Can mental health concerns become psychiatric disorder? Know signs and symptoms

Over the last few years, mental health has become a topic of discussions and debates. For instance, many confuse mental health concerns with psychiatric disorders. It is believed that when one fails to cope with mental health concerns and needs medications and psychotherapy for treatment, it can be termed psychiatric disorder. Signs and symptoms of psychiatric disorders: Confused thinking Finding it difficult to concentrate Feeling depressed and sad Lack of interest in things you once enjoyed doing Extreme mood shifts; feeling very happy and very sad in a short span of time It gets difficult to manage day-to-day stress Low on energy Feeling fearful and guilty frequently Change in sex drive Sleep issues and restlessness Difficulty in coming to terms with reality Hallucinating Excessive anger, and resorting to violence Suicidal thoughts Meanwhile, a study, published in the journal Nature Communications, indicates that genetic risk factors are known to disrupt brain development in a number of these disorders, but little is known about which aspects of this process are affected. "Genetic factors play a significant role in determining a person's risk of developing psychiatric disorders," said researcher Andrew Pocklington from Cardiff University.