Mental Health Conditions We Treat at Proliance Center
Conditions We Evaluate and Treat
At Proliance Center, Dr. Mike Morejon, MD, DFAPA provides comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and treatment for a wide range of mental health, behavioral, emotional, and developmental conditions affecting children, adolescents, and adults.
Anxiety, Stress & Trauma-Related Disorders
Adjustment Disorders
Adjustment disorders occur when emotional or behavioral symptoms develop in response to life stressors such as divorce, illness, relocation, or career changes. Treatment focuses on restoring emotional balance and improving coping skills.
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety disorders involve excessive fear, worry, or nervousness that interferes with daily functioning. Psychiatric care helps reduce symptoms and improve overall quality of life.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
This condition is marked by persistent and uncontrollable worry about everyday situations. Treatment targets both emotional and physical symptoms of chronic anxiety.
Panic Disorder
Panic disorder involves sudden episodes of intense fear often accompanied by physical symptoms. Treatment helps reduce panic attacks and fear of recurrence.
Social Anxiety Disorder
Social anxiety disorder causes significant fear in social or performance situations. Psychiatric treatment helps individuals regain confidence and reduce avoidance.
Separation Anxiety Disorder
This disorder involves excessive fear related to separation from attachment figures and commonly affects children and adolescents.
Selective Mutism
Selective mutism is characterized by difficulty speaking in certain social settings despite the ability to speak comfortably in others.
Specific Phobia
Specific phobias involve intense fear of particular objects or situations, often leading to avoidance behaviors.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
PTSD can develop after exposure to trauma and includes intrusive thoughts, hypervigilance, and emotional distress.
Mood & Depressive Disorders
Depression
Depression affects mood, motivation, energy levels, and overall functioning. Psychiatric treatment focuses on symptom relief and emotional recovery.
Persistent Depressive Disorder
This long-term form of depression involves chronic low mood that can significantly impact daily life.
Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depressive Disorder)
Bipolar disorder involves alternating episodes of depression and mania or hypomania. Treatment focuses on mood stabilization and long-term management.
Manic-Depressive (Bipolar Disorder)
This condition affects emotional regulation, sleep, energy, and judgment, requiring careful psychiatric evaluation.
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
This disorder is characterized by severe irritability and frequent emotional outbursts, typically in children.
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
PMDD causes severe mood symptoms related to the menstrual cycle that interfere with daily functioning.
Phase of Life Problems
Life transitions such as aging, career changes, or identity challenges can significantly impact emotional well-being.
Unhappiness
Chronic dissatisfaction or emotional distress without a clear diagnosis can still benefit from psychiatric evaluation and care.
Neurodevelopmental & Learning Disorders
Attention-Deficit Disorder (ADD)
ADD affects attention, focus, and organization without significant hyperactivity.
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
ADHD involves difficulties with attention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity affecting academic, occupational, and social functioning.
Autism (Autism Spectrum Disorder)
Autism spectrum disorders involve challenges with communication, behavior, and social interaction.
Asperger’s (Autism Spectrum Disorder)
This form of autism is often associated with social communication difficulties and focused interests.
Learning Disorders
Learning disorders affect reading, writing, or math skills and may coexist with emotional challenges.
Intellectual Developmental Disorder
This condition involves limitations in intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior.
Personality Disorders
Avoidant Personality Disorder
This disorder involves social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to criticism.
Dependent Personality Disorder
Characterized by excessive reliance on others for emotional support and decision-making.
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
This condition involves grandiosity, need for admiration, and difficulty with empathy.
Histrionic Personality Disorder
Marked by excessive emotional expression and attention-seeking behaviors.
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
This disorder involves perfectionism, rigidity, and excessive control.
Obsessive, Compulsive & Related Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
OCD involves intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors that interfere with daily life.
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
This disorder involves obsessive concern with perceived physical flaws.
Hoarding
Hoarding disorder causes difficulty discarding possessions, leading to clutter and distress.
Excoriation (Skin Picking Disorder)
This condition involves repetitive skin picking resulting in physical and emotional harm.
Skin Picking Disorder (Excoriation)
Repeated skin picking behaviors that interfere with daily functioning and self-esteem.
Hair Pulling Disorder (Trichotillomania)
Compulsive hair pulling that leads to noticeable hair loss and distress.
Behavioral & Impulse-Control Disorders
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
ODD involves persistent defiance, irritability, and argumentative behavior in children.
Intermittent Explosive Disorder
Characterized by sudden episodes of impulsive aggression or anger.
Tic Disorders
Tic disorders involve sudden, involuntary motor or vocal movements.
Tourette’s Disorder
A neurological condition involving multiple motor and vocal tics.
Dissociative & Attachment Disorders
Dissociative Identity Disorder
This disorder involves the presence of two or more identity states, often linked to trauma.
Multiple Personality Disorder
An older term for dissociative identity disorder, involving identity fragmentation.
Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)
RAD affects children who have experienced severe neglect or disrupted caregiving.
Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder (DSED)
This disorder involves overly familiar behavior with unfamiliar adults.
Sleep Disorders
Insomnia
Difficulty falling or staying asleep that affects mood, energy, and health.
Narcolepsy
A sleep disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness and sudden sleep attacks.
Nightmare Disorder
Frequent distressing dreams that interfere with restful sleep.
Sleep Terrors
Episodes of intense fear during sleep, often occurring in children.
Non-REM Sleep Arousal Disorders
Sleep disturbances involving partial awakenings during deep sleep.
Sleep Problems
General sleep-related difficulties that impact emotional and physical health.
Relationship, Family & Life Concerns
Family Therapy
Family conflict and dysfunction can significantly impact emotional well-being.
Couple Problems (Partner Relational Problems)
Relationship challenges that affect communication, trust, and emotional stability.
Marital Problems (Partner Relational Problems)
Marriage-related conflicts that contribute to stress, anxiety, or depression.
Partner Relational Problems
Ongoing relationship difficulties that affect mental health.
Parent-Child Relational Problems
Conflicts between parents and children that affect emotional development.
Occupational Problems
Work-related stress, burnout, or job dissatisfaction.
Sexual Problems
Concerns related to sexual functioning, intimacy, or identity.
Gender Dysphoria
Distress related to incongruence between gender identity and assigned sex.
Women’s Issues
Mental health concerns related to hormonal changes, life transitions, or gender-specific stressors.