Examples of behavioral health are substance use and addictions, mental health conditions, eating and sleep behaviors and lifestyle and coping habits.
Behavioral health is what examines your daily thoughts, habits and actions that affect your overall physical and mental well being.
Behavioral health examples also span diagnosable mental illnesses like depression to lifestyle driven actions like chronic stress or substance abuse.
Substance use disorders in behavioral health include misuse of prescription drugs, opioids, and alcohol.
Behavioral additions in behavioral health include compulsive activities like video gaming, gambling or excessive use of the internet.
Mental health conditions in behavioral health include.
Neurodevelopmental, like attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder or ADHD.
Trauma Related, like post traumatic stress disorder or PTSD, which stems from acute or prolonged trauma.
Mood and Anxiety like generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorders and major depression.
Eating and sleep behaviors in behavioral health include.
Sleep disturbances like chronic insomnia or behaviors that actively disrupt your sleep cycle.
Eating disorders like binge eating disorder, bulimia and anorexia nervosa.
And lifestyle and coping habits in behavioral health include.
Health impacting behaviors like smoking, chronic underexercise or self sabotaging routines.
Anger management like difficulty in regulating emotions and reacting with aggressive behaviors.
And stress management like unhealthy responses to daily pressure, like emotional overeating or social isolation.