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Mental Illness & Addiction Index
Get informed with clear, reliable information about mental illness and addiction, including treatment and recovery.
Personality Disorders
Personality disorders result in lack of adaptability and a limited repertoire of coping responses and can result in distress for the person.
About Personality DisordersPostpartum Depression
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a non-psychotic depression that women may experience shortly after childbirth.
About Postpartum DepressionPosttraumatic Stress Disorder
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health problem that may emerge following a frightening or traumatic experience.
About Posttraumatic Stress DisorderPrescription Opioids
Opioids are a family of drugs that are usually prescribed to relieve pain, control coughs and diarrhea and treat addiction to other opioids.
About Prescription OpioidsProblem Gambling
Gambling becomes a problem when it affects a person’s daily activities, mental/physical health, reputation and relationships, and hurts their finances.
About Problem GamblingPsychedelics - FAQs
Public conversations about psychedelics often contain unfounded claims and speculation about their potential therapeutic value. It can be difficult to know what to believe. That’s why we’ve put together this FAQ.
About Psychedelics - FAQsPsychosis
The word psychosis is used to describe conditions that affect the mind, in which people have trouble distinguishing between what is real and what is not.
About PsychosisRepetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) involves a series of short magnetic pulses directed to the brain to stimulate nerve cells.
About Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a complex mental illness that affects how a person thinks, feels, behaves and relates to others.
About SchizophreniaSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Seasonal affective disorder is a type of depression that occurs during the same season each year. Researchers think that SAD is caused by changes in the level of exposure to sunlight. Light therapy is the main treatment for SAD. Medications and psychotherapy (talk therapy) may help reduce symptoms.
About Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)