Paranoid personality disorder (PPD) is a mental health condition marked by a pattern of distrust and suspicion of others without adequate reason to be suspicious.
Mental Health
Mental Health Snapshot
Mental health issues affect people across the globe in profound and measurable ways, from widespread prevalence to their impact on daily life.
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety
Experiencing occasional anxiety is a normal part of life.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Is a mental disorder in which a person is often worried or anxious about many things and finds it hard to control this anxiety.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder – Self-care
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a mental condition in which you’re frequently worried or anxious about many things.
Phobias
A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder. It is a strong, irrational fear of something that poses little or no real danger.
Panic Disorder
A panic attack is a sudden episode of intense fear that triggers severe physical reactions when there is no real danger or apparent cause.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) features a pattern of unwanted thoughts and fears known as obsessions.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Is a mental health condition that’s caused by an extremely stressful or terrifying event — either being part of it or witnessing it.
Mood Disorders
Depression is more than a feeling of being sad or irritable for a few days. It’s a serious mood disorder.
Is a mental health disorder that some people develop after they experience or see a traumatic event.
Is a type of depression that’s related to changes in seasons — SAD begins and ends at about the same times every year.
Depression in teens (ages 13-17) is a serious medical illness. It’s more than just a feeling of being sad or “blue” for a few days.
Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder that can cause intense mood swings
Psychotic Disorders
Psychosis
Psychosis is the term for a collection of symptoms that happen when a person has trouble telling the difference between what’s real and what’s not.
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a serious mental health condition that affects how people think, feel and behave. It may result in a mix of hallucinations,
Schizoaffective Disorder
Is a mental health condition with symptoms of schizophrenia and a mood disorder. People with schizoaffective disorder may experience depression
Schizophreniform Disorder
Schizophreniform disorder is a mental health condition that causes symptoms of psychosis, like hallucinations,
Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are serious health conditions that affect both your physical and mental health.
Eating Disorders
If not treated effectively, eating disorders can become long-term problems and, in some cases,
Anorexia
Is a treatable eating disorder in which people have a low body weight based on personal weight history.
Anorexia
Although many people with anorexia look very thin, some may not look thin and others may look overweight.
Bulimia
Is a serious illness that causes severe problems with a person’s eating behaviors.
Bulimia
This is followed by purging with methods such as vomiting or misuse of laxatives or water pills (diuretics).
Binge Eating Disorder
Is a behavioral disorder characterized by chronic, compulsive overeating.
Binge Eating Disorder
While everyone overeats occasionally, an eating disorder is a condition that you live with every day.
Eating Disorders
Symptoms vary, depending on the type of eating disorder. Anorexia, bulimia and binge-eating disorder are the most common eating disorders. People with eating disorders can have all different body types and sizes.
Personality Disorders
Schizoid personality disorder is a condition where a person shows very little, if any, interest and ability to form relationships with other people.
People with schizotypal personality disorder are often described as odd or eccentric, and they usually have few, if any, close relationships.
Antisocial personality disorder, sometimes called sociopathy, is a mental health condition in which a person consistently shows no regard for right and wrong and ignores the rights and feelings of others.
Borderline personality disorder is a mental health condition that affects the way people feel about themselves and others, making it hard to function in everyday life.
Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is a mental health condition marked by unstable emotions, a distorted self-image and an overwhelming desire to be noticed.
Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental health condition in which people have an unreasonably high sense of their own importance.
Cluster C
Avoidant personality disorder is marked by poor self-esteem and an intense fear of rejection.
Dependent personality disorder (DPD) is a type of anxious personality disorder. People with DPD often feel helpless, submissive and incapable of taking care of themselves.
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) involves an extensive preoccupation with perfectionism, organization and control.
Neurodevelopmental & Cognitive Disorders
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism spectrum disorder is a condition related to brain development that affects how people see others and socialize with them.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Also called ADHD, is a long-term condition that affects millions of children.
Learning Disabilities
Learning disabilities (disorders) affect how your child’s brain takes in and uses information.
Dementia
Dementia describes a group of symptoms affecting memory, thinking and social abilities. The symptoms interfere with a person’s daily life.
Memory
Memory is how your brain processes and stores information so you can access it later.
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