ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a condition that affects both children and adults, but the symptoms always begin in childhood. Symptoms can be inattentiveness, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. Adults with ADHD can have trouble with being organized, managing their time, and setting goals.
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism is a group of developmental brain disorders, collectively called autism spectrum disorder (ASD). “Spectrum” refers to the wide range of symptoms, skills, and levels of impairment/disability, that children with ASD can have. Some children have mildly impaired symptoms while others could be severely disabled. Symptoms of ASD can vary from each child, but in genral they fall into three areas: Social impairment, Communication difficulties, and Repetitive and Stereotyped behaviors.
Panic
The core symptom of panic disorder is a panic attack, or an overwhelming combination of physical and psychological distress. What causes anxiety is still unclear, although, research has provided several clues. Symptoms can become as severe as to make those believe they are experiencing a heart attack or other life-threatening illness.
Conduct Disorders in Children
Conduct disorder is a serious behavioral and emotional disorder that occurs in children and teens. Symptoms can vary depending on the age of the child and whether the disorder is mild or severe. Many children and teens will struggle with behavior-related problems at some point in their development however, the behavior is considered to be conduct disorder when it is continuous over a long period of time and affects the daily life of the child and everyone around them.
Anxiety and Fear
Anxiety disorders are the most common of emotional disorders and affect more than 25 million Americans. They differ from normal feelings of nervousness in that they can push people to avoid situations that trigger or worsen their symptoms. Those who suffer from anxiety are likely to abuse alcohol and other drugs while suffering depression.
Mood Stabilization
There are five types of common mood disorders: major depression, dysthymia, manic depression (bipolar disorder), mood disorder due to a general medical condition, and substance induced mood disorder. Anyone can feel sad or depressed at times. However, mood disorders are more difficult to manage and more intense than normal sadness. Children or adults who have a parent with a mood disorder have a greater chance of also having a mood disorder related to theirs.
Anger Management
Anger is a normal and healthy human emotion but can sometimes get out of control and can turn destructive. This can cause problems at work, in relationships, and in life. The goal of anger management is to teach those with anger issues how to control those emotions. You can not get rid of or change the emotion but anger management teaches how to control it.
Adjustment Difficulties
Adjustment disorder, as it is called, is a group of feelings such as stress, sad, or hopelessness, and physical symptoms that can occur after you go through a stressful life event. There is no way to predict which people who are affected by the same stress are more likely to develop adjustment disorder, however, recognizing the symptoms can play a part in helping you return to a similar level of functioning as before the stressful event occurred.
Depression
While everyone can experience feeling blue or sad, those feelings are often short-lived and pass within a couple of days. For those with depression, that sadness can interfere with daily life and causes pain for not only you, but those around you. Many with depression never seek treatment but the majority of those, even with the most severe depression, can get better with the proper treatment.
