Treatment areas

Depression is a mood disorder that causes persistent feelings of sadness and loss of interest in activities a person enjoys. Depression affects how an individual feel, think, and can make it difficult to manage a person’s day-to-day activities. Some signs and symptoms of depression includes feeling sad or having depressed mood, changes in appetite, difficulty sleeping or oversleeping, decreased energy, feeling irritable, difficulty concentrating, feeling hopelessness or worthlessness, and in some cases thoughts about dying or suicide.

Experiencing occasional anxiety is a normal part of life. However, people with anxiety disorders have constant worry or fear that are too intense and interferes with their daily activities. This ongoing worry and tension may be accompanied by restlessness, increased heart rate, feeling on edge, difficulty concentrating, muscle tension or problems sleeping. Examples of anxiety disorders includes generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder separation anxiety, and phobias.

Postpartum depression (PPD) is depression that occurs the first few weeks after having a baby but can occur at any time during the first year after delivery. Women with postpartum depression can have feelings of sadness, anger, irritability, crying more often than usual, feeling disconnected from the baby, and doubting their ability to care for themselves and their baby, and thoughts of hurting themselves or the baby.

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that causes sudden and intense shifts in a person’s mood, energy, and ability to think clearly known as mood episodes or mood swings. These mood changes differ from the typical ups-and-downs most people experience. People with bipolar experience extreme highs with decreased need for sleep (mania) to extreme lows with feelings of sadness and hopelessness (depression). Symptoms can impact multiple areas of your life including relationships or ability to maintain functioning at school or work.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a brain-based disorder. People with OCD have obsessions or compulsions, or both. Obsessions are unwanted and distressing thoughts, ideas, or urges that keep entering your mind. Compulsions are repetitive physical or mental acts that you feel you have to do. They may reduce or prevent any anxiety, but in most cases, they do not help. Compulsions can take a lot of time to do, often more than one hour each day. They can interfere with personal relationships and normal activities at home, school, or work.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may develop after experiencing or witnessing an upsetting event (trauma). Types of trauma that can lead to PTSD include accidents, physical injuries, any kind of abuse, violence, or natural disasters. PTSD can occur shortly after a traumatic event or may happen weeks later. Symptoms includes flashbacks, nightmares, unwanted thoughts and memories about the event, heightened reactions, anxiety, and avoidance of situations that may trigger memories of the event. PTSD can cause significant distress and affect an individual’s daily functioning.

Insomnia is a sleep disorder. With insomnia, you may have trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or getting good quality sleep. Common causes of insomnia are related to poor sleep habits, irregular sleeping patterns, stress, lack of exercise, chronic illness, certain medications, or mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression. Treatment for insomnia consists of improving sleep habits, behavior therapy, and identifying and treating underlying causes. In some cases, the use of sleep aid may be the solution.