Conditions Addressed (Click to view description)

• Depression
  Depression
  

  Depression is a medical condition that affects many millions of American adults each year. Mood, thoughts, physical health, and behavior all may be affected.

  The most common symptoms of depression include; persistent sad, anxious, or 'empty' feelings, feelings of hopelessness and/or pessimism, feelings of guilt, worthlessness, and/or helplessness, restlessness or irritability, loss of interest or pleasure in activities that the person once enjoyed, fatigue and decreased energy, difficulty concentrating, remembering details, and/or making decisions, insomnia, early morning wakefulness, or excessive sleeping, overeating, or appetite loss, thoughts of suicide, suicide attempts, persistent aches or pains, headaches, cramps, or digestive problems that do not ease with treatment.

  There are many forms of Depression and the exact symptoms and degree of severity depends on the individual person. In major depression (also called major depressive disorder), people experience symptoms that interfere with their ability to work, study, sleep, eat, and take pleasure in activities they once enjoyed. Symptoms last for at least 2 weeks but frequently last for several months or longer. In dysthymia (also called dysthymic disorder), a less severe, but more chronic form of depression, people experience symptoms that are not as disabling but keep them from functioning well or feeling good. Symptoms last at least 2 years. Many people with dysthymia also have episodes of major depression.

  In bipolar disorder (also called manic-depressive illness), people have periods of depressive symptoms that alternate or may co-exist with periods of mania. Symptoms of mania include abnormally high levels of excitement and energy, racing thoughts, and impulsive and inappropriate behavior. Other forms of depression exist that fall into the category of minor depression. With this type of depression, people experience the same symptoms as major depression, but they are fewer in number and are less disabling. Symptoms last at least 6 months but less than 2 years continuously. Mental health is how we think, feel and act as we cope with life. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others and make choices.

  Like physical health, mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood. Everyone feels worried, anxious, sad or stressed sometimes. But with a mental illness, these feelings do not go away and are severe enough to interfere with your daily life. It can make it hard to meet and keep friends, hold a job or enjoy your life. Mental illnesses are common, they affect about one in five families in the U.S. It is not your fault if you have one. Disorders such as depression, phobias, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and many others are real diseases that you cannot will or wish away. Fortunately, they are often treatable. Complementary, alternative, integrative and mainstream practitioners offer therapeutic options that may help improve the life of most people with mental illnesses.
• Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health
  Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health
  

  In bipolar disorder (also called manic-depressive illness), people have periods of depressive symptoms that alternate or may co-exist with periods of mania. Symptoms of mania include abnormally high levels of excitement and energy, racing thoughts, and impulsive and inappropriate behavior. The most common symptoms of depression include; persistent sad, anxious, or "empty" feelings, feelings of hopelessness and/or pessimism, feelings of quilt, worthlessness, and/or helplessness, restlessness or irritability, loss of interest or pleasure in activities that the person once enjoyed, fatigue and decreased energy, difficulty concentrating, remembering details, and/or making decisions, insomnia, early-morning wakefulness, or excessive sleeping, overeating, or appetite loss, thoughts of suicide, suicide attempts, persistent aches or pains, headaches, cramps, or digestive problems that do not ease with treatment.
  
  Mental health is how we think, feel and act as we cope with life. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others and make choices. Like physical health, mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.
  
  Everyone feels worried, anxious, sad or stressed sometimes. But with a mental illness, these feelings do not go away and are severe enough to interfere with your daily life. It can make it hard to meet and keep friends, hold a job or enjoy your life.
  
  Mental illnesses are common, they affect about one in five families in the U.S. It is not your fault if you have one. Disorders such as depression, phobias, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and many others are real diseases that you cannot will or wish away. Fortunately, they are often treatable. Medicines and therapy can improve the life of most people with mental illnesses.
• Eating Disorders (Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating, Bulimia)
  Eating Disorders (Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating, Bulimia)
  

  Eating disorders are serious behavior problems.

  They include the following conditions:

  • Anorexia nervosa, in which you become too thin, but you don't eat enough because you think you are fat.
  • Bulimia nervosa, involving periods of overeating followed by purging, sometimes through self-induced vomiting or using laxatives.
  • Binge-eating, which is out-of-control eating. Women are more likely than men to have eating disorders.

  These disorters usually start in the teenage years and often occur along with depression, anxiety disorders and substance abuse. Eating disorders can cause heart and kidney problems and even death. Getting help early is important. Treatment involves monitoring, mental health therapy, nutritional counseling and sometimes medicines.
• Miscarriage
  Miscarriage
  

  Miscarriage, Pregnancy loss, Spontaneous abortion, Stillbirth
  
  Pregnancy loss can happen in different ways. With a miscarriage, pregnancy suddenly ends before 20 weeks. It usually happens because of genetic problems in the fetus. An ectopic pregnancy occurs outside the uterus and the fetus cannot survive. In a molar pregnancy, a mass or growth forms inside the uterus at the beginning of a pregnancy; often there is no fetus. After 20 weeks, losing a pregnancy is called stillbirth.
  
  Similar losses - and grief - can also be the result of newborn death or prenatal death from trauma. Counseling may help. Later, if you do decide to try again, work closely with your health care provider to lower the risks. Many women who lose a pregnancy go on to have healthy babies.
• Stress
  Stress
  

  Stress is a condition that develops when the demands on an individual begin to outweigh the capabilities and resources available to that individual. In other words; what is expected of you is putting too much pressure on you because you don't feel you have the "tools" to perform the task. A few examples of these "tools" are emotions, energy, physical strength, and mental ability. Stress can be related to things both inside and outside the body. Some examples of things outside the body that cause stress can be related to a job, home life, and interactions with others. Things inside the body that affect a person's stress level can include the availability of proper nutrients, the proper functioning of the parts of the body, the emotional state of being, and the abundance or lack of sleep per night.
  
  The most common view of stress is a negative one; however, there are positive biological reasons for a "stress state" that help us handle stressful situations. A problem arises when there are too many of these situations occurring and the mind becomes emotionally over whelmed, the body becomes biologically overly stimulated and the person is in a general state of over reacting.
  
  If a person remains in this over reactive state medical conditions can develop. Every person is different from another and displays stress differently; however, there are some common symptoms of negative stress such as sleep disturbances, muscle tension, headache, gastrointestinal disturbances, and fatigue. Emotional and behavioral symptoms that can accompany excess stress include nervousness, anxiety, changes in eating habits including overeating, loss of enthusiasm or energy, and mood changes.
  
  If a person in an over reactive, negative stress state does not get help when these symptoms appear, more severe problems and disease states can occur. These can be psychological disorders (depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder), maladaptive behaviors (aggression, substance abuse), cognitive impairment, and physical disorders (cardiovascular, thyroid disease).
  
  Anyone in any age group can experience negative stress. Some common groups of people that experience increased negative stress due to life transitions are children, teens, working parents, and seniors. If you feel that you or someone you know is in an over reactive, negative stress state, please seek care. There are many different healthcare workers that are available to help you.

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