Types Of Mental Illnesses

• Anxiety Disorders: Excessive fear and dread. Ex. phobias.

• Mood Disorders: Persistent swings in mood or persistent feelings that interfere with daily life. Ex. depression, bipolar.

• Psychotic Disorders: Disordered thinking – Ex. schizophrenia.

• Eating disorders: Extreme emotional attitudes toward food. Ex. Bulimia, anorexia.

• Impulse Disorders: Unable to resist urges. Ex. kleptomania, pyromania, gambling.

• Personality Disorders: Extremely inflexible personality traits. Ex. anti-social disorder. OCD.

• Post Traumatic Stress: Persistent, frightening memories leading to emotional numbness.