Mental health includes emotional, psychological, and social well-being. Mental health disorders affect mood, thinking, and behavior. It is a serious problem that should be addressed and treated appropriately. Here are some of the common mental health illnesses that we should all be aware of. If you are experiencing one of these, immediately find mental health services that will help you overcome this problem.

1. Common Types of Mental
Health Problems

2. Mental health includes emotional, psychological, and social well-being.
Mental health disorders affect mood, thinking, and behavior.
It is a serious problem that should be addressed and treated appropriately.
Here are some of the common mental health illnesses that we should all be
aware of. If you are experiencing one of these, immediately find mental
health services that will help you overcome this problem.

3. ADHD ADHD or Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder is a mental
health problem which affects millions
of children around the world. Children
with ADHD have difficulty in paying
attention and following instructions.
They also have difficulty in socializing
with other people and they are
frequently daydreaming.
Medication and behavior therapy are
the best treatment for children who
have ADHD.

4. Alzheimer’s Disease
Increasing age is the most
common cause of Alzheimer’s
disease. This disease is the most
common form of dementia and
affects one’s memory, thinking
and behavior.
There is no cure yet for
Alzheimer’s but there are some
treatments to temporarily
improve the symptoms.

5. Anxiety Anxiety is a normal part of life that you
feel before you go to interviews, taking
exams or facing hard decisions. But
anxiety disorder involves more than just
a temporary fear. The fear wouldn’t go
away immediately and can get worse
over time. It is considered anxiety
disorder if a severe fear lasted for six
months.
Treatments include medications and
behavior therapy. Alternative medication
can be relaxation techniques such as
yoga and meditation.

6. Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder, which is also
called manic-depressive illness,
is associated with mood swings
from the highs of mania on one
extreme, to the lows of
depression on the other.
It has no cure but there are
different treatments that could
help in controlling emotions or
mood swings.

7. Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a chronic and
severe brain problem which
affects one’s feeling, thinking
and behavior. People with this
disorder often hear voices that
other people don’t hear, they
also think that other people are
reading their minds and
controlling their thoughts.
Counseling and medication can
help in thinking more clearly.

8. Eating Disorder Eating disorder may cause
serious disturbances to your diet.
These abnormal eating habits
include eating extremely little
food or eating huge amount of
them. The common eating
disorders are anorexia nervosa,
bulimia nervosa, and binge-
eating disorder.
The treatment for this are
adequate nutrition, nutritional
counseling, and medications.

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