Anxiety Disorders - Handbook
(pdf)
These disorders fill people's lives with overwhelming
anxiety and fear. Unlike the relatively mild, brief anxiety
caused by a stressful event such as a business presentation
or a first date, anxiety disorders are chronic, relentless,
and can grow progressively worse if not treated. |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD, ADD) - Handbook (pdf)
A condition that becomes apparent in some children in the
preschool and early school years. It is hard for these children
to control their behavior and/or pay attention. It is estimated
that between 3 and 5 percent of children have ADHD, or approximately
2 million children in the United States. |
Autism Spectrum Disorders (Pervasive
Developmental Disorders) - Handbook
(pdf)
All children with ASD demonstrate deficits in 1) social interaction,
2) verbal and nonverbal communication, and 3) repetitive behaviors
or interests. In addition, they will often have unusual responses
to sensory experiences, such as certain sounds or the way objects
look. |
Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depressive
Illness) - Handbook (pdf)
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is
a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in a person's mood,
energy, and ability to function. Different from the normal ups
and downs that everyone goes through, the symptoms of bipolar
disorder are severe. |
Borderline Personality Disorder - Handbook (pdf)
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious mental illness
characterized by pervasive instability in moods, interpersonal
relationships, self-image, and behavior. This instability often
disrupts family and work life, long-term planning, and the individual's
sense of self-identity. |
Depression - Handbook
(pdf)
A depressive disorder is an illness that involves the body,
mood, and thoughts. It affects the way a person eats and sleeps,
the way one feels about oneself, and the way one thinks about
things. |
Eating Disorders - Handbook
(pdf)
Eating disorders involve serious disturbances in eating behavior,
such as extreme and unhealthy reduction of food intake or severe
overeating, as well as feelings of distress or extreme concern
about body shape or weight. |
Generalized Anxiety Disorder - Handbook
(pdf)
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is much more than the normal
anxiety people experience day to day. It's chronic and fills
one's day with exaggerated worry and tension, even though there
is little or nothing to provoke it. |
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Handbook (pdf)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, involves anxious thoughts
or rituals you feel you can't control. If you have OCD, you
may be plagued by persistent, unwelcome thoughts or images,
or by the urgent need to engage in certain rituals. |
Panic Disorder - Handbook
(pdf)
People with panic disorder have feelings of terror that strike
suddenly and repeatedly with no warning. They can't predict
when an attack will occur, and many develop intense anxiety
between episodes, worrying when and where the next one will
strike. |
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Handbook (pdf)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, is an anxiety disorder
that can develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal
in which grave physical harm occurred or was threatened. |
Schizophrenia - Handbook
(pdf)
Schizophrenia is a devastating brain disorder—the most
chronic and disabling of the severe mental illnesses. People
with schizophrenia often suffer terrifying symptoms such as
hearing internal voices not heard by others, or believing that
other people are reading their minds, controlling their thoughts,
or plotting to harm them. These symptoms may leave them fearful
and withdrawn. |
Social Phobia (Social
Anxiety Disorder) - Handbook (pdf)
Social Phobia, or Social Anxiety Disorder, is an anxiety disorder
characterized by overwhelming anxiety and excessive self-consciousness
in everyday social situations. |
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