Fact Sheets on Mental Illnesses
Fact Sheets on Mental Illnesses
Adults
- Anger Management
- Anosognosia
- Anxiety Disorders
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Common Mental Illnesses in Adults
- Common Terms in the Community – Adults
- Common Terms in the Hospital
- Depression
- Depression and Older Persons
- Depression and Pregnancy
- Dissociative Disorders
- Eating Disorders
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic Disorders
- Post Partum Depression
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Psychosis
- Schizoaffective Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Self Harm
- Sleeping Disorders
- Suicide
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Tourettes Syndrome
- Women and Depression
Youth
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Youth
- Anxiety Disorders
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Child & Adolescent Bipolar Disorder
- Children’s Psychiatric Hospitalization
- Common Mental Illnesses in Children & Adolescents
- Common Terms in the Community – Children
- Concern About a Child or Teens Behavior
- Depression in Youth
- Dual Diagnosis Issues in Youth
- Early Onset Schizophrenia
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Youth
- Self Harm
- Suicide in Youth
- Tourette’s Syndrome in Youth
Treatment
- Activity Scheduling
- Anger Coping
- Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy – Youth
- County Crisis Services
- Crisis Services
- Dual Diagnosis & Integrated Treatment
- ECT, TMS and other Brain Stimulation Therapies
- Exposure Treatment
- Giving Commands – Youth
- How to Participate in Your Mental Health Care
- Illness Self Management
- Mental Health Crisis Teams
- Mental Health Professionals
- Caregiver Monitoring
- Parent/Guardian Praise
- Psychoeducation-Child
- Psychoeducation-Parent/Guardian
- Psychotherapy
- Relaxation Treatment – Youth
- Rewards
- TimeOut
- ECT and TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation)
- Treatment Settings
- What Families Can Do if Their Child has a Mental Illness
Fact Sheets on Medications for Mental Illnesses
- These are now available through the national NAMI website on the Mental Health Medications page.
Fact Sheets on Childhood Grief
- There are seven fact sheets available through the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) website including information for pediatric providers, families and caregivers, mental health providers, military families and personnel, the media, and school personnel. Find these NCTSN fact sheets, here.
About NAMI Minnesota
Resources
- Advance Directive
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Children’s Mental Health in America
- Coping Tips for Siblings & Adult Children of Persons with a Mental Illness
- Dealing with the Criminal Justice System
- Getting an Accurate Diagnosis for Your Child
- Guardianship and Mental Illnesses
- Managing a Child’s Mental Health
- Ministry, Mental Illness and Faith Communities
- Minors’ Consent for Health Care
- Parenting with Mental Illness in the MN Child Protection System
- Patient Prescription Drug Assistance Programs
- Personal Care Assistant (PCA)
- Planned Lifetime Assistance Network (PLAN)
- Respite Care Helps Families
- Restrictive Procedures in Schools
- School-Linked Mental Health Services
- Social Security Benefits
- Veterans and Families
- What a Difference a Friend Makes
- What are Mental Illnesses?
- What Families Can Do if Their Child has a Mental Illness
General Facts About Mental Illnesses
- Mental Illnesses can affect persons of any age, race, religion or socioeconomic status.
- About one in four American adults experiences an episode of mental illness per year.
- Individuals, both diagnosed and undiagnosed, with a mental illness are those around us – our neighbors, our friends, family and co-workers.
- Four million children and adolescents in this country suffer from a serious mental health disorder that causes significant functional impairments at home, at school and with peers.
- Mental health disorders account for more disability that any other illness, including cancer and heart disease reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).