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Mental Health Guide

Addictive Disorders
Addictive disorders range from sex or exercise addiction to gambling and drug dependency.

ADHD
ADHD affects roughly 4.4 million school-age children and an estimated 9 million American adults.

Anxiety Disorders
More than 40 million Americans suffer from an anxiety disorder, making it one of the most common mental illnesses.

Autism
Autism is one of the fastest growing developmental disabilities in the U.S.: an estimated 1 in 110 births.

Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder is characterized by extreme mood swings that alternate between mania and depression.

Borderline Personality Disorder
BPD affects up to 5.9 percent of Americans, more than bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

Co-Dependency
Co-dependents have unhealthy emotional dependency in relationships, which can lead to dangerous behaviors.

Depression
Depression a serious yet common mental illness that affects an estimated 15 million Americans annually.

Dissociation and Dissociative Disorders
Dissociative disorders are characterized by involuntary disruption of identity and memory.

Dysthymic Disorder
Dysthymic disorder is a chronic form of major depression, affecting about 6 percent of Americans.

Eating Disorders
The onset of eating disorders can happen at any age, and men, women and children are all at risk.

Mood Disorders
An estimated 20.9 million Americans age 18 or older suffer from a mood disorder every year.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
OCD affects 2.2 million Americans who often also suffer from eating disorders, anxiety or depression.

Panic Disorder
Panic attacks are episodes that usually peak in about 10 minutes, but can last up to 30 minutes.

Paranoia and Paranoid Disorders
People with paranoia tend to misinterpret day-to-day interactions as insulting or threatening.

Personality Disorders
Personality disorders affect the way a person sees and interacts with the world and are categorized into three types.

Phobias
Phobias are no laughing matter. Do you suffer from one of the three main types? Find out.

Postpartum Disorders
PPD is common and treatable, but symptoms are similar to those of a major depressive episode.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
There are currently about 7.7 million Americans living with Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Seasonal Affective Disorder
The three contributing factors leading to SAD? Circadian rhythms, melatonin levels and serotonin levels.

Schizophrenia
Oft-confused with multiple personality disorder, schizophrenia causes the brain to distort reality.

Self-Injury
About 2 million Americans regularly inflict harm on themselves via cutting, burning, biting, breaking bones and more.

Suicide
Each year, approximately 30,000 Americans commit suicide. Learn the signs and how to GET HELP NOW.

Trichotillomania
As many as 11 million Americans suffer from TTM: the impulse to pull out your own hair, eyebrows and eyelashes.