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DEPRESSION:
- Persistent sad, anxious, or "empty" mood
- Feelings of hopelessness, pessimism, guilt, worthlessness and
helplessness
- Loss of interest or pleasure in ordinary activities, ranging from
schoolwork to sex
- Sleep disturbances (e.g., insomnia or oversleeping)
- Eating disturbances (e.g., decreased or increased appetite and
weight)
- Decreased energy, fatigue, and feeling "slowed down"
- Thoughts of death or suicide; suicide attempts
- Increased restlessness and irritability
- Difficulty concentrating, remembering, and making decisions
- Physical symptoms such as headaches, digestive disorders, and chronic
pain that do not respond to medical treatment
- Feelings of being completely alone, separated, or different and not
wanting to spend time with friends or loved ones
If you feel that you may be suffering from depression, Passages Outpatient Services offers depression screenings to help diagnosis your condition. For help, please call (270) 796-2550.
SCHIZOPHRENIA:
Positive symptoms (things which are added to the
person’s usual behavior):
- Hearing voices (the person hears something that is not there)
- Delusions (a highly improbable idea becomes fixed in the
person’s mind as a certainty)
- Thought control (person believes their minds are being controlled
from an outside force)
- Thought broadcast (sufferers imagine their thoughts are being spoken
out loud)
- Thought disorders (ideas become loosely associated, disconnected and
flighty; concentration becomes difficult)
- Incoherent talking (speech is "mixed-up" and rambling)
Negative symptoms (something is lost from the person)
- Loss of energy and motivation (no enthusiasm, activity levels are
reduced and self-care is neglected)
- Withdrawal (person avoids social activities and becomes more worried
about internal events and thoughts. Sometimes "hears voices" in his or her
head)
- Emotional changes (emotions are not expressed normally and behavior
is often inappropriate)
- Poverty of speech (amount disclosed is reduced)
ANXIETY:
- Pressure in the chest
- Sweating
- Lightheadedness
- Trembling
- Weakness
- Queasiness/upset stomach
- Difficulty breathing
- Too little/too much sleep
- Agitation
- Excessive nervousness
- Angry outbursts
- Inability to concentrate
- Fearful
- Sudden attacks of intense panic
If you feel that you may be suffering from anxiety, Passages Outpatient Services offers anxiety screenings to help diagnosis your condition. For help, please call (270) 796-2550.
BIPOLAR DISORDER:
- Prolonged sadness or unexplained crying spells
- Significant changes in appetite and sleep patterns
- Irritability, anger, worry, agitation, anxiety
- Pessimism, indifference
- Loss of energy
- Feeling of guilt, worthlessness
- Inability to concentrate, indecisiveness
- Inability to take pleasure in former interests, social withdrawal
- Unexplained aches and pains
- Recurring thoughts of death or suicide
- Heightened mood, exaggerated optimism and self-confidence
- Decreased need for sleep without experiencing fatigue
- Grandiose delusions, inflated sense of self-importance
- Excessive irritability, aggressive behavior
- Increased physical and mental activity
- Racing speech, flight of ideas, impulsiveness
- Poor judgment, easily distracted
- Reckless behavior such as spending sprees, rash business decisions,
erratic driving, sexual indiscretions
- Hallucinations
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