Symptoms of anxiety disorder

• Whole body: fatigue, restlessness, or sweating
• Cognitive: lack of concentration, racing thoughts, or unwanted thoughts
• Behavioural: hypervigilance or irritability
• Also common: anxiety, excessive worry, fear, feeling of impending doom, insomnia, nausea, palpitations, or trembling

Symptoms of bipolar disorder

• Mood: mood swings, sadness, elevated mood, anger, anxiety, apathy, apprehension, euphoria, general discontent, guilt, hopelessness, loss of interest, or loss of interest or pleasure in activities
• Behavioural: irritability, risk-taking behaviours, disorganised behaviour, aggression, agitation, crying, excess desire for sex, hyperactivity, impulsivity, or self-harm
• Cognitive: unwanted thoughts, delusion, lack of concentration, racing thoughts, slowness in activity, or false belief of superiority
• Psychological: depression, manic episode, agitated depression, or paranoia
• Sleep: difficulty falling asleep or excess sleepiness
• Whole body: fatigue or restlessness
• Weight: weight gain or weight loss
• Also common: rapid and frenzied speaking

Symptoms of schizophrenia

• Behavioural: social isolation, disorganised behaviour, aggression, agitation, compulsive behaviour, excitability, hostility, repetitive movements, self-harm, or lack of restraint
• Cognitive: thought disorder, delusion, amnesia, belief that an ordinary event has special and personal meaning, belief that thoughts aren’t one’s own, disorientation, mental confusion, slowness in activity, or false belief of superiority
• Mood: anger, anxiety, apathy, feeling detached from self, general discontent, loss of interest or pleasure in activities, elevated mood, or inappropriate emotional response
• Psychological: hallucination, paranoia, hearing voices, depression, fear, persecutory delusion, or religious delusion
• Speech: circumstantial speech, incoherent speech, rapid and frenzied speaking, or speech disorder
• Also common: fatigue, impaired motor coordination, lack of emotional response, or memory loss

Symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

• Behavioural: agitation, irritability, hostility, hypervigilance, self-destructive behaviour, or social isolation
• Psychological: flashback, fear, severe anxiety, or mistrust
• Mood: loss of interest or pleasure in activities, guilt, or loneliness
• Sleep: insomnia or nightmares
• Also common: emotional detachment or unwanted thoughts

Symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

• Behavioural: compulsive behaviour, agitation, compulsive hoarding, hypervigilance, impulsivity, meaningless repetition of own words, repetitive movements, ritualistic behaviour, social isolation, or persistent repetition of words or actions
• Mood: anxiety, apprehension, guilt, or panic attack
• Psychological: depression or fear
• Also common: food aversion, nightmares, or repeatedly going over thoughts

Symptoms of eating Disorder

Mental and behavioral signs may include;

• dramatic weight loss
• concern about eating in public
• preoccupation with weight, food, calories, fat grams, or dieting
• complaints of constipation, cold intolerance, abdominal pain, lethargy, or excess energy
• excuses to avoid mealtime
• intense fear of weight gain or being “fat”
• dressing in layers to hide weight loss or stay warm
• severely limiting and restricting the amount and types of food consumed
• refusing to eat certain foods
• denying feeling hungry
• expressing a need to “burn off” calories
• repeatedly weighing oneself
• patterns of binge eating and purging
• developing rituals around food
• excessively exercising
• cooking meals for others without eating
• missing menstrual periods (in people who would typically menstruate)

Physical signs may include;

• stomach cramps and other gastrointestinal symptoms
• difficulty concentrating
• atypical lab test results (anemia, low thyroid levels, low hormone levels, low potassium, low blood cell counts, slow heart rate)
• dizziness
• fainting
• feeling cold all the time
• sleep irregularities
• menstrual irregularities
• calluses across the tops of the finger joints (a sign of inducing vomiting)
• dry skin
• dry, thin nails
• thinning hair
• muscle weakness
• poor wound healing
• poor immune system function

Symptoms of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

• Behavioural: aggression, excitability, fidgeting, hyperactivity, impulsivity, irritability, lack of restraint, or persistent repetition of words or actions
• Cognitive: absent-mindedness, difficulty focusing, forgetfulness, problem paying attention, or short attention span
• Mood: anger, anxiety, boredom, excitement, or mood swings
• Also common: depression or learning disability

Symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder

• Behavioural: antisocial behaviour, compulsive behaviour, hostility, impulsivity, irritability, risk-taking behaviours, self-destructive behaviour, self-harm, social isolation, or lack of restraint
• Mood: anger, anxiety, general discontent, guilt, loneliness, mood swings, or sadness
• Psychological: depression, distorted self-image, grandiosity, or narcissism
• Also common: thoughts of suicide

Symptoms of substance use disorder 

• Drowsiness.
• Slurred speech.
• Lack of coordination.
• Irritability or changes in mood.
• Problems concentrating or thinking clearly.
• Memory problems.
• Involuntary eye movements.
• Lack of inhibition