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Acute and Chronic Depression

Depression is characterized by feelings of depressed mood and loss of interest in activities that you once found pleasurable. Symptoms often include low energy and motivation, loss of interest, feelings of worthlessness, difficulty with concentration, changes in appetite, weight, and sleep. Suicidal thoughts may be present.

Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety is characterized by feelings of nervousness or anxiousness, difficulty controlling worry, problems with irritability, feelings of restlessness and feelings of doom.

Bipolar Disorders

Bipolar disorder is characterized by frequent changes in mood, energy and activity. The word bipolar simply means two poles. For patients who suffer from bipolar disorder often find that their mood will shift between depression and mania or hypomania. Mania or hypo mania is characterized by high energy, a decreased need for sleep, rapid speech, euphoria and engaging in risky or dangerous behavior.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

PTSD is a normal response to trauma. PTSD can occur from experiencing or being exposed to a traumatic event. Symptoms of PTSD often include nightmares, intrusive distressing memories of the traumatic event(s), distress when reminded of the event, the feeling of reliving the events, poor sleep, anxiety and panic, mood dysregulation, avoidance of stimuli associated with the event(s) and hypervigilance.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have repeated obsessive thoughts or engage in ritualistic compulsive behavior. Intrusive thoughts can be graphic (imagining scenes of death or violence) or more banal (e.g. related to cleanliness). Stereotypical rituals include excessive hand-washing or checking that a door is locked or a stove turned off. But there are a multitude of different thoughts or behaviors that may manifest. While OCD affects people differently, the commonality is that the behaviors (or thoughts) negatively affect the daily lives of those afflicted.

Attention Deficit Disorder

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a psychiatric condition that affects the everyday lives of 9 million people in the United States. ADHD is characterized by difficulty organizing and starting tasks, failing to give close attention to detail, sustaining your attention for long periods of time, difficulty listening, being forgetful and being easily distracted.

* Please note that Sound Psychiatry and Wellness does not prescribe controlled substance for ADHD. We do offer safe non-controlled medications that can effectively treat ADHD.