Baptist Health Richmond supports Mental Health Awareness Month
Richmond RegisterMay 22, 2021
May 22—Baptist Health Richmond believes mental health is equally as important as physical health. Our
Mental health can have an effect on a person's physical and emotional health. It is very important to be aware of these conditions and know of ways to treat them, the hospital stated in a release.
Some common mental illnesses are:
Anxiety disorders: Persistent or frequent feelings of anxiety that interferes with one's normal life.
Depression: Negative feelings that continue for more than two weeks, also interfering with one's home, work, or social life.
Eating disorders: Common disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa which involve altered thoughts about one's appearance and weight.
Borderline Personality disorder: This causes one to have dramatized mood swings, impulsive behavior, and a harder time maintaining social and romantic relationships.
PTSD: Posttraumatic stress disorder can be caused by a variety of traumatic events in one's life and symptoms can include flashbacks, nightmares, depression and anxiety.
Schizophrenia: This can cause confused thoughts, hallucination, odd behavior, and one being out of touch with reality.
Bipolar disorder: Those who experience bipolar disorders have periods of highs and lows as well different energy levels and a hard time thinking clearly.
ADHD: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is when one has troubles paying attention and acting impulsively. It is common more in younger children and teenagers.
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