Benefits of Mental and Behavioral Support
Improved Emotional Well-being
Better Coping Skills
Healthier Relationship
Increased Self-Awareness
Builds Confidence and life skills
Sharpens Focus and Productivity
Reduces Stigma and Isolation
Offers a Sense of Belonging and Support
What are the Types of Mental Health Disorders?
Bipolar Disorders
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Alternating episodes of depression and mania. During a depressive episode, the person experiences depressed mood (feeling sad, irritable, or empty). Manic symptoms may include increased activity or energy, and other symptoms such as increased talkativeness, racing thoughts, and increased self-esteem.
Mood Disorders
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Ex: Major Depressive Disorder, Persistent Depressive Disorder.
Characterized by persistent sadness or emptiness, Loss of interest, and Changes in sleep, appetite, and energy.
Anxiety Disorder
Characterized by excessive worry or fear for long periods, and physical symotoms include racing heart, sweating, and trembling.
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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Develops following exposure to an extremely threatening or horrific event or series of events. characterised by re-experiencing the traumatic event or events in the present, Avoidance of thoughts and memories of the event, and persistent perceptions of heightened current threat.
Schizophrenia
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Characterised by significant impairments in perception and changes in behaviour. Symptoms may include persistent delusions, hallucinations, disorganised thinking, highly disorganised behaviour, or extreme agitation. People with schizophrenia may experience persistent difficulties with their cognitive functioning.
Eating Disorder
Involves abnormal eating and preoccupation with food, as well as prominent body weight and shape concerns.
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Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Are behavioural and cognitive disorders, ex, ADHD, ASD. ADHD is characterised by a persistent pattern of inattention that has a direct negative impact on academic or social functioning. Disorders of intellectual development are characterised by significant limitations with everyday conceptual, social, and practical skills that are performed in daily life. ASD is characterised by some degree of difficulty with social communication as well as persistent restricted, repetitive, and inflexible patterns of behaviour, interests, or activities.
Obsessive-Compulsive and
Related Disorders
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Ex: OCD, and Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Characterized by persistent, intrusive thoughts (obsessions or preoccupations) that drive an individual to perform repetitive physical or mental acts (compulsions). Performing the repetitive behavior provides only a brief reduction in anxiety or tension; the urge eventually returns, creating a chronic cycle.
Personality Disorders
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Characterized by enduring, inflexible patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that deviate significantly from cultural expectations. Organized by clusters with Cluster A being Odd or Eccentric, Cluster B being Dramatic, Emotional, or Erratic, and Cluster C neing Anxious or Fearful.
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Local and National Helplines
National Helplines
Dial:
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline for confidential support 24/7
For the Veterans Crisis Line, dial 988 and then press 1 to connect with them.
1-800-662-4357 for SAMHSA's National Helpline, which will provide treatment, referrals, and more information.
1-800-985-5990 for Disaster Distress Helpline for crisis counseling related to disasters.
Local Helplines
Dial:
913-268-0156 for Johnson County Mental Health Center https://www.jocogov.org/department/mental-health
913-788-4200 for Wyandot Behavioral Health Network. https://www.wyandotbhn.org/?scrlybrkr=b1b50046
For in-person crisis teams for children, adults, and families, go to Kansas Mobile Crisis Response(KDADS). If 20 or younger, call 833-441-2240
https://www.kdads.ks.gov/
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