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Anxiety Disorders Anxiety Disorders are the most common psychiatric illness affecting children and adults. Anxiety Disorders may develop from a complex set of risk factors, including genetics, brain chemistry, personality and life events. An estimated 40 million American adults suffer from Anxiety Disorders.		LEARN MORE >>
Asperger’s Syndrome Asperger’s Syndrome, or Asperger’s Disorder, is a Pervasive Developmental Disorder characterized by social isolation and oftentimes eccentric behavior.		LEARN MORE >>
Autism Spectrum Disorders Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are complex developmental disorders of brain function. Each can affect an individual’s ability through signs of impaired social interaction, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication, and unusual or severely limited activities and interests.		LEARN MORE >>
Bipolar Disorder Bipolar Disorder, or manic depression, is a medical illness that causes extreme shifts in mood, energy and functioning. These changes may be dramatic, and typically vary greatly over the course of a person’s life.		LEARN MORE >>
Bipolar with Psychosis Psychotic features are often present during the manic phase of bipolar I disorder. Aspects of psychosis may manifest during extreme episodes of depression. They are also present in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. These features include delusions (false ideas about what is taking place or who one is) and hallucinations (seeing or hearing things which are not there).		LEARN MORE >>
Dual Diagnosis and treating Co-Occurring Emotional Disorders and Substance Abuse Dual diagnosis is a name given to treatments for people who suffer from co-occurring disorders – emotional disorders and substance abuse. Research has strongly indicated that to recover fully, treatment needs to focus on both.		LEARN MORE >>
Schizoaffective Disorder Schizoaffective Disorder is one of the more common, chronic and disabling emotional disorders. It is characterized by a combination of symptoms of schizophrenia and an Affective (mood) disorder.		LEARN MORE >>
Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a serious and challenging medical illness that affects over 2 million American adults, which is about 1% of the population age 18 and older. Although it is often feared and misunderstood, schizophrenia is a treatable medical condition.		LEARN MORE >>