explosive disorder.
Training Module on the Right to Mental Health for Local Health Leaders
- Substance-related and addictive disorders include problems associated
with excessive alcohol, caffeine, tobacco, and drugs. This class also has
gambling disorder.
- Neurodevelopmental disorders cover a wide range of problems that
usually begin in infancy or childhood, often before grade school. Examples
include autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD), and learning disorders.
- Personality disorder is a mental health problem where your attitudes,
beliefs, and behaviors cause longstanding problems in your life. If you
have this diagnosis, it doesn’t mean that you’re fundamentally different
from other people—but you may regularly experience difficulties with
how you think about yourself and others and find it very difficult to change
these unwanted patterns.
There are several different categories and types of personality disorders,
but most people diagnosed with a particular personality disorder don’t fit
any single category very clearly or consistently.
• Category A: paranoid personality, schizotypal personality, schizoid
personality;
• Category B: anti-social personality, borderline personality, histrionic
personality, narcissistic personality; and,
• Category C: avoidant personality, dependent personality, obsessivecompulsive personality
Signs and Symptoms of Mental Distress or Illness
• Sleep or appetite changes — Dramatic sleep and appetite changes or
decline in personal care
• Mood changes — Rapid or dramatic shifts in emotions or depressed
feelings
• Withdrawal — Recent social withdrawal and loss of interest in activities
previously enjoyed
• Decrease in functioning — An unusual decrease or drop in functioning at
school, work, or social activities, such as quitting sports, failing in school,
or difficulty performing familiar tasks
• Problems thinking — Problems with concentration, memory, or logical
thought and speech that are hard to explain
• Increased sensitivity — Heightened sensitivity to sights, sounds, smells,
or touch; avoidance of over-stimulating situations
• Apathy — Loss of initiative or desire to participate in any activity
• Feeling disconnected — A vague feeling of being disconnected from
oneself or one’s surroundings; a sense of unreality
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