MENTAL ILLNESS

DEPRESSION

• Symptoms: Feeling hopeless, Lack of motivation, Having no joy in anything
• Treatment: Hospitalization, Medication, and Pyschotherapy
• Help: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/depression/

ATTENTION DEFECIT DISORDER: ADD

• Symptoms: Mood swings, short attention span, repitition of words/actions
• Treatment: Prescription medication, Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Help: http://forums.psychcentral.com/register.php

OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER: OCD

• Symptoms: Nightmares, Compulsive hoarding, anxiety
• Treatment: Prescription medicine, Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Help: http://iocdf.org/about-ocd/

POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER: PTSD

• Symptoms: Emotional detatchment, Insomnia, Hallucinations
• Treatment: Prescription medicine, Trauma group therapy
• Help: http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/

SCHIZOPHRENIA

• Symptoms: Incoherent speech, paranoia, Inappropriate emotional responses
• Treatment: Prescription medicine, Rehabilitation
• Help: http://www.helpguide.org/articles/schizophrenia/schizophrenia-treatment-and...