Behavioral Health: Commonly Identified Warning Signs and Symptoms
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Changes in Emotions
- Prolonged sadness or irritability
- Unpredictable outburst of anger
- Excessive fears and worries
- Feelings of extreme highs and lows
- Inability to cry or uncontrollable crying
Changes in Thought Patterns
- Confused thinking
- Inability to concentrate
- Problems with memory
- Increased forgetfulness
- Irrational statements
- Indifference to obvious problems
- Harmful thoughts or threats
- Poor judgment and poor decision making
- Delusions and hallucinations
Changes in Social Relationships
- Social withdrawal
- Isolation
- Reclusiveness
- Sudden shift in personality
- Deterioration in interactions
Changes in Physical Conditions
- Excessive fatigue
- Inability to sleep
- Excessive sleeping
- Dramatic changes in eating habits
- Over eating or loss of appetite
- Noticeable or rapid weight loss
- Numerous unexplained physical ailments
- Deterioration of personal hygiene
Other Changes
