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    *   [Bipolar Disorder](https://www.psychcentral.com/bipolar)

    *   [Depression](https://www.psychcentral.com/depression)

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    *   [Adjustment Disorder](https://www.psychcentral.com/disorders/adjustment-disorder-symptoms)

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    *   [Antisocial Personality Disorder](https://www.psychcentral.com/disorders/antisocial-personality-disorder)

    *   [Borderline Personality Disorder](https://www.psychcentral.com/disorders/borderline-personality-disorder)

    *   [Childhood ADHD](https://www.psychcentral.com/childhood-adhd/childhood-adhd)

    *   [Dissociative Identity Disorder](https://www.psychcentral.com/disorders/dissociative-identity-disorder)

    *   [Narcissistic Personality Disorder](https://www.psychcentral.com/disorders/narcissistic-personality-disorder)

    *   [Narcolepsy](https://www.psychcentral.com/disorders/narcolepsy-symptoms)

    *   [Oppositional Defiant Disorder](https://www.psychcentral.com/disorders/oppositional-defiant-disorder-symptoms)

    *   [Panic Attack](https://www.psychcentral.com/anxiety/panic-attack-symptoms)

    *   [Postpartum Depression](https://www.psychcentral.com/depression/postpartum-depression)

    *   [Schizoaffective Disorder](https://www.psychcentral.com/disorders/schizoaffective-disorder-symptoms)

    *   [Seasonal Affective Disorder](https://www.psychcentral.com/depression/seasonal-affective-disorder)

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