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Mood & Anxiety Disorders
 
Everyone experiences "the blues" or increased worrying every now and then.  When depression, anxiety and "moodiness" seem to cross a line in your life, and becomes ongoing, it is time to get help. 
 
 
I will help you uncover the "why's" and "how's" that have contributed to your mood swing.  Maybe it is situational, like a divorce, moving to a new city, starting a new school.  Others with mood problems can trace this back to their family history.  If you have a chemical or a genetic predisposure to an affect disorder, I can help find the right treatment for you. 
 
Types of mood disorders include:
 
  • Major Depressive Disorder- A person has had one or more major depressive episodes.
 
  • Bipolar Disorder- (formerly manic-depression) Alternating, and sometimes rapid cycling, periods of mania and depression.
 
  • Substance/Alcohol Induced Mood Disorders- A change in one's mood cycle largely contributed to a substance or alcohol.
 
  • Dysthymia- A chronic low grade depression lasting daily for at least two years.
 
Types of anxiety disorders include:
 
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder- Not focused on any one thing or situation.  Being overly concerned about a nonspecific fear.
 
  • Panic Disorder- Brief episodes of intense apprehension.  This causes physical symptoms like: shortness of breath, heart palpitations, sweating and feeling shaky.
 
  • Phobias- Fear and anxiety being triggered by a situation or stimuli. 
 
  • Social Anxiety- intense fear of being embarrassed or humiliated in public.  Many tend to handle social anxiety by avoiding the situation all together thus leading to withdrawal from social settings.
 
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder-Experiencing repetitive thoughts or images and urges to act on these thoughts through ritualistic behavior.
 
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder- Anxiety following a traumatic experience (examples include: rape, abuse, a natural disaster, a serious accident, combat)
 
  • Separation Anxiety Disorder-experiencing increased anxiety following separation from a person or place.
 
  • General Childhood Anxiety Disorders- Anxiety, worrying and fear in children.
 
Mood & Anxiety Resources:
 
  • National Alliance of Mental Illness- Maryland (NAMI)
  • Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)
  • Sidran Institute: Traumatic Stress Education & Advocacy (SIDRAN)
 
 
 
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