Personality disorders - borderline: final scope
... personality and behaviour, but DSM-IV specifies that BPD can be diagnosed in those younger than 18 if the features of the disorder have been present for at least 1 year. e) Specific causes of BPD have not been identified. Although the processes that lead to its development remain a matter of debate, ...
... personality and behaviour, but DSM-IV specifies that BPD can be diagnosed in those younger than 18 if the features of the disorder have been present for at least 1 year. e) Specific causes of BPD have not been identified. Although the processes that lead to its development remain a matter of debate, ...
Bipolar Disorder: Medications
... Lithium is the most commonly prescribed mood stabilizer for people with bipolar disorder. It has proven helpful in controlling mood swings in both directions from mania to depression and from depression to mania. Lithium will start to reduce symptoms of mania within two weeks of starting therapy, bu ...
... Lithium is the most commonly prescribed mood stabilizer for people with bipolar disorder. It has proven helpful in controlling mood swings in both directions from mania to depression and from depression to mania. Lithium will start to reduce symptoms of mania within two weeks of starting therapy, bu ...
Chapter XII Module 65
... About half of adults experience at least one traumatic event in their lifetime Only 1 in 10 women and 1 in 20 men develop PTSD Suffering can lead to benefiting finding which is posttraumatic growth. Suffering can lead to “benefit finding” Posttraumatic growth is positive psychological changes as a r ...
... About half of adults experience at least one traumatic event in their lifetime Only 1 in 10 women and 1 in 20 men develop PTSD Suffering can lead to benefiting finding which is posttraumatic growth. Suffering can lead to “benefit finding” Posttraumatic growth is positive psychological changes as a r ...
11-3-anxiety_disorders
... substance D. If an associated GMC is present, the agoraphobia is in excess of that usually associated with the condition ...
... substance D. If an associated GMC is present, the agoraphobia is in excess of that usually associated with the condition ...
Foreign Body Ingestion - Department of Psychiatry
... regarded as nonsuicidal, or “parasuicidal,” in intent. Patients may report virtually no intent to die, but rather that the behavior helps to diminish other, more noxious psychological processes. The literature on personality disorders covers a dazzling array of self-injurious behaviors, objects not ...
... regarded as nonsuicidal, or “parasuicidal,” in intent. Patients may report virtually no intent to die, but rather that the behavior helps to diminish other, more noxious psychological processes. The literature on personality disorders covers a dazzling array of self-injurious behaviors, objects not ...
Slide 1
... substance D. If an associated GMC is present, the agoraphobia is in excess of that usually associated with the condition ...
... substance D. If an associated GMC is present, the agoraphobia is in excess of that usually associated with the condition ...
Slide 1
... •Fewer than 1/2 of adults and 1/3 of children with diagnosable mental disorders receive any mental health treatment in a given year. •The majority of persons with serious mental illness--55%--deny that they have any problem, and so do not seek treatment. ...
... •Fewer than 1/2 of adults and 1/3 of children with diagnosable mental disorders receive any mental health treatment in a given year. •The majority of persons with serious mental illness--55%--deny that they have any problem, and so do not seek treatment. ...
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... Researchers have linked certain forms of schizophrenia with brain abnormalities such as increased receptors for the neurotransmitter dopamine. Modern brain-scanning techniques indicate that people with chronic schizophrenia have abnormal activity in multiple brain areas. Out-of-sync neurons may d ...
... Researchers have linked certain forms of schizophrenia with brain abnormalities such as increased receptors for the neurotransmitter dopamine. Modern brain-scanning techniques indicate that people with chronic schizophrenia have abnormal activity in multiple brain areas. Out-of-sync neurons may d ...
2 - UBC Psychology`s Research Labs
... Several theories have been proposed to account for cultural differences in the primary symptoms of depression: (a) Cultural differences in the stigma associated with a psychological versus physiological disorder. (b) Cultural differences in the tendency to attend to psychological versus somatic s ...
... Several theories have been proposed to account for cultural differences in the primary symptoms of depression: (a) Cultural differences in the stigma associated with a psychological versus physiological disorder. (b) Cultural differences in the tendency to attend to psychological versus somatic s ...
Bipolar Disorder And Treatments
... Thinking and Memory Problems In a 2000 study, it was reported that bipolar disorder patients had varying degrees of problems with short- and long-term memory, speed of information processing, and mental flexibility. (Medications used for bipolar disorder, however, could have been responsible for som ...
... Thinking and Memory Problems In a 2000 study, it was reported that bipolar disorder patients had varying degrees of problems with short- and long-term memory, speed of information processing, and mental flexibility. (Medications used for bipolar disorder, however, could have been responsible for som ...
Chapter 3 CLASSIFICATION OF MENTAL DISORDERS This chapter
... he/she may collapse or die. The phobic disorders (or phobias) are characterized by episodes of anxiety which is out of proportion to the danger of a particular situation. In agoraphobia, anxiety is triggered by the thought of leaving the home, and this may worsen if the home is left. In special phob ...
... he/she may collapse or die. The phobic disorders (or phobias) are characterized by episodes of anxiety which is out of proportion to the danger of a particular situation. In agoraphobia, anxiety is triggered by the thought of leaving the home, and this may worsen if the home is left. In special phob ...
Anxiety Disorders
... “de facto mental health system” Regier,1978 • 54% of people with mental illness who ...
... “de facto mental health system” Regier,1978 • 54% of people with mental illness who ...
Trauma And First Responders
... weeks of the traumatic event. The disturbance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance or a general medical condition, is not better accounted for by Brief Psychotic Disorder, and is not merely an exacerbation of a preexisting Axis I or Axis II disorder. ...
... weeks of the traumatic event. The disturbance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance or a general medical condition, is not better accounted for by Brief Psychotic Disorder, and is not merely an exacerbation of a preexisting Axis I or Axis II disorder. ...
What are Mental Disorders?
... mental disorder. • Early Experiences Extremely negative experiences that occur early in life can lead to mental illness. • Recent Experiences Some mental health experts think that recent experiences are more likely than early experiences to trigger a mental disorder. ...
... mental disorder. • Early Experiences Extremely negative experiences that occur early in life can lead to mental illness. • Recent Experiences Some mental health experts think that recent experiences are more likely than early experiences to trigger a mental disorder. ...
Reliability and Validity of the 20-Item Taiwan Version of
... Subjects between 18 and 45 years old, with above average intellectual capability were recruited for the study from a medical center in southern Taiwan. Subjects were excluded if they had any known or probable organic problems or mental conditions associated with substance use. Informed consent was o ...
... Subjects between 18 and 45 years old, with above average intellectual capability were recruited for the study from a medical center in southern Taiwan. Subjects were excluded if they had any known or probable organic problems or mental conditions associated with substance use. Informed consent was o ...
mlukulach8
... If concerns about food or appearance are having a negative impact on your life, talk to a trusted adult about it ...
... If concerns about food or appearance are having a negative impact on your life, talk to a trusted adult about it ...
The Nervous System
... unipolar disorders by the presence of manic or hypomanic symptoms • Some people are subject to cyclical mood swings less severe than those of bipolar disorder; these are symptoms of cyclothymia ...
... unipolar disorders by the presence of manic or hypomanic symptoms • Some people are subject to cyclical mood swings less severe than those of bipolar disorder; these are symptoms of cyclothymia ...
Diagnosing and Dealing with Dual Disorders
... • More than 5 million adult U.S. citizens have a serious mental illness (SMI = Persons age 18 +, who currently or at any time during the past year, have had a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder of sufficient duration to meet DSM-IV diagnostic criteria , resulting in functional imp ...
... • More than 5 million adult U.S. citizens have a serious mental illness (SMI = Persons age 18 +, who currently or at any time during the past year, have had a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder of sufficient duration to meet DSM-IV diagnostic criteria , resulting in functional imp ...
DSM-5 And Mood disorders - Institut universitaire en santé mentale
... Note: Because the criteria for a MDE include four symptoms that are present from the symptom list for persistent depressive disorder, a very limited number of individuals will have depressive symptoms that have persisted longer than 2 years but will not meet criteria for persistent depressive disord ...
... Note: Because the criteria for a MDE include four symptoms that are present from the symptom list for persistent depressive disorder, a very limited number of individuals will have depressive symptoms that have persisted longer than 2 years but will not meet criteria for persistent depressive disord ...
Clinical Psychology
... are prone to bouts of anger, which sometimes result in physical aggression and violence Just as often, however, they direct their impulsive anger inward and harm themselves ...
... are prone to bouts of anger, which sometimes result in physical aggression and violence Just as often, however, they direct their impulsive anger inward and harm themselves ...
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... are prone to bouts of anger, which sometimes result in physical aggression and violence Just as often, however, they direct their impulsive anger inward and harm themselves ...
... are prone to bouts of anger, which sometimes result in physical aggression and violence Just as often, however, they direct their impulsive anger inward and harm themselves ...
Fact sheet 10: DSM-5 and autism spectrum disorder
... 3. Deficits in developing, maintaining and understanding relationships, ranging, for example, from difficulties adjusting behaviours to suit various social contexts; to difficulties in sharing imaginative play or in making friends; to absence of interest in peers. B. Restricted repetitive patterns o ...
... 3. Deficits in developing, maintaining and understanding relationships, ranging, for example, from difficulties adjusting behaviours to suit various social contexts; to difficulties in sharing imaginative play or in making friends; to absence of interest in peers. B. Restricted repetitive patterns o ...
Mental Illness
... others and expect to be admired. They are seen as self-centered and arrogant. Antisocial personality, formerly called psychopathic or sociopathic personality. These people show no regard for the rights and feelings of others. They do not tolerate frustration and become hostile or violent. They show ...
... others and expect to be admired. They are seen as self-centered and arrogant. Antisocial personality, formerly called psychopathic or sociopathic personality. These people show no regard for the rights and feelings of others. They do not tolerate frustration and become hostile or violent. They show ...