Understanding Bipolar Disorder and Recovery What you
... Another type of bipolar disorder, cyclothymia, refers to a more chronic unstable mood state. This diagnosis is given when, over the course of one year for children and adolescents, or two years for an adult, a person experiences moods that are abnormally high or low for at least half of the days. Du ...
... Another type of bipolar disorder, cyclothymia, refers to a more chronic unstable mood state. This diagnosis is given when, over the course of one year for children and adolescents, or two years for an adult, a person experiences moods that are abnormally high or low for at least half of the days. Du ...
Chapter 7: Diagnosis of Methamphetamine Use
... reality testing means that the accused knew that the perceptual disturbances were induced by methamphetamine. When perceptual disturbances occur in the absence of such knowledge, a diagnosis of Methamphetamine-Induced Psychotic Disorder, with Hallucinations (or sensory illusions) should be made, as ...
... reality testing means that the accused knew that the perceptual disturbances were induced by methamphetamine. When perceptual disturbances occur in the absence of such knowledge, a diagnosis of Methamphetamine-Induced Psychotic Disorder, with Hallucinations (or sensory illusions) should be made, as ...
dissociative disorders
... feeling that a customary environment is unfamiliar a sense that what is happening is unreal forgetting a talent or learned skill a sense that people you know are strangers a perception of objects changing shape, colour or size feeling you don’t know who you are acting like different people, i ...
... feeling that a customary environment is unfamiliar a sense that what is happening is unreal forgetting a talent or learned skill a sense that people you know are strangers a perception of objects changing shape, colour or size feeling you don’t know who you are acting like different people, i ...
Identifying and Managing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
... of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) had several changes to the exposure criteria. The previous version of the DSM required the individual to directly experience or witness the event and to experience a sense of helplessness. However, recent evidence showed that persons working in military and first responde ...
... of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) had several changes to the exposure criteria. The previous version of the DSM required the individual to directly experience or witness the event and to experience a sense of helplessness. However, recent evidence showed that persons working in military and first responde ...
Eating Disorders: A Professional Resource for General Practitioners
... Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses; they are not a lifestyle choice or a diet gone ‘too far.’ ...
... Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses; they are not a lifestyle choice or a diet gone ‘too far.’ ...
Impairment in Pure and Comorbid Generalized Anxiety Disorder and
... Simple cross-tabulations were used to estimate the overlap between generalized anxiety disorder and major depression at 12 months. Conditional logistic regression analysis was then used to estimate the associations of generalized anxiety disorder and major depression at 12 months with measures of im ...
... Simple cross-tabulations were used to estimate the overlap between generalized anxiety disorder and major depression at 12 months. Conditional logistic regression analysis was then used to estimate the associations of generalized anxiety disorder and major depression at 12 months with measures of im ...
Eating Disorders / Disordered Eating
... effective treatment are linked with positive outcomes. Eating disorders are a range of illnesses characterized by psychological and behavioural disturbances associated with food and weight. Types of eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder, as well as oth ...
... effective treatment are linked with positive outcomes. Eating disorders are a range of illnesses characterized by psychological and behavioural disturbances associated with food and weight. Types of eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder, as well as oth ...
Supportopedia - Peninsula Health
... with a mental illness are treated voluntarily. Some people need to be treated even though they don’t agree to it, usually because of the nature of their illness. The law on the treatment of people with a mental illness and their rights is set out in the Mental Health Act 2014. People have different ...
... with a mental illness are treated voluntarily. Some people need to be treated even though they don’t agree to it, usually because of the nature of their illness. The law on the treatment of people with a mental illness and their rights is set out in the Mental Health Act 2014. People have different ...
Affect and Mood Related to School Aged Youth
... Many people think that adolescence is always a difficult time, and that all teenagers experience bad moods and exhibit challenging behaviours. In fact, only 5-15% of teenagers go through extreme emotional turmoil, become rebellious, or have major conflicts with their parents. Ups and downs are a nor ...
... Many people think that adolescence is always a difficult time, and that all teenagers experience bad moods and exhibit challenging behaviours. In fact, only 5-15% of teenagers go through extreme emotional turmoil, become rebellious, or have major conflicts with their parents. Ups and downs are a nor ...
Broadening the definition of generalized anxiety disorder
... Although these changes have led to improved reliability of GAD diagnoses (Brown, Di Nardo, Lehman, & Campbell, 2001), debates persist about validity. Research has found that GAD lasting at least 1 month has very similar socio-demographic and clinical correlates (Kessler et al., 2005b) and is at leas ...
... Although these changes have led to improved reliability of GAD diagnoses (Brown, Di Nardo, Lehman, & Campbell, 2001), debates persist about validity. Research has found that GAD lasting at least 1 month has very similar socio-demographic and clinical correlates (Kessler et al., 2005b) and is at leas ...
Dissociative and Somatoform Disorders
... be aware of one another. In some isolated cases, alternate personalities (also called alter personalities) may even show different EEG records, allergic reactions, responses to medication, and even different eyeglass prescriptions (Birnbaum, Martin, & Thomann, 1996; S. D. Miller et al., 1991; S. D. ...
... be aware of one another. In some isolated cases, alternate personalities (also called alter personalities) may even show different EEG records, allergic reactions, responses to medication, and even different eyeglass prescriptions (Birnbaum, Martin, & Thomann, 1996; S. D. Miller et al., 1991; S. D. ...
Dissociative Self-mutilation: A Case Report of Dissociative Amnesia
... should preclude the adoption of further maladaptive defenses such as dissociation and amnesia. The comorbid depressive disorder and borderline personality disorder were also treated. Dissociative self-mutilation may be related to child abuse, high EE parents, psychiatric comorbidity and interpersona ...
... should preclude the adoption of further maladaptive defenses such as dissociation and amnesia. The comorbid depressive disorder and borderline personality disorder were also treated. Dissociative self-mutilation may be related to child abuse, high EE parents, psychiatric comorbidity and interpersona ...
b D I S O R D E R An Information Guide
... Some patients with bipolar disorder may have problems with movement during their episodes. These disturbances of movement (motor symptoms) occur in up to 25 per cent of depressed patients and up to 28 per cent of patients with mixed or pure manic episodes. These motor problems are called “catatonic ...
... Some patients with bipolar disorder may have problems with movement during their episodes. These disturbances of movement (motor symptoms) occur in up to 25 per cent of depressed patients and up to 28 per cent of patients with mixed or pure manic episodes. These motor problems are called “catatonic ...
Risk Impact of having a first-degree relative with affective disorder: a
... individuals with a higher genetic liability than samples where ‘high-risk’ status is based on the status of first-degree relatives. A discordant, healthy, high-risk, monozygotic (MZ) twin has the same genetic make-up as his/her sick co-twin and is thus at very high risk of developing affective disor ...
... individuals with a higher genetic liability than samples where ‘high-risk’ status is based on the status of first-degree relatives. A discordant, healthy, high-risk, monozygotic (MZ) twin has the same genetic make-up as his/her sick co-twin and is thus at very high risk of developing affective disor ...
Visions Journal
... solitudes are now coming together. The most unfortunate impact of the old approach was experienced from the perspective of the consumer, whose concurrent mental health and addictions issues often went undiagnosed, and when recognized, represented two separate service systems for the individual and/o ...
... solitudes are now coming together. The most unfortunate impact of the old approach was experienced from the perspective of the consumer, whose concurrent mental health and addictions issues often went undiagnosed, and when recognized, represented two separate service systems for the individual and/o ...
My Health: An Outcomes Approach Psychological Health 1) Which
... Page Ref: 38 Learning Outcome: 2.11.1 37) Malik has met Maurice on just two occasions. In the first, he and some friends got a ride home from Maurice, who proceeded to run multiple stop signs and pass other cars at high speeds, barely avoiding oncoming traffic. In the second, he accidentally surpris ...
... Page Ref: 38 Learning Outcome: 2.11.1 37) Malik has met Maurice on just two occasions. In the first, he and some friends got a ride home from Maurice, who proceeded to run multiple stop signs and pass other cars at high speeds, barely avoiding oncoming traffic. In the second, he accidentally surpris ...
Anxiety Disorder Comorbidity in Bipolar Disorder Patients: Data
... Plus Version 5.0 [13]), adapted to additionally assess lifetime anxiety and eating disorders. On the basis of presence or absence of DSM-IV-based criteria, one of eight operationally defined clinical states was assigned as the current clinical status. Four clinical states corresponded to the DSM-IV ...
... Plus Version 5.0 [13]), adapted to additionally assess lifetime anxiety and eating disorders. On the basis of presence or absence of DSM-IV-based criteria, one of eight operationally defined clinical states was assigned as the current clinical status. Four clinical states corresponded to the DSM-IV ...
Ten-year outcome: patients with schizoaffective disorders
... the 10-year follow-up 46% of the subsample of patients with bipolar manic disorders and 20% of those with schizoaffective disorders were on mood stabilisers. Similarly, at the 10-year follow-up 18% of the patients with non-psychotic depression were on antidepressants, as were 17% of those with schiz ...
... the 10-year follow-up 46% of the subsample of patients with bipolar manic disorders and 20% of those with schizoaffective disorders were on mood stabilisers. Similarly, at the 10-year follow-up 18% of the patients with non-psychotic depression were on antidepressants, as were 17% of those with schiz ...
chapter 14 - disorders - practice exam
... payments, losing his job, and how his children are doing in school. He has also started to experience dizziness and occasional heart palpitations. In this case, Stuart's symptoms are most consistent with a. panic disorder b. generalized anxiety disorder c. obsessive-compulsive disorder d. hypochondr ...
... payments, losing his job, and how his children are doing in school. He has also started to experience dizziness and occasional heart palpitations. In this case, Stuart's symptoms are most consistent with a. panic disorder b. generalized anxiety disorder c. obsessive-compulsive disorder d. hypochondr ...
Narcissistic Personality Disorder – Has it Become an Epidemic?
... normal lives with mild personality disorders; however, in times of extreme stress, symptoms can increase and become disruptive in everyday activities. ●● Personality disorders are usually only diagnosed for people over the age of 18, although there is an exception if the individual ...
... normal lives with mild personality disorders; however, in times of extreme stress, symptoms can increase and become disruptive in everyday activities. ●● Personality disorders are usually only diagnosed for people over the age of 18, although there is an exception if the individual ...
Clinical Psychologists’ Theory-Based Representations of Mental Disorders
... examine what kind of reasoning occurs for a real-life domain in which official guidelines for categorization deliberately attempt to minimize a prescribed theoretical structure. Specifically, the current study investigated how clinical psychologists operate in the domain of mental disorders. This po ...
... examine what kind of reasoning occurs for a real-life domain in which official guidelines for categorization deliberately attempt to minimize a prescribed theoretical structure. Specifically, the current study investigated how clinical psychologists operate in the domain of mental disorders. This po ...
Axis I Dissociative Disorder Comorbidity in Borderline Personality
... severity or duration to warrant an additional diagnosis.”8(p651) Most recently, Sar et al.9 demonstrated that 64.0% of consecutive psychiatric outpatients with DSMIII-R borderline personality disorder have a DSM-IV Axis-I dissociative disorder diagnosis concurrently. This finding is supported by tho ...
... severity or duration to warrant an additional diagnosis.”8(p651) Most recently, Sar et al.9 demonstrated that 64.0% of consecutive psychiatric outpatients with DSMIII-R borderline personality disorder have a DSM-IV Axis-I dissociative disorder diagnosis concurrently. This finding is supported by tho ...
Volume 13, Number 2 - June 2014
... Most mental disorders are likely to emerge from a dynamic interplay between the above “two worlds”, so that, not only neither neural dysfunctions nor problematic interpersonal relationships can fully “explain” those disorders, but even identifying what is “primary” and what is “secondary” may often ...
... Most mental disorders are likely to emerge from a dynamic interplay between the above “two worlds”, so that, not only neither neural dysfunctions nor problematic interpersonal relationships can fully “explain” those disorders, but even identifying what is “primary” and what is “secondary” may often ...
CAMHS Info Pack - Somerset Carers Network
... in their care. In order for the agreement to carry weight with professionals you need to ensure that you have discussed it thoroughly with your relative and have had it signed by an independent third party. It will probably be a more acceptable arrangement to your relative / friend if he /she feels ...
... in their care. In order for the agreement to carry weight with professionals you need to ensure that you have discussed it thoroughly with your relative and have had it signed by an independent third party. It will probably be a more acceptable arrangement to your relative / friend if he /she feels ...
Mental disorder
A mental disorder, also called a mental illness, psychological disorder or psychiatric disorder, is mental or behavioral pattern that causes either suffering or a poor ability to function in ordinary life. Many disorders are described. Conditions that are excluded include social norms. Signs and symptoms depend on the specific disorder.The causes of mental disorders are often unclear. Theories may incorporate findings from a range of fields. Mental disorders are usually defined by a combination of how a person feels, acts, thinks or perceives. This may be associated with particular regions or functions of the brain, often in a social context. A mental disorder is one aspect of mental health. The scientific study of mental disorders is called psychopathology.Services are based in psychiatric hospitals or in the community, and assessments are carried out by psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and clinical social workers, using various methods but often relying on observation and questioning. Treatments are provided by various mental health professionals. Psychotherapy and psychiatric medication are two major treatment options. Other treatments include social interventions, peer support and self-help. In a minority of cases there might be involuntary detention or treatment. Prevention programs have been shown to reduce depression.Common mental disorders include depression, which affects about 400 million, dementia which affects about 35 million, and schizophrenia, which affects about 21 million people globally. Stigma and discrimination can add to the suffering and disability associated with mental disorders, leading to various social movements attempting to increase understanding and challenge social exclusion.