Mental Health

Hello. Welcome to the Mental Health page. This wiki is beautiful, isn't it? Well anyways, lets get started.

## What is Mental Health?

Mental Health is you. Not you physically, but your personality. Your life. ***You***. Your Self-Esteem can affect your Mental Health. "It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood." -Mentalhealth.gov

## What are Mental illnesses, and how do I know if I have one?

"Mental disorders (or mental illnesses) are conditions that affect your thinking, feeling, mood, and behavior." - Mentalhealth.gov

Mental Health disorders/illnesses are, (like the website said) something that effects your life. Here are the types you could have:

* **Anxiety disorders**, including panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and phobias.
* **Depression**, **bipolar disorder**, and other **mood disorders**.
* **Eating disorders**.
* **Personality disorders**.
* **Post-traumatic stress disorder**.
* **Psychotic disorders**, including schizophrenia.

## Anxiety Disorders

* **Generalized Anxiety Disorder**. ...
* Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) ...
* **Panic Disorder**. ...
* **Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD**) ...
* **Social Phobia** (or **Social Anxiety Disorder**)

## Mood Disorders

* **Major depression**. Having less interest in usual activities, feeling sad or hopeless, and other symptoms for at least 2 weeks may indicate **depression**.
* **Dysthymia**. ...
* **Bipolar disorder**. ...
* Mood disorder related to another health condition. ...
* Substance-induced mood disorder.

## Eating Disorders

(We have a page informing you about this)

* **Anorexia Nervosa**.
* **Binge Eating Disorder**.
* Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorders (OSFED)
* **Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder** (ARFID)
* **Rumination Disorder**.
* Unspecified Feeding or Eating Disorder (UFED)

## Personality Disorders

* Paranoid,
* **schizoid**,
* **schizotypal**,
* antisocial,
* **borderline**,
* histrionic,
* narcissistic,
* avoidant,
* dependent,
* **obsessive-compulsive personality disorder**.

## PTSD

"A disorder in which a person has difficulty recovering after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event.

The condition may last months or years, with triggers that can bring back memories of the trauma accompanied by intense emotional and physical reactions.

Symptoms may include nightmares or unwanted memories of the trauma, avoidance of situations that bring back memories of the trauma, heightened reactions, anxiety, or depressed mood.

"Treatment includes different types of trauma-focused psychotherapy as well as medications to manage symptoms." - Google

## Psychotic Disorders

* **Schizophrenia**. The most common psychotic disorder is **schizophrenia**. ...
* **Schizoaffective Disorder**. ...
* **Schizophreniform Disorder**. ...
* **Brief Psychotic Disorder**. ...
* **Delusional Disorder**. ...
* Substance-Induced Psychotic Disorder. ...
* Psychotic Disorder Due to a Medical Condition. ...
* **Paraphrenia**.

## How can I treat these illnesses?

Talk to your local doctor/therapist to make sure you don't have these. If you do, they will be able to get you treated for this. And though it might not go away, it won't be as bad as having it, and going through the pain of experiencing this.

## Outro

Well, I love you all, and make sure to stay safe. Have a lovely day.