All About Mental Health Disorders PDF

Bipolar Disorder 1.​ Around 2.6% of American adults have Bipolar 2.​ Bipolar tends to run in families 3.​ There are multiple types of Bipolar Disorder 4.​ People with Bipolar can experience depression 5.​ Demi Lovato is a singer who announced she has Bipolar Disorder 6.​ You cannot...

Bipolar Disorder 1.​ Around 2.6% of American adults have Bipolar 2.​ Bipolar tends to run in families 3.​ There are multiple types of Bipolar Disorder 4.​ People with Bipolar can experience depression 5.​ Demi Lovato is a singer who announced she has Bipolar Disorder 6.​ You cannot have a test done to be diagnosed with Bipolar Eating Disorder Consequences (effects on different body parts) 1.​ Brain: distressed by behavior, guilt, anxiety, and depression 2.​ Throat: sleep apnea 3.​ Heart: high blood pressure, cholesterol, increases risk of heart attack 4.​ Body: fatigue, lethargy, weight gain 5.​ Gallbladder: gallbladder disease 6.​ Pancreas: type 2 diabetes 7.​ Kidneys: chronic kidney problems, kidney failure 8.​ Bones: osteoarthritis Social Anxiety Disorder 1.​ Social Anxiety Disorder is uncontrollable. 2.​ Those with Social Anxiety Disorder have a fear of being left out, but are (simultaneously) afraid to socialize, leading to a vicious cycle where they gradually feel completely isolated. 3.​ Social Anxiety Disorder interferes with everyday life. 4.​ The hippocampus (a brain structure) is associated with memory. 5.​ The amygdala (a brain structure) is associated with Social Anxiety Disorder since it is primarily responsible for emotional responses in situations like anxiety, fear, or rage. 6.​ Both the hippocampus and amygdala are found in the limbic system. 7.​ The prefrontal cortex decreases intensity in activity with Social Anxiety Disorder PTSD 1.​ PTSD affects 3.5% of the U.S. adult population (about 8 million Americans) 2.​ About 37% of those diagnosed with PTSD have severe symptoms 3.​ Women are twice as likely to develop PTSD throughout their lifetime a.​ They are three times as likely to develop the disorder annually 4.​ 67% of people exposed to mass violence developed PTSD 5.​ Among deployed troops, there have been over 138,000 new diagnoses of PTSD (from 2000 to June 2015) a.​ 40,000 diagnoses were issues among troops not yet deployed  6.​ Post-deployment, PTSD has averaged 10%-20%, coexisting with depression, substance misuse, and others. Autism Spectrum Disorder 1.​ People with autism have favorite foods of something others can’t see. 2.​ The brain is the body’s computer for autistic people. 3.​ The way the brain is wired may make those with Autism great at tasks like math, drawing, etc. 4.​ You can make someone with autism feel worse by ignoring or mocking them. 5.​ People with autism need people to take the time to get to know them. Schizophrenia Infographic 1.​ Schizophrenia is commonly referred to as The Broken Mind 2.​ Globally, 1 in 125 people have it 3.​ It is myth that schizophrenia is terminal and progressively worsens 4.​ About 50% of people with Schizophrenia end up relatively independent or cured 5.​ 35% get progressively worse with no return to normalcy 6.​ 22% have a single episode with no lasting effects 7.​ 25% have multiple episodes with minimal lasting effects 8.​ 8% have a single episode with lasting effects 9.​ The cost of Schizophrenia was estimated to be 62.7 billion USD during 2002 a.​ That comes out to $22,279 for each person with Schizophrenia 10.​Schizophrenia occurs in three main parts of the brain a.​ Forebrain: excess dopamine lowers glutamate, hallucinations are possible, and disorganized thought occurs. b.​ Limbic System: blunted reactions/emotions, bizarre/inappropriate actions, inability to read social situations c.​ Hindbrain: blunted movement, inappropriate body language, potentially catatonic (rigid posture, pointless/duplicative movement, decreased reaction to external cues) 11.​Different types of Schizophrenia a.​ Disorganinized (speech and behavior are usually not organized, everyday tasks are difficult b.​ Paranoid (delusions, auditory hallucinations, 40% of all schizophrenics) c.​ Catatonic (disturbed movement, completely still or all over the place) d.​ Undifferentiated (symptoms present, but the criteria for the other three types have not been met) e.​ Residual (history of episodes but no current symptoms) 12.​Schizophrenia lowers life expectancy by 15 years (from fostering obesity, smoking, suicide, sedentary lifestyle, etc.)  13.​Frequent marijuana use doubles the chance of coming down with Schizophrenia 14.​Age of peak onset by gender: both males and females around 25 years of age Seasonal Affective Disorder 1.​ Between 60-90% percent of people with S.A.D are female 2.​ Seasonal affective disorder is more related to sunlight than temperature 3.​ S.A.D can be treated if mild. Light therapy may help beat S.A.D. Alzheimer’s 1.​ Alzheimer’s is one of the most common forms of dementia 2.​ One of the first areas of the brain to be affected is the hippocampus 3.​ As time goes on, brain functionality decreases 4.​ A person with Alzheimer’s disease loses function in handling their emotions