Mental Health

What is mental health?

Mental health focuses on the wellness of your mind. It covers a wide range of emotional, psychological, and developmental disorders that affect people of all ages. Mental health isn’t separate from physical health, though.

Physical illnesses can affect your mental well-being, and mental health problems leave you vulnerable to physical diseases. For example, people living with chronic pain conditions have high rates of depression. However, it’s not always clear if depression results from chronic pain, whether it worsens chronic pain or does both.

Physical health problems often cause mental health symptoms. For instance, endocrine (hormonal) disorders like hypothyroidism frequently trigger depression. Developmental disorders also fall under the umbrella of mental health.

What conditions do mental health professionals treat?

Mental health professionals diagnose and treat a broad range of psychiatric and behavioral disorders, including:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Bipolar disorder
• Schizophrenia
• Personality disorders
• Substance abuse and addiction
• Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

ADHD Institute of Michigan PLLC focuses on treating attention disorders, concentration issues, and behavioral issues typical of conditions such as ADHD and ADD.

What mental health services are available?

There are several ways the ADHD Institute of Michigan team can help you or your child with mental health problems. These include:

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy or counseling takes many forms, but they all involve talking through your problems and feelings. Some talk therapies address the causes of your condition and issues preventing you from managing a disorder like ADHD, for example, traumatic experiences or emotions that you’ve never dealt with properly.

Other approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy are more practical. They give you the tools you need to deal with the day-to-day difficulties you might encounter.

Medication

Medication can often be of great benefit in alleviating symptoms of mental health problems. Antidepressants, for example, can improve your mood by rebalancing the neurotransmitters in your brain. In ADHD, stimulants can help moderate your behavior.

Often the best results come from combining talk therapy with the proper medication. Other potential treatments like transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) are also popular for certain mental health problems.

ADHD Institute of Michigan uses advanced diagnostics like the Cambridge Brain Sciences psychological assessments, which you complete at home, and provides secure telehealth appointments.

If you or your child needs help with a mental health condition, call ADHD Institute of Michigan or book an appointment online today.