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Marijuana and other psycho-active drugs can cause symptoms and behavior changes similar to those caused by mental health issues. As of August 2019, thirty-three states and the District of Columbia permitted some form of marijuana consumption for supposed medical...

In contrast to a short-term psychosis or “break,” schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disorder that has the prominent symptom of psychosis. Schizophrenia affects about 1% of Americans. Adolescent-onset schizophrenia is uncommon; childhood-onset...

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) describes psychosis as: “An episode of psychosis is when a person has a break from reality and often involves seeing, hearing and believing things that aren’t real.” Approximately 3 in 100 people will experience an...

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have a broad range of symptoms, skills, and levels of impairment or disability. ASD is characterized by: • Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction • Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior,...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood disorders, with symptoms such as difficulty staying focused and paying attention, difficulty controlling behavior, and hyperactivity. The average age of onset is seven years old. ADHD...

Anxiety disorders Anxiety is a normal response to life stresses. It is normal to have worries and get upset from time to time, but for some people, the level of anxiety gets out of control resulting in irrational fears and incessant worry that interfere with work and...