Signs of an Unwell Mental Health

Mental health problems are common. However, most people with mental problems can get better.

Anxiety Disorders

People with anxiety disorders respond to certain objects or situations with fear and dread. Anxiety disorders can include obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorders, and phobias.




Behavioral Disorders

Behavioral disorders involve a pattern of disruptive behaviors in children that last for at least 6 months and cause problems in school, at home and in social situations. Examples of behavioral disorders include Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), Conduct Disorder, and Oppositional-Defiant Disorder (ODD).

Eating Disorders

Eating disorders involve extreme emotions, attitudes, and behaviors involving weight and food. Eating disorders can include anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating.




Substance Use Disorders

Mental health problems and substance abuse disorders sometimes occur together.






Mood Disorders

Mood disorders involve persistent feelings of sadness or periods of  feeling overly happy, or fluctuating between extreme happiness and extreme sadness. Mood disorders can include depression, bipolar disorder, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and self-harm.


Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

If you have OCD, you have repeated, upsetting thoughts called obsessions. You do the same thing over and over again to try to make the thoughts go away. Those repeated actions are called compulsions.


Personality Disorders

People with personality disorders have extreme and inflexible ersonality traits that are distressing to the person and may cause problems in work, school, or social relationships. Personality disorderscan include antisocial personality disorder and borderline personality disorder.


Psychotic Disorders

People with psychotic disorders experience a range of symptoms, including hallucinations and delusions. An example of a psychotic disorder is schizophrenia.




Suicidal Behavior

Suicide causes immeasurable pain, suffering, and loss to individuals, families, and communities nationwide.





Trauma and Stress Related Disorders


Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can occur after living through or
seeing a traumatic event, such as war, a hurricane, rape, physical abuse
or a bad accident. PTSD makes you feel stressed and afraid after the
danger is over.