Addiction is a neurological condition where a person keeps using — and abusing — substances and behaviors, despite the harmful results of their actions.

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a disease that causes:

• Craving - a strong need to drink
• Loss of control - not being able to stop drinking once you've started
• Negative emotional state - feeling anxious and irritable when you are not drinking

Source: MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine.

Drug addiction is a chronic brain disease. It causes a person to take drugs repeatedly, despite the harm they cause. Repeated drug use can change the brain and lead to addiction.

The brain changes from addiction can be lasting, so drug addiction is considered a "relapsing" disease. This means that people in recovery are at risk for taking drugs again, even after years of not taking them.

Source: MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine.

Anxious people often have lasting feelings of worry, nervousness or unease. These feelings can create physical symptoms and get in the way of daily activities.

Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder that can cause intense mood swings:

• Sometimes you may feel extremely "up," elated, irritable, or energized. This is called a manic episode.
• Other times you may feel "down," sad, indifferent, or hopeless. This is called a depressive episode.
• You may have both manic and depressive symptoms together. This is called a mixed episode.

Along with the mood swings, bipolar disorder causes changes in behavior, energy levels, and activity levels.

Bipolar disorder used to be called other names, including manic depression and manic-depressive disorder.

Source: MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine.

Brain damage caused by injury, illness or aging can lead to neurological conditions. These include traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease.

PeaceHealth works closely with families to diagnose and treat a wide range of behavioral health conditions affecting children. These include ADHD, autism and learning disorders, among others.

Dealing with chronic pain can take a toll on your physical and mental health. Behavioral health support can help you cope with chronic pain caused from headaches, fibromyalgia and more.

There are many types of depression. Each type needs an expert’s understanding of symptoms and treatments.

An eating disorder is a serious illness that needs expert and compassionate care. PeaceHealth treats people who are dealing with anorexia, bulimia or binge-eating disorders.

This chronic mental health disorder causes uncontrollable thoughts and behaviors that a person repeats over and over.

PTSD causes anxiety and flashbacks after a person goes through or sees a traumatic event.

Schizophrenia interferes with how a person thinks, feels and behaves. It can cause people to lose touch with reality.

Depression, anxiety, substance use and eating disorders.

A health diagnosis such as cancer, chronic pain or heart disease can cause anxiety, depression and other behavioral health issues. PeaceHealth offers supportive care, medicine management and therapies to help you cope with pain, treatments and stress or anxiety.

When you or a loved one are facing a behavioral health emergency, you need quick access to compassionate and understanding care. The trained professionals at PeaceHealth offer support for people who are dealing with suicidal thoughts, mental health emergencies, grief or other crises

An eating disorder impacts a person’s physical and mental health and can affect the whole family. PeaceHealth offers complete care that includes both family and one-on-one therapies, nutrition counseling and education.

Specialized care for seniors can provide support for those facing challenges that may come with aging. PeaceHealth offers services including reviewing medicines and their possible side effects; providing support and coping skills for conditions or illnesses that cause confusion or memory loss; and using therapy to help with depression, isolation or grief.

Your treatment may include prescription or over-the-counter medicines to control your symptoms. Medicines may include pills, nasal sprays, inhalers and sinus rinses.

Neuropsychology professionals are training in understanding how the brain functions. They perform cognitive assessments to help determine the treatment and rehabilitation that’s right for you.

Evidence-based psychiatric procedures can help manage symptoms and treat serious mental disorders. PeaceHealth psychiatrists are trained in many psychiatric procedures, including brain stimulation.

Substance abuse is a serious mental illness that affects a person, their family members and friends and the community. PeaceHealth works closely with people who are struggling with addiction and offers a wide range of programs designed to meet their needs. Programs include detoxification, intensive therapies and one-on-one and group therapy. The experts at PeaceHealth work with teens and adults to help them manage coexisting mental health disorders.

Therapy is an important way to manage behavioral health challenges and conditions. PeaceHealth offers many types of counseling services, including talk therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness therapies and recreational therapies.