what are the 7 common types of mental disorders

• Severe behavioral illnesses known as eating disorders are defined by ongoing disruptions in eating patterns and the troubling thoughts and feelings that go along with them.
• Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, and other conditions are examples of eating disorder types.
• Up to 5% of people suffer from eating problems, which typically start in adolescence or early adulthood.
• While bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa are more common in women, eating disorders can afflict anyone of any age or gender.
• Eating disorders often co-occur with other psychiatric disorders such as mood and anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and substance use disorders.
• Treatment for eating disorders should address psychological, behavioral, nutritional, and medical complications, including those resulting from malnutrition or purging behaviors.
• Ambivalence towards treatment or denial of the problem is common, but with proper medical care, individuals with eating disorders can recover and resume healthy eating habits.

Genetic factors 

Genetic factors play a part in the risk of developing an eating disorder, but they can also affect individuals with no family history of the condition.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a condition where someone has unwanted thoughts that come back again and again (obsessions) and does the same actions over and over (compulsions). These thoughts and actions can take up a lot of time and make life hard, but there are treatments to help manage them and make life better.

Signs and symptoms of OCD

• People with OCD may experience obsessions, compulsions, or both, where obsessions are intrusive, unwanted thoughts, urges, or mental images that cause anxiety.
• Common obsessions include fear of contamination, fear of forgetting things, fear of losing control, aggressive thoughts, unwanted taboo thoughts, and a desire for symmetry or order.
• Compulsions are repetitive behaviors done in response to obsessions, such as excessive cleaning, ordering items, checking things repeatedly, counting, praying, or repeating words silently.
• Individuals with OCD cannot control their obsessions or compulsions, spend more than an hour a day on them, and do not derive pleasure from them but may feel temporary relief from anxiety.
• OCD can lead to significant problems in regular life and may co-occur with tic disorders, mood disorders, or anxiety disorders.
• Symptoms of OCD typically start in late childhood or young adulthood and can fluctuate in severity over time, worsening during periods of stress.
• People with OCD may avoid triggers or use substances to cope, and while adults may recognize the irrationality of their behaviors, children may not.
• Early intervention is important, as untreated OCD symptoms can interfere with regular life and worsen over time.

• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a real disorder that develops after experiencing or witnessing a scary, shocking, or dangerous event.
• These events often involve threats to life or severe injury, leading to feelings of anxiety or stress in children and adults with PTSD.
• PTSD can occur after traumatic events like war, natural disasters, sexual assault, physical abuse, or accidents, causing ongoing stress and fear even after the danger has passed.
• Symptoms of PTSD can manifest shortly after the event or develop months or years later, depending on factors such as the severity of the trauma and the individual’s relationship to it.
• Symptoms must last more than a month and significantly affect daily life, including school, work, or relationships, to qualify for a PTSD diagnosis.
• PTSD can affect anyone, including children, and symptoms may persist for months or years.

Common symptoms of PTSD include

• The common symptoms of PTSD  include flashbacks, nightmares, feelings of detachment, loss of interest in activities, anger outbursts, worry, guilt, sadness, frightening thoughts, trouble sleeping, physical pain, avoidance of triggers, memory problems, negative beliefs, irritability, vigilance, and easily startling.