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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) |
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is when you become very stress out from a traumatic event. This is an anxiety disorder. Some experiences include actual or threatened death, or serious physical injury.
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Paranoia occurs is a mental disorder and is rare as an isolated mental illness. A person with paranoia can work usually and function in everyday life, but their life might be limited and isolated. There are different types of paranoia for example, conjugal paranoia, erotomania, hypochondriacal, and different types of paranoia disorder such as paranoid personality and paranoid schizophrenia.
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Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD) |
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a serious anxiety disorder. It can come in a variety of forms. When you have this disorder you become obsess with doing this one specific task or set of tasks. The symptoms of OCD are obsessions and compulsions.
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Panic attacks are when you feel very fearful and uncomfortable. Some of the signs are trembling, shortness of breath, sweating, nausea, dizziness, hyperventilation, sometimes choking, or your heart rate may speed up or slow down. Panic attacks can be controlled with special treatment.
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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD) |
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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, also known as ADD or ADHD is a mental disorder. This mental illness is most common around children, but adults can get it too. When children have this disorder they do not like to pay attention, they have a hard time achieving their goals, have impulsive behavior, can be restlessness, or can be very hyper. When they grow up with this illness, they are unable to structure their lives and they cannot plan out their daily lives. And being inattentive and restless causes them to have problems in their social and personal lives. ADD can be genetic, you may have a neuro-chemical imbalance, you mom was smoking during her pregnancy, or head injuries. ADD is treated or can be treated with many medications. The idea of treating ADD is very controversial. |
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