Overcome Mental Health Disorder

 What We treat

One in 7 Indians suffers from some form of mental disorder including depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, and autism accounting for a total of 197.3 million people.

The Burden of Mental Health

Depression and anxiety are the most common mental disorders affecting 45.7 million and 44.9 million people respectively.

Statistics of common mental issue

Workplace Mental Health Issues

The inability to cope with demands and pressure at work can lead to stress which may culminate in depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues. Sexual harassment, bullying, and discrimination at the workplace are major causes of depression. Mental health issues affect performance and may cause limited productivity, poor judgement calls, absenteeism. Another major concern is that people are reluctant to accept or disclose mental health issues because of the associated stigma in India.

India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative revealed that Disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) caused by these 2 disorders has increased from 2·5% in 1990 to 4·7% in 2017.

DALY reported by public health foundation of India

Common Types of Mental Disorders

Mental health illness is characterized by mild to severe disturbances in thought and/or behavior. It is affected by mood resulting in various conditions as discussed below

Mood disorders

Mood disorders occur due to emotional disturbances leading to prolonged periods of excessive sadness, excessive joyousness, or both.

• Depressive disorder: Severe depression is a state where one experiences feelings of sadness and hopelessness
• Bipolar disorder
  
  • It is a severe mood disorder that ranges from manic stages of ecstasy (high) to major depressive states (lows)

Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety is a feeling of heightened nervousness, extreme distress, worry or fear.

• Generalized anxiety disorder
  
  • Excessive nervousness and worry about different issues and activities
• Panic attacks and panic disorder
  
  • Panic disorder comprises of recurrent periods of extreme distress, anxiety, or fear (panic attacks)

Personality Disorder

The disorder causes distress and inability to function properly due to unhealthy thinking, perceiving and behavior (eccentric, dramatic, rigid and anxious ).

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) includes obsessions and compulsions, making the person do or engage in unwanted behaviors or thoughts
• Antisocial Personality Disorder include irresponsible social behavior
• Borderline personality disorders include problems of being alone and abandonment

Psychotic disorders

Disorders with abnormal thinking, perceiving and bizarre behavior like Schizophrenia.

Eating Disorders

• It's multifactorial that may include psychological, genetic, social factors
• The eating disorder includes anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

PTSD happens when one experiences/witnesses a very terrifying event leading to nightmares.

Substance abuse Disorder

When drugs or psychoactive substances are taken for inducing a sense of pleasure eg- Alcohol, caffeine, Cannabis, morphine LSD, etc.

Childhood Developmental Disorders: Not being able to concentrate, difficulty in understanding, etc.

• Attention deficit disorders
• Autism spectrum disorders

Causes of Mental Illnesses

It is thought that mental illness arises due to the interactions between certain genetic and environmental factors. Besides, in addition to drug and alcohol abuse, hormonal changes, early life environments, and traumatic events can also lead to mental illnesses.

Treatments Of Various Mental Illnesses

The treatment of mental health disorders is based on the type of disorder and the severity of symptoms. The mainstay is counseling, family support, medications, and Psychotherapy.

Prevent Mental Illness and Improve Mental Health

Calm your mind and emotions by meditation, mindfulness and deep breathing techniques.

Commitment to self-care

Improvement in physical health status helps in mental health improvement. Exercise regularly, have a nutritious diet, drink plenty of water, limit consumption of caffeinated drinks and alcohol, Get a good night's sleep and Avoid Smoking.

Avoid stress and triggers
Love and respect yourself & Promote Social Inclusion

Seek professional help whenever it is needed.

Mental Health Counselling involves understanding, feeling and comprehending the gravity of the situation – how deeply the person is affected. If you feel that there are issues that are pulling you down and cannot discuss with others then book an appointment with us for an online doctor consultation where you can share in complete privacy.

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