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Mental Health Disorders

Understanding Mental Health: A Comprehensive Glossary of Mental Health Disorders

 

Do you feel overwhelmed by the complex terminologies surrounding mental health disorders? You are not alone!

Thrive Downtown Counselling Centre, located in the vibrant heart of Vancouver, presents an insightful and empathetic exploration of mental health disorders. Our resource offers an alphabetical journey through various mental health conditions. We are committed to shedding light on these disorders, aiming to demystify and remove the stigma associated with them. This carefully curated content serves anyone seeking to understand their own mental health, support a loved one, or simply expand their knowledge. It is a step towards fostering a community rich in empathy, understanding, and informed dialogue about mental well-being.

We believe in a holistic approach to mental wellness, recognizing that each individual’s journey is unique. We offer in-person and online counselling services, ensuring accessibility and comfort for all. Whether you are in the vicinity of our centre or prefer the convenience of remote sessions, our team of skilled professionals is ready to provide the support and guidance you need. Our diverse range of services is designed to meet you wherever you are in your mental health journey, offering a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental space for healing and growth.

Abandonment
Abortion Issues
Abuse / Survivors of Abuse
Academic Concerns
Acute Stress Disorder
Addictions and Compulsions
ADHD / Inattention, Impulsivity, and Hyperactivity
Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
Adjustment Disorder
Adoption / Foster Care Issues
Aggression and Violence
Aging and Geriatric Issues
Agoraphobia
Alcohol & Sleep
Anger
Anorexia Nervosa
Antisocial Personality
Approval-Seeking/Recognition-Seeking
Asperger
Anxiety
Attachment Issues
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Avoidant Personality Disorder

Defectiveness/Shame
Dementia
Dependent Personality
Depression
Depression (Induced by Substance Use/Medication)
Depression (Related to Medical Illness)
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Dissociative Identity (DID)
Diurnal Mood Variation
Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
Domestic Violence
Drug and Alcohol Addiction
Dual Diagnosis
Dyscalculia
Dysgraphia
Dyslexia

Gambling
Gambling Addiction
Gender Dysphoria
Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Giftedness
Global Developmental Delay (GDD)
Grief, Loss, and Bereavement
Guilt

Jealousy

Major Depressive Disorder
Marital Stress
Melancholia
Men
Midlife Crisis
Military and Veterans Issues
Misophonia
Mistrust/Abuse
Money and Financial Issues
Mood Swings
Multicultural Concerns

Panic and Panic Attacks
Paranoia
Paranoid Personality Disorder
Parenting Stress
Perfectionism
Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)
Personality Disorders
Phobias
Physical Abuse
Plastic Surgery
Polyamory / Nonmonogamous Relationships
Pornography
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Postpartum Depression
Power
Pre/Post-Natal Depression
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Pregnancy Loss & Miscarriage
Prejudice and Discrimination
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
Psychosis
Punitiveness

Terminal Illness
Traumatic Brain Injury
Trichotillomania
Trust Issues

Women
Workplace Issues
Worry
Worthlessness

Batterer Intervention
Binge Eating Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Blended Family Issues
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Body Image
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Breakup
Bulimia Nervosa
Bullying

Eating Disorders
Elder Abuse
Emotional Abuse
Emotional Deprivation
Emotional Dysregulation
Emotional Inhibition
Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Overwhelm
Emptiness
Enmeshment/Undeveloped Self
Entitlement/Grandiosity
Executive Dysfunction
Exercise Addiction
Exhibitionistic Disorder

Health / Illness / Medical Issues Anxiety
Helplessness / Victimhood
Histrionic Personality
HIV / AIDS
Hoarding Disorder
Hypochondria

Kleptomania

Narcissism
Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)
Negativity/Pessimism
Neglect
Nightmares

Rejection
Relationship Stress
Relationships and Marriage
Religious Issues
Risky Behaviour

Unrelenting Standards/Hyper-Criticalness
Young Adult Issues

Career Counseling
Caregiver Issues / Stress
Child and Adolescent Issues
Childbirth Trauma
Childhood Trauma
Chronic Illness and Disability
Chronic Pain
Codependency
Cognitive Biases
Cognitive Impairment
Commitment Issues
Communication Problems
Complex Posttraumatic Stress (C-PTSD)
Compulsive Spending / Shopping
Conduct Disorder
Control Issues
Creative Blocks
Cyclothymic Disorder

Failure
Family of Origin Issues
Family Problems
Fatigue
Fear
Fertility Issues
Fetishistic Disorder
Financial Abuse
First Responder Issues
Forgiveness

Identity Issues
Impulsivity
Inadequacy
Individuation
Infertility
Infidelity
Insomnia
Insufficient Self-Control/Self-Discipline
Intellectual Disability
Internet Addiction
Irritability
Isolation

Learning Difficulties
LGBTQ Issues / Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
Life Purpose

Obsessions and Compulsions (OCD)
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)
Obsessive-Compulsive Spartanism
Oppositional and Defiant Behavior (ODD)

Schizoaffective Disorder
Schizophrenia
School Stress
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-Actualization
Self-Care
Self-Compassion
Self-Criticism
Self-Doubt
Self-Esteem
Self-Harm
Self-Love
Self-Sacrifice
Sensitivity to Criticism
Separation Anxiety Disorder
Sex
Sex Addiction
Sexual Assault
Sexual Assault / Abuse
Sexuality
Shame
Sibling Issues
Sleep Disorders
Sleep Health (Adults)
Smoking
Smoking Cessation
Social Anxiety Disorder
Social Isolation
Somatic Symptom Disorder (SSD)
Somatization
Specific Learning Disorder (SLD)
Spirituality
Stress
Subjugation
Suicidal Ideation

Values Clarification
Video Games
Voyeuristic Disorder
Vulnerability to Harm/Illness