Category: Mental Health Conditions

Mental health conditions, also known as mental health disorders, can refer to many conditions. Mental disorders affect our thinking, mood, and behaviour. Examples of mental health conditions include anxiety disorders, depression, sleep disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders and addictive behaviours. People have mental health conditions from time to time, but a mental health condition can become a mental illness. The signs and symptoms affect your ability to function correctly.
A mental illness may cause problems in our daily life, such as at school, work, or even in relationships. In many cases, a combination of medications and talk therapy or psychotherapy can manage the symptoms.
Examples of signs and symptoms of mental health conditions include:
Feeling sad, confused thinking, reduced ability to concentrate, excessive fears, extreme mood swings, withdrawal from friends or family and activities which were previously one enjoyed, low energy, sleeping problem, delusions, paranoia, hallucinations, alcohol or drug abuse, significant changes in eating habits, excessive anger, or violence, suicidal thoughts etc.
A mental health disorder’s symptoms can also appear as physical problems, like stomach pain, back pain, headaches, or other unexplained aches and pains.