Title: Emotional Symptoms - Symptoms, Causes, Treatments
Headings: Emotional Symptoms
Emotional Symptoms
What are the signs of emotional problems?
What other symptoms might occur with emotional symptoms?
Psychological and cognitive symptoms that may occur along with emotional symptoms
Other symptoms that may occur along with emotional symptoms
Serious symptoms that might indicate a life-threatening condition
What causes emotional symptoms?
Psychiatric causes of emotional symptoms
Other causes of emotional symptoms
Serious or life-threatening causes of emotional symptoms
Questions for diagnosing the cause of emotional symptoms
What are the potential complications of emotional symptoms?
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Content: however, disproportionate, extreme, persistent or unstable emotional reactions may indicate an underlying disorder. Emotional symptoms can cause legal or financial problems, relationship difficulties, and problems at home, school or work. They can be associated with aggression, agitation, feelings of emptiness, guilt, helplessness and hopelessness, and loss of pleasure. Alternatively, feelings of enthusiasm, grandiosity and hopefulness may be present. Emotional symptoms can lead to inappropriate behaviors, increased accidents, poor judgment, self-harm, violence, and suicide. Abnormal emotional symptoms are associated with several psychiatric illnesses, including anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, dysthymic disorder, major depression, postpartum depression, seasonal affective disorder, and substance abuse. Emotional symptoms can also be seen with personality disorders, such as borderline personality disorder, intermittent explosive disorder, and antisocial personality disorder. Furthermore, behavioral disorders and conditions, such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), can also have emotional symptoms. Most people with emotional symptoms do not seek assistance from a mental health professional, but they continue to visit their primary care provider. Frequently, through denial or misapprehension, there is reluctance to seek help.