- Nervous breakdown: What does it mean? - Mayo Clinic
Nervous breakdown isn't a medical term It most often means a mental health crisis that affects your ability to meet your own needs and do daily tasks
- Mental illness - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Overview Mental illness, also called mental health disorders, refers to a wide range of mental health conditions — disorders that affect your mood, thinking and behavior Examples of mental illness include depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders and addictive behaviors
- Bedsores (pressure ulcers) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Bedsores are injuries to the skin and the tissue below the skin that are due to pressure on the skin for a long time Bedsores most often arise on skin that covers bony areas of the body, such as the heels, ankles, hips and tailbone Bedsores also are called pressure ulcers, pressure injuries and decubitus ulcers
- Bipolar disorder - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Overview Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic depression, is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings These include emotional highs, also known as mania or hypomania, and lows, also known as depression Hypomania is less extreme than mania
- Stress symptoms: Effects on your body and behavior - Mayo Clinic
Stress symptoms can affect your body, your thoughts and feelings, and your behavior Knowing common stress symptoms can help you manage them Stress that's not dealt with can lead to many health problems, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, obesity and diabetes
- Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) - Mayo Clinic
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors, also called MAOIs, were the first type of antidepressant developed They're effective, but they've generally been replaced by antidepressants that are safer and cause fewer side effects If you take an MAOI, you may need to stay away from certain foods and medicines
- Male depression: Understanding the issues - Mayo Clinic
Male depression: Understanding the issues Male depression is a serious medical condition, but many men try to ignore it or refuse treatment Learn the signs and symptoms — and what to do By Mayo Clinic Staff
- Multiple sclerosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Multiple sclerosis is a disease that causes breakdown of the protective covering of nerves Multiple sclerosis can cause numbness, weakness, trouble walking, vision changes and other symptoms
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