Quick Facts: Mental Health Disorders

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Suicidal Behavior and Self-Injury

• Suicidal Behavior
  • What is suicidal behavior?
  • What makes someone want to commit suicide?
  • How can I tell if someone is at risk for suicidal behavior?
  • What are antidepressants?

• Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
  • What is nonsuicidal self-injury?
  • Why do people injure themselves on purpose?
  • How do doctors treat nonsuicidal self-injury?

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

• 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?

• 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?

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

• 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?

• 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?

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?