Vital Voyage Blog

Depression

Depression is a disorder of the brain. It is a serious mental illness that is more than just a feeling of being "down in the dumps" or "blue" for a few days.

For more than 20 million people in the United States who have depression, the feelings persist and can interfere with everyday life.

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For more information on the causes and types of depression, visit: https://www.samhsa.gov/mental-health/what-is-mental-health/conditions/depression

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Anxiety Disorder

Occasional anxiety is an expected part of life. You might feel anxious when faced with a problem at work, before taking a test, or before making an important decision. But anxiety disorders involve more than temporary worry or fear. For a person with an anxiety disorder, the anxiety does not go away and can get worse over time. The symptoms can interfere with daily activities such as job performance, schoolwork, and relationships.

 

For more on the types of anxiety, symptoms, causes, and where to get help, visit:

https://www.samhsa.gov/mental-health/what-is-mental-health/conditions/anxiety

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Trauma

SAMHSA describes individual trauma as an event or circumstance resulting in: physical harm, emotional harm, and/or life-threatening harm.

Individual trauma results from an event, series of events, or set of circumstances that is experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or life-threatening and that has lasting adverse effects on the individual’s functioning and mental, physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-being.

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For more information on who is affected by trauma and the effects of trauma, visit:

https://www.samhsa.gov/mental-health/trauma-violence