Types Of Mental Illness

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Types of Mental Illness

• With so many possible types of mental illness,
  knowing when you or someone you love suffer one
  of these conditions is difficult. You need a
  doctors help in determining your mental health
  status, particularly if you also suffer a dual
  diagnosis of addiction.
• Whether you suffer one of the many types of
  mental illness or a co-occurring condition with a
  substance use disorder, you need treatment.
  Through mental health treatment programs, you
  learn about your diagnosis and signs of problems.
  You also gain access to helpful medications and
  therapies to stabilize your condition. Through
  these treatments, you forge a new path beyond
  your diagnosis.

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• Types of Mental Illness
• In reality, there are too many forms of mental
  illness to list here. But the most common types
  of mental illness include
• Anxiety disorders
• Mood disorders
• Psychotic disorders
• Impulse control and addiction disorders
• Personality disorders
• Obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD)
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

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About These Common Mental Illnesses Anxiety
disorders cause stress, fear, and feelings of
dread through exposure to certain situations or
objects. These disorders also cause physical
symptoms, such as a fast heartbeat, sweating and
shaking. These types of psychological disorders
limit enjoyment of everyday life in many ways.
Conditions included in the group of anxiety
disorders include social anxiety, generalized
anxiety, panic disorder, and phobias. Mood
disorders cause persistent, ongoing feelings of
sadness, extreme happiness, or a mix of these
opposite extremes. People with mood disorders
usually suffer the most common types of mental
illness in this group, such as clinical
depression or bipolar disorder. Psychotic
disorders alter the persons awareness and
thought patterns. Hallucinations and delusions
result from these types of psychological
disorders, including schizophrenia.
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Addiction and Impulsivity
Impulse control and addictions involve the
inability to resist specific impulses or urges.
Many people with these conditions do things that
bring the risk of harm to themselves or others.
Conditions of this category include kleptomania,
pyromania, compulsive gambling, and substance use
disorders. Personality disorders cause extreme
and rigid personality traits that cause damage
throughout a persons life. This group of
disorders causes people to not meet social
expectations. They function abnormally and
struggle throughout daily life with diagnoses
like antisocial personality disorder, paranoid
personality disorder, and obsessive-compulsive
personality disorder. OCD causes constant fears
or thoughts only stopped by performing specific
routines or rituals. The rituals make up the
compulsions used to resolve obsessive thoughts.
Excessive hand-washing and cleaning are some OCD
behaviors. PTSD is a collection of symptoms
resulting from a traumatic or frightening event.
The trauma of sexual assault, crime
victimization, injury, a loved ones death,
combat, or natural disaster often causes PTSD.
This condition leads to flashbacks, invasive
thoughts, anxiety, and emotional problems.
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• Treatment for Mental Illness
• Knowing you suffer mental illness is only one
  part of your dilemma. Another part is getting the
  treatment you need to enjoy greater wellness and
  stability in your life. Whether you suffer one
  mental illness or co-occurring conditions like
  depression or anxiety with addiction, you can
  turn your life around.
• Treatment that helps improve mental health and
  stop substance abuse includes
• Medical detox
• Dual diagnosis treatment
• Inpatient rehab
• Day treatment
• Intensive outpatient program
• Extended care program