What is mental illness or mental disorder? According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, mental illness is defined as a condition that negatively affects a person's thinking, feeling or mood for a sustained period of time.
You might be wondering “Is depression a mental illness? What about anxiety?” Yes, they are. In fact, they are the most common types of mental illnesses. In this video, we cover 10 of the more common mental illnesses: Anxiety, Personality, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, PTSD, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Eating Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Schizophrenia or Psychotic Disorders.
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You might be wondering “Is depression a mental illness? What about anxiety?” Yes, they are. In fact, they are the most common types of mental illnesses. In this video, we cover 10 of the more common mental illnesses: Anxiety, Personality, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, PTSD, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Eating Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Schizophrenia or Psychotic Disorders.
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00:00 (upbeat music)
00:02 Before we begin,
00:06 we'd like to add a quick warning discretion.
00:09 This video discusses mental illness,
00:11 including eating disorders and PTSD.
00:14 What is mental illness?
00:17 According to National Alliance on Mental Illness,
00:20 it's defined as a condition that affects a person's thinking,
00:24 feeling, or mood for a sustained period of time
00:27 that negatively impacts them.
00:29 And you might be wondering, is depression a mental illness?
00:32 What about anxiety?
00:34 Yes, they are.
00:35 In fact, they're the most common types of mental illnesses.
00:39 In this video, Psych2Go covers 10
00:40 of the most common types of mental illnesses.
00:43 One, anxiety disorders.
00:47 We know 18.1% doesn't sound like a lot,
00:51 but that's the number of adults in the US
00:53 who suffer from anxiety disorders.
00:56 40 million people suffer from symptoms
00:58 of an anxiety disorder every year.
01:00 Of those 40 million people,
01:03 it's estimated that only 36.9% of them will get help.
01:07 Anxiety disorders rarely appear alone,
01:10 with depression being a common co-diagnosis.
01:13 Anxiety disorders come in a few varieties.
01:16 Generalized anxiety disorder, GAD, panic disorder,
01:21 social anxiety disorder, SAD,
01:23 and obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD.
01:27 So what do all these anxiety disorders have in common?
01:30 They're all characterized by nearly uncontrollable worry
01:33 that messes with several aspects of daily life,
01:36 such as sleep, relationships, school, and work.
01:40 The good news is there are several
01:42 treatment options available,
01:43 which include different types of therapy and medication.
01:46 Two, personality disorders.
01:50 What does it mean when someone's personality is disordered?
01:54 Personality disorders refer to behavioral, emotional,
01:57 and thought patterns that deviate greatly
01:59 from the expectations of an individual's culture.
02:02 The National Institute of Mental Health
02:04 suggests that 9.1 of the population
02:07 has the traits of a personality disorder.
02:09 So what does this look like in real life?
02:12 Could anyone who's a little different
02:14 be diagnosed with a personality disorder?
02:16 Well, according to the diagnostic criteria in the DSMB,
02:21 these differences must be causing the individual
02:23 significant amounts of distress
02:25 in the way they see themselves, others, and situations,
02:29 inappropriate or exaggerated emotional responses,
02:32 impulse control, and how well the individual relates to
02:35 and functions around others.
02:37 Personality disorders can't be cured,
02:39 but thankfully they can be treated.
02:41 This treatment consists of combinations of medications
02:45 for the underlying mental health issues,
02:47 as well as talk therapy.
02:48 Three, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
02:54 If we say ADHD, what comes to mind?
02:57 The stereotype of a person diagnosed with ADHD
02:59 is usually a small child who's bouncing off the walls
03:02 or can't finish a task.
03:04 However, between 7.8 and 11% of children aged four to 17
03:09 are diagnosed with ADHD any given year.
03:12 ADHD affects people of all ages
03:14 and includes multiple symptoms,
03:16 such as inability to concentrate, forgetfulness,
03:19 inability to sit still, restlessness, and losing things.
03:23 An individual's symptoms vary depending on their age,
03:27 gender, and type of ADHD.
03:29 Did you know there's actually three recognized types of ADHD?
03:33 There are ADHD, combined type ADHD,
03:37 impulsive hyperactive type,
03:38 and ADHD inattentive and distractible type.
03:42 Most people think meds are the only way to control ADHD,
03:45 but many people diagnosed with the disorder find relief
03:48 by using a combination of medications,
03:50 life coaching, education, and talk therapy.
03:53 Four, post-traumatic stress disorder.
03:58 Did you know that an estimated 6.8% of the US population
04:02 will develop some form of post-traumatic stress disorder?
04:05 That's about 19 million people in the US alone.
04:09 So how does this happen?
04:11 You, me, everybody will get stressed out
04:14 by something in our lives.
04:16 Some people will come across something so stressful
04:18 that it affects them permanently.
04:20 For many of them, this stress becomes trauma.
04:23 A traumatic event is considered any event
04:25 that should not have happened,
04:27 such as a natural disaster, an assault, childhood neglect,
04:31 abuse, starvation, and so on.
04:34 Stress is a completely normal reaction to trauma,
04:37 but what happens when the threat is gone?
04:39 The stress and trauma stops on its own for most people
04:42 when the mind and body understand
04:43 the individual is no longer under attack.
04:46 But what if the mind and body don't get the memo?
04:49 Post-traumatic stress disorder
04:50 reverts to a prolonged fight or flight response
04:53 that happens after the stressful event has stopped.
04:56 Complex post-traumatic stress disorder, CPTSD,
05:00 refers to the PTSD that occurs due to a series
05:03 of continued traumatic events, such as childhood abuse.
05:07 Think of PTSD and CPTSD
05:10 as the echoes of the stress response.
05:13 These echoes can happen in the form of emotional flashbacks,
05:16 nightmares, extreme anxiety or panic,
05:19 difficulties connecting to others,
05:21 and an overwhelming sense of fear.
05:24 So how does someone get help for something so overwhelming?
05:27 People suffering from PTSD or CPTSD
05:30 can find relief through trauma therapies,
05:33 such as eye movement desensitization reprocessing,
05:36 EMDR, or traditional talk therapies,
05:39 such as cognitive behavioral therapy, CBT,
05:42 or dialectical behavior therapy, DBT.
05:47 Five, depression.
05:49 An estimated 6.7% of the US population over the age of 18,
05:54 15.7 million people live with depression.
05:59 Although the occasional low mood
06:00 is a normal response to negative situations,
06:03 depression entails low moods
06:05 that are severe and last longer than six weeks.
06:08 Depression manifests differently in women than men.
06:11 Women tend to experience depression
06:13 as feelings of sadness, worthlessness, and shame or guilt.
06:17 Men tend to mistake the symptoms of depression as fatigue
06:20 and being easily irritated.
06:22 Common treatments for depression
06:23 include cognitive behavioral therapy, CBT,
06:27 interpersonal therapy, IPT,
06:29 psychodynamic therapy, psychoeducation groups,
06:33 antidepressants, and various brain stimulation therapies.
06:36 Six, bipolar disorder.
06:40 An estimated 2.8% of the US population
06:42 that sought mental health treatment
06:44 was diagnosed with some form of bipolar disorder in 2018.
06:48 This number may be low as many individuals
06:51 who suffer from any mental health disorder
06:53 do not seek treatment.
06:54 Bipolar disorder means a lot more
06:57 than just really bad mood swings for a couple of reasons.
07:00 First, people diagnosed with bipolar disorder
07:02 cannot completely control these mood swings.
07:05 And second, these mood swings range from manic,
07:08 feeling super happy or invincible,
07:10 doing crazy spontaneous things,
07:13 grandiosity and having racing or unrealistic thoughts,
07:15 to extreme bouts of depression
07:18 and maybe a little hypomania in between.
07:21 Living with bipolar disorder isn't easy,
07:24 but people struggling with the disorder
07:25 can find a variety of medications
07:27 and traditional counseling treatments
07:29 to help them find more balance.
07:32 Seven, eating disorders.
07:35 Did you know there are almost as many people
07:37 living with eating disorders
07:38 as there are with bipolar disorder?
07:40 It's true.
07:41 Approximately 2.7% of individuals who sought treatment
07:45 were diagnosed with an eating disorder in 2018.
07:48 The most common question people ask about eating disorders
07:51 is what's the difference between not being happy
07:53 with your body and having an eating disorder?
07:56 Well, in addition to this total focus
07:58 on their physical flaws,
08:00 eating disorders are defined by dysmorphia
08:02 and the binge-purge-restrict cycle of behavior.
08:06 This cycle comes from the person's feelings
08:07 of extreme distress and disgust about their body.
08:11 This disgust drives the individual who has the disorder
08:14 to become super focused on their body weight and shape.
08:17 Leave a comment below if you wanna know more
08:19 about the binge-purge-restrict cycle.
08:22 The eating disorders everyone knows about
08:23 are anorexia nervosa and bulimia,
08:26 but most people have never heard of
08:28 eating disorders not otherwise specified, EDNOS,
08:31 or avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, ARFID.
08:36 Leave a comment below if you wanna hear more
08:37 about the lesser-known eating disorders.
08:39 Everyone needs food,
08:42 so how is someone who has such a terrible relationship
08:44 with eating and body image supposed to get better?
08:47 Recovery from an eating disorder is totally possible
08:50 with a combination of talk therapy, residential treatment,
08:53 and medications to treat the symptoms
08:55 of any underlying mental health conditions.
08:57 Eight, obsessive-compulsive disorder.
09:01 If obsessive-compulsive disorder, OCD,
09:04 is a type of anxiety disorder,
09:06 why did it make the number eight spot?
09:08 Simple, professionals say 2.3% of individuals
09:11 will qualify for a diagnosis of OCD
09:14 during the course of their lifetime.
09:16 What's the first thing you think of
09:18 when you think of someone who suffers
09:19 from obsessive-compulsive disorder?
09:21 Did you imagine someone who can't stand
09:23 the thought of germs?
09:24 Maybe a person who turns the doorknob 27 times
09:27 before they can leave the house.
09:29 The common stereotype of an individual diagnosed
09:32 with obsessive-compulsive disorder, OCD,
09:34 is of someone obsessed with cleaning
09:36 or counting to a comical degree,
09:38 but that's not the whole picture.
09:40 The reality of OCD includes a great deal of anxiety,
09:43 rigid thinking, and feeling isolated from others.
09:47 Individuals diagnosed with OCD suffer
09:49 from reoccurring thoughts that they cannot control,
09:51 which are referred to as obsessions.
09:54 These obsessions can be things like cleaning or counting,
09:57 but also include checking and double-checking,
10:00 feeling as though one will be punished for being a sinner,
10:03 organizing and arranging, and hoarding.
10:05 Having obsessions is different from being detail-oriented,
10:09 or a little type A,
10:11 because individuals who suffer from obsessions
10:13 experience crippling anxiety due to these thoughts
10:16 they're unable to control.
10:18 The compulsions are the actions,
10:19 such as cleaning, hand-washing, arranging, and hoarding,
10:23 that individuals use to cope with overwhelming anxiety
10:25 and rigid thinking.
10:27 So what is someone who lives with the reality of OCD to do?
10:31 Although there's no cure for OCD,
10:33 combination of medical and talk therapy
10:35 will help them manage their symptoms effectively.
10:37 Nine, autism spectrum disorder, ASD.
10:43 We've been hearing more and more
10:44 about autism spectrum disorder, ASD, in recent years.
10:48 That's because approximately 1.2% of children,
10:51 one in 59 children, will qualify for diagnosis
10:54 of autism spectrum disorder in the coming year.
10:56 ASD begins in childhood,
10:59 but many individuals are not diagnosed
11:01 until adolescence or adulthood.
11:04 ASD is characterized
11:05 by significantly impaired social interactions,
11:08 learning, and communication.
11:10 Individuals with ASD may seem eccentric
11:12 or unemotional to others,
11:14 as they do not understand normal social cues.
11:17 Some of these odd behaviors include seeming off
11:19 in their own world, repetitive thoughts or behaviors,
11:22 restricted interests, poor eye contact,
11:25 and difficulty communicating with others
11:27 to the point their functioning is greatly impaired.
11:30 The most common treatments for ASD
11:31 include special education classes,
11:34 applied behavioral analysis, ABA therapy,
11:37 occupational therapy, speech therapy,
11:40 behavioral management therapy, and medication management.
11:43 And 10, schizophrenia and psychotic disorders.
11:48 Did you know three out of 100 people
11:50 will experience the symptoms of psychosis in their lifetime?
11:54 Yep, this means 1% of the population
11:57 suffers from a psychotic disorder.
11:59 People usually have their first psychotic break
12:01 between the ages of 16 and 30,
12:03 which means approximately 100,000 adolescents and adults
12:06 will experience their first psychotic break every year.
12:09 This does not mean everyone who experiences psychosis
12:12 will always have a psychotic disorder.
12:15 Medical and environmental or situational factors
12:17 such as extreme stress, certain prescriptions,
12:20 and illicit drugs can induce temporary psychosis.
12:24 For individuals with a psychotic disorder, however,
12:26 the symptoms last longer than six months.
12:29 So what is psychosis anyway?
12:32 Someone suffering from psychosis
12:33 has breaks or disruptions in their reality,
12:36 which manifest in behaviors such as religious delusions,
12:39 audio, visual, or tactile hallucinations,
12:42 feelings of paranoia or persecution,
12:45 and disordered or jumbled thoughts and speech.
12:48 Schizophrenia is the most common psychotic disorder,
12:51 but the DSMV recognize a few others.
12:54 Would you like to know more
12:55 about the other psychotic disorders?
12:57 Then tell us in the comments below.
12:59 Having a psychotic disorder can feel like torture,
13:02 but it doesn't have to.
13:04 Many people who are diagnosed with some type of psychosis
13:06 are successfully treated with a combination
13:08 of specialized medications, therapy, and case management.
13:12 Have you or a loved one ever dealt
13:14 with any of the mental illnesses in this article?
13:17 Were there any symptoms on this list that surprised you?
13:20 Which mental illnesses do you wanna hear more about?
13:23 Tell us in the comments below.
13:25 As always, any information provided here
13:27 is for educational purposes only.
13:30 If you need mental health counseling or treatment,
13:32 please contact your insurance company,
13:34 local college students counseling clinic,
13:36 or your county crisis line.
13:38 Help is out there.
13:39 For more information on mental illness and mental health,
13:42 stay tuned to Psych2Go.
13:44 As always, thanks for watching.