality disorder?
What causes schizoid personality disorder?
How do doctors treat schizoid personality disorder?
Schizotypal Personality Disorder
What is schizotypal personality disorder?
What causes schizotypal personality disorder?
How do doctors treat schizotypal disorder?
Substance-Related Disorders
Substance Use Disorders
What are substance use disorders?
What causes a substance use disorder?
What are the symptoms of a substance use disorder?
How can doctors tell if someone has a substance use disorder?
How do doctors treat substance use disorders?
Where can I get more information about substance use disorders?
Overview of Mental Health Care
Overview of Mental Illness
What is mental illness?
What are the types of mental illness?
What causes mental illness?
What are the symptoms of mental illness?
How can doctors tell if someone has mental illness?
How do doctors treat mental illness?
Treatment of Mental Illness
How do doctors treat mental illness?
What medicines are used for mental illness?
What is psychotherapy?
What is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)?
What types of doctors treat mental illness?
