Psychiatric Mental Health House Calls

Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and conduct disorder (CD) are serious conditions that are distressing for both you and your child. Unfortunately, these conditions are often diagnosed as bipolar disorder, and a child ends up receiving a lifelong diagnosis and medications that come with a host of adverse effects. Often, these disruptive behaviors are symptoms of anxiety or trauma. Kids may also start to use marijuana or other drugs in an attempt to reduce their distress, but the underlying issues must be addressed first.

One-fourth of the nation is suffering with anxiety or panic, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic – and some meet the criteria for an anxiety disorder. Compassionate mental health treatment in your home provides you comprehensive psychiatric care, including medication, therapy, and lifestyle modifications, to reduce your anxiety and enhance your overall wellness.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent mental health condition that affects children, adolescents, and adults. ADHD can disrupt your ability to concentrate, make decisions, and control your impulses. However, it is also one of the most over-diagnosed conditions, and patients often require higher and higher doses of stimulants. It is essential that depression, anxiety, and PTSD be treated before you settle for an ADHD diagnosis.

Bipolar disorder is a widely misunderstood mental health condition and among the most misdiagnosed conditions. Bipolar disorder involves intense mood swings over several days. Bipolar disorder is confusing and frightening, but the good news is that there are excellent treatments available to reduce symptoms. Psychopharmacology can help you develop the ability to regulate your emotions, so that you can feel the normal highs and lows of life without the distressing extremes that make it difficult to function.

Mood disorders such as depression are the most common type of widespread mental health condition, affecting more than 15 million Americans. A comprehensive psychiatric evaluation in the comfort of your home allows for a thorough assessment and treatment to reduce your depression symptoms and help you manage your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Grief and bereavement are normal emotions to certain life events. While antidepressants can help reduce the intensity of your feelings, these medications will not replace the loss you’ve experienced. Effectively managing your emotions and making time for expressing your normal feelings can be very helpful in lowering your distress.

Almost everybody has a sleepless night now and then. However, if insomnia has you tossing, turning, and counting endless sheep more than three nights a week, you should seek professional treatment. Sleep disorders can occur with depression and anxiety. Often resolving the sleep problem improves psychological abilities and reduces symptoms of depression and anxiety.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is not simply keeping rituals or routines or being overly precise. A patient with OCD often knows their behavior is a problem because it interferes with their life to the point where certain activities are avoided. OCD symptoms are often embarrassing for the person who suffers from it, because they realize how irrational the behavior is. If you’re driven to compulsive rituals by fear or negative thoughts, you could be one of the millions of Americans who live with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

Paranoia is an overpowering feeling or belief that others are out to get you. When you feel paranoid, you may believe others are conspiring against you, threatening you, or persecuting you. Paranoia is a facet of many different mental conditions, including borderline personality disorder, but it is most common in psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and delusional disorder.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health disorder that develops after you experience a horrifying or traumatic event, such as a terrorist attack, active shooter situation, car accident, or sexual assault. Patients can also experience trauma hearing about or witnessing someone else’s trauma. It is normal to experience anxiety and other symptoms after a traumatic event. However, in most cases, your symptoms subside with time. You may have PTSD if your symptoms persist or worsen and interfere with your life even months after the event.