1. Depression
Depression may be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Most of us feel t...
Symptoms:
- Self-depreciation
- Memory impairment
- Outbursts of anger
- Change in bowel habit
- Withdrawn behavior
2. Major depression
Major depression is when a person has five or more symptoms of depression for at least 2 weeks. These symptom...
Symptoms:
- Thoughts about dying
- Unintentional weight gain
- Restlessness
- General weakness
- Withdrawn behavior
3. Dysthymia
Dysthymia is a chronic type of depression in which a person''s moods are regularly low. However, it is not as...
Symptoms:
- Unintentional weight gain
- Poor hygiene
- Problems at work
- Self-depreciation
- Withdrawn behavior
4. Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that makes it difficult to tell the difference between real and unreal exp...
Symptoms:
- Suicidal thoughts
- Illusions
- Catatonia
- Anxiety
- Withdrawn behavior
5. Seasonal affective disorder
Seasonal affective disorder(SAD) is a form of depression that occurs in relation to the seasons, most commonl...
Symptoms:
- Weight gain
- Fidgeting
- Withdrawn behavior
- Daytime sleepiness
- Seasonal variation of mood
6. Postpartum depression
Postpartum depression is moderate to severe depression in a woman after she has given birth. It may occur soo...
Symptoms:
- Unintentional weight loss
- Guilt
- Impatient
- Regression - mental defense mechanism
- Withdrawn behavior
7. Bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder involves periods of excitability(mania) alternating with periods of depression. The"mood swi...
Symptoms:
- Problems at work
- Unable to think clearly
- Indifferent mood
- Threatening suicide
- Withdrawn behavior
8. Schizoid personality disorder
Schizoid personality disorder is a psychiatric condition in which a person has a lifelong pattern of indiffer...
Symptoms:
- Emotionally distant
- Withdrawn behavior
- Social isolation
- Feelings of detachment
- Absent or abnormal social play
9. Acute mountain sickness
Acute mountain sickness is an illness that can affect mountain climbers, hikers, skiers, or travelers at high...
Symptoms:
- Poor balance
- Walking disability
- Coughing up blood
- Vomiting
- Withdrawn behavior
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