Everyone becomes aggressive at times. However, in the setting of other physical symptoms or illness, aggressive tendencies can be representative of an illness.

The Causes of Aggression

Changes in your personality is often thought of as a sign of a mental health condition, such as depression or bipolar disorder. But some physical illnesses can also alter your behavior, such as a urinary tract infection and dementia.

What Causes Personality Changes?

Personality changes can be caused by a mental illness like depression, bipolar disorder, or personality disorders. It may also be caused by physical illnesses like a urinary tract infection (especially in older adults), concussion, or brain tumor. Understanding the cause can help create an effective treatment.

Top Causes of Personality Changes

A manic episode is a condition that causes symptoms such as elevated mood and excessive energy. The most common causes—bipolar disorder and substance and medication abuse—are both serious illnesses that require immediate medical attention.

Manic Episodes: Know the Signs

Because a person experiencing a manic episode is at risk of harming themselves and others, it’s very important to know the symptoms and when to get help.

Restlessness

Restlessness can be from thyroid problems, a mental health condition, pain, or a medication side effect. Learn how to tell what’s causing your agitation and how to stop it.

An auditory hallucination is when you hear a voice, music, or other noise that other people do not hear. It is usually caused by a psychiatric illness like schizophrenia or dementia.

Causes of Auditory Hallucinations

A number of illnesses can cause hallucinations, but many can be treated.

Auditory Hallucinations

Irritability is defined as reacting strongly to stimuli that aren't worthy of that reaction. Characteristics include being easily annoyed & outbursts of rage.

8 Irritability Causes & How to Stop Being Irritable

Understand your difficulty concentrating symptoms, including 8 causes and common questions.

Difficulty Concentrating

When it comes to food, everyone has their likes and dislikes. But children and adults who only eat a few certain foods may be picky eaters. Children often outgrow this problem, but for some kids and adults, it may be a sign of an eating disorder or other conditions.

Picky Eating: What It Is & When to Worry

Picky Eating

Anxiety is a natural response to stress, but it can get in the way of your life and relationships, especially if you have panic attacks.

Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety causes intense worry or fear, and can also cause physical symptoms like a racing heart. Treatments can help reduce anxiety, and differ depending on whether you have generalized anxiety, panic attacks, phobia, or another type of anxiety.

Different Types of Anxiety Disorders

Buoy’s doctors have compiled helpful information and treatment options for behavioral-related conditions.

Behavioral

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