Common Topics About Mental Health
These are just some of the mental health topics that the dedicated team of clinicians at Oak Health Foundation have written and spoken about. Take a look and please don’t hesitate to write us if you have any questions at connect@oakhf.org!
ADHD
ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Those with ADHD may have trouble focusing, controlling impulsive behaviors, and be overly active.
Adjustment Disorder
A person may be suffering from an adjustment disorder when a stressful event causes them to have a lengthy and extreme negative reaction, much more than typically expected.
Anxiety
If you feel a disproportionate amount of anxiety, nervousness, excessive worry, and a vague sense of unease, you may be suffering from an anxiety disorder.
Autism
Autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder, is a neurological and developmental disorder that causes the person to experience challenges or differences in their intellectual, social, and physical abilities.
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder is a mental health disorder associated with episodes of intense mood swings, ranging from depressive lows to manic highs.
Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a complex mental health disorder characterized by intense emotional instability, impulsivity, and difficulty in maintaining stable relationships.
Depression
Depression is a mood disorder that causes persistent feelings of sadness and low energy. It is one of the primary emotional struggles that we psychiatrists and therapists see in our patients.
Despair
To feel despair is to have a complete loss or absence of hope. It is a very real, debilitating disorder in that those suffering from despair will likely be driven to self-destructive behaviors such as self-harm and suicide.
Eating Disorders
The three most common type of eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder. They are complex mental health conditions that can have serious psychological and physical consequences.
Grief
Grief is an overwhelming, complex, and powerful emotion. It is a universal human response to losing someone or something you loved. It typically involves feelings of intense sorrow, shock, numbness, denial, or even anger.
Intellectual Disability
An intellectual disability affects a person's cognitive functioning skills which can cause a person to develop and learn more slowly than the average person. Intellectual disabilities can range in severity.
Loneliness
Loneliness is a state of mind where one perceives a gap in one’s desires for social connection and their actual experience. It describes a subjective and negative feeling related to deficient social relationships, as well as a feeling of isolation and disconnectedness.
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is characterized by an inflated sense of self-importance, a deep need for excessive attention and admiration.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is characterized by unwanted, recurring thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors (compulsions) that individuals feel driven to perform.
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) is a behavioral disorder in children characterized by a persistent pattern of angry, irritable moods, argumentative or defiant behavior, and vindictiveness towards authority figures.
Panic Disorder
An individual may be suffering from panic disorder if they experience recurring, unexpected panic attacks with one or more attacks followed by at least one month of fear of experiencing another one.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
PTSD can occur in those who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event or a series of events in the past. People suffering from PTSD feel stressed and afraid even when there is no present danger.
Social Anxiety Disorder
Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) is a mental health condition where social interactions cause irrational anxiety, fear, or embarrassment. This fear is so high that it interferes with their daily interactions and activities.
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a very serious disorder where a person typically has a distorted sense of reality are not always able to tell what is real and what is imagined. They often exhibit significant changes in thinking and feeling as well as unusual speech and behavior.
Suicide
When someone talks about suicide, has suicidal thoughts, and actually attempts to die by suicide, it is a sign that something is very wrong and that they need help immediately. All talk about suicide should be taken seriously.
Trauma
Trauma is a deeply distressing or disturbing event that overwhelms an individual’s ability to cope, causes feelings of helplessness and diminishes their ability to feel a full range of emotions and experiences.