Anxiety Disorders
Adjustment Disorders:This disorder typically occurs in response in a common stressor. These disorders are characterized by the inability of the person to function as usual or if the person’s reaction to the stressor is excessive.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder:
Post-traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD) can occur as a result of traumatic events. Symptoms of PTSD can include the following: The traumatic event is continually re-experienced by the person; the person continually avoids stimuli that are associated with the trauma, the person may experience symptoms of increased anxiousness; the person may experience impaired memory and/or concentration; and/or the person may experience depression.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder:
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is characterized by chronic excessive worry. GAD is not attached to any specific anxiety, but it must occur for more days than not for the past six months. People that suffer from GAD live in a constant state of tension, worry and uneasiness.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder:
This disorder is characterized by obsessions of compulsions that consume more than one hour of a persons day or cause distress to the person who is engaging in the obsessions and/or compulsions. Obsessions are defined as thoughts, impulses or images that continue to recur. Compulsions are defined as repetitive behaviors that are engaged in with the intent of reducing anxiety and/or distress.
**Note: This page is meant for informational purposes only. It is not a complete list of all disorders, but rather the most common disorders present in the youth that are served by the Turning Winds Residential Care Facility. For further understanding and information about any of the above disorders, please consult the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV-TR.