Similar to PTSD, Acute Stress Reactions are brought on by an overwhelming traumatic event and produce symptoms of nightmares, flashbacks, triggered memories, increased fear, and being easily startled....
ADD, or Attention Deficit Disorder is a neurological disorder where the individual struggles with a range of behavioral problems such as inability to focus, failure to follow instruction, failure to c...
Agoraphobia is a fear of places or situations which creates an escalating crescendo of anxiety that is accompanied by a sense of pending doom. Often present with this fear are associative avoidance ha...
Those who suffer from Attachment Disorders experience a difficulty to bond that results from deprivation, trauma, and abandonment that occurs from a young age. Those suffering from AD typically demons...
Also known as Complex Grief, Bereavement is extreme, disabling grief and yearning one feels for a deceased loved one for a prolonged stretch of time. While going through a period of bereavement after ...
Chemical Dependence occurs when an individual persists in the use of drugs or alcohol despite the problems related to their excessive usage. Signs of Chemical Dependence can include an increased toler...
Chronic Illness is characterized by persistent illness, either mental or physical, that inhibits functionality in life. Some are more serious than others, but most cannot be cured and persist to some ...
Chronic Pain is when a person experiences persistent pain that inhibits the functionality of life. Further investigation of causality is required, and while chronic pain cannot always be treated, indi...
Cognitive impairment is when a person has trouble remembering, learning new things, concentrating, or making decisions that affect their everyday life. Cognitive impairment ranges from mild to severe....
Dissociative Identity Disorder, or DID, was formerly Multiple Personality Disorder. Its formation is not an unusual adaptation to trauma, when the individual disassociates with the trauma that is occu...
Generalized Anxiety Disorder is characterized by suffering from a sense of undo worry or concern about a number of different things. Those who suffer from GAD can find themselves incessantly preoccupi...
Mood disorders are characterized by a serious change in mood that cause disruption to life activities. Though many different subtypes are recognized, three major states of mood disorders exist: depres...
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, or OCD, is the manifestation of unwanted and intrusive thoughts that take on an obsessive or compulsive nature. This will often look like superstitious behaviors, such a...
Panic Disorder is a type of anxiety disorder where an individual experiences unexpected panic attacks on a regular basis. These attacks cause the individual to fear the onset of a follow-up attack for...
A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder, defined by a persistent and excessive fear of an object or situation. The phobia typically results in a rapid onset of fear and is present for more than six mon...
PTSD, or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, is caused by overwhelming trauma that is experienced directly or indirectly and leads to emotional constriction of intrusive symptoms. These symptoms can inclu...
Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that involves perceptual distortions or psychotic ideations independent of one’s mood. Symptoms can include hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that don’...
Changes in sleeping patterns or habits that can negatively affect health....
TBI, or a Traumatic Brain Injury, is the disruption of healthy cognitive ability or function due to a serious blow, jolt, or bump to the head. Any object or material that penetrates the brain can also...
