- Common Mental Health Disorders**
- Anxiety Disorders: Characterized by excessive fear (e.g., generalized anxiety, panic disorder, phobias, social anxiety).
- Depressive Disorders: Persistent sadness, loss of interest (e.g., major depressive disorder, seasonal affective disorder).
- Bipolar Disorder: Alternating episodes of mania/hypomania and depression.
- Schizophrenia: Distorted thinking, hallucinations, and reduced emotional expression.
- PTSD: Triggered by trauma, causing flashbacks, hypervigilance, and emotional numbness.
- OCD: Intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors (compulsions).
- Eating Disorders: Unhealthy relationships with food/body image (e.g., anorexia, bulimia).
- ADHD: Persistent inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.