Adjustment Disorders
Life can throw a lot at us. Finding and losing love, celebrating and grieving, settling and moving – these are...
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Mental health influences all aspects of our thinking, feeling and interacting with the world around us. From facing major vital changes and trauma to managing complex mood, anxiety or behavior disorders, understanding these experiences better is a fundamental first step towards recovery and overall well-being.
Explore this complete resource guide to learn about the most common mental disorders, identify alert signals and symptoms, and discover effective evidence-based options for continuous treatment and support.
Adult Attachment Disorder
If we have a consistent and reliable emotional bond with our caregivers in childhood, we’re much more likely to easily...
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Alexithymia
Emotions are a part of our everyday life. They’re an essential element of how we communicate with other people and...
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Anger Disorders
Picture this. You get out of bed and immediately stub your toe on the dresser. You take a shower and...
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Anxiety Disorders
You’ve got butterflies in your stomach and feel slightly breathless, but it isn’t excitement or love: it’s anxiety. Anxiety is...
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Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by instability in self-image, mood, and relationships. Although people living with this condition typically...
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Depression Disorders
We all feel sad from time to time. But what if you’ve been struggling with an all-consuming sadness that won’t...
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Dissociative Identity Disorder
Until 1994, dissociative identity disorder (DID) was known as multiple personality disorder. While you may still hear the latter term,...
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Eating Disorders
In the United States, an estimated 28.8 million people, which is nearly 9% of the population, experience an eating disorder...
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a mental health condition that affects between 1%-2% of American adults.[100] Results from a large-scale...
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
It’s not uncommon to hear people say things such as “I’m so OCD” when talking about their love of neatness...
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Psychosomatic Disorders
We’re all familiar with the odd psychosomatic symptom, such as feeling our hands shake when we’re giving a presentation or...
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Seasonal Affective Disorder
Here’s a quiz-night challenge: How many gloomy weather phrases can you think of? “Under the weather,” “Left out in the...
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Secondary Trauma & PTSD: Witnessing Violence
If you’ve ever been hurt or assaulted, then you’ll know that it’s not just the physical pain that affects you....
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Somatic Symptom Disorder
It’s not unusual to experience physical issues, such as aches, pains, and discomfort. These are natural parts of life and...
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Treatment for Trauma and Abuse
Abuse or trauma can shake the very foundations of how we experience and interact with the world. After traumatic events,...
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