Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures
... of the 2 conditions, the authors found no differences between the psychiatric profiles, health-related quality of life, or self-efficacy for self-management of disease among patients with PNES and PMD.14 In another study, the authors observed that patients with motor conversion disorder had IQ level ...
... of the 2 conditions, the authors found no differences between the psychiatric profiles, health-related quality of life, or self-efficacy for self-management of disease among patients with PNES and PMD.14 In another study, the authors observed that patients with motor conversion disorder had IQ level ...
A New Model of Dissociative Identity Disorder
... Flashbacks Flashbacks are common for persons who have DID [3,10,14, 18,24,27,32,35]. Similarly, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been reported to be extensively comorbid with DID [10–12,15,24]. The DDIS and the SCID-D-R inquire about flashbacks. DSM-IV lists flashbacks as an associated descrip ...
... Flashbacks Flashbacks are common for persons who have DID [3,10,14, 18,24,27,32,35]. Similarly, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been reported to be extensively comorbid with DID [10–12,15,24]. The DDIS and the SCID-D-R inquire about flashbacks. DSM-IV lists flashbacks as an associated descrip ...
Eating Disorders in the Workplace
... over their eating and evaluate themselves according to their body shape and weight. People with bulimia nervosa are caught in a cycle of eating large quantities of food (called bingeing), and then vomiting, taking laxatives or diuretics (called purging) or severely restricting intake at other times, ...
... over their eating and evaluate themselves according to their body shape and weight. People with bulimia nervosa are caught in a cycle of eating large quantities of food (called bingeing), and then vomiting, taking laxatives or diuretics (called purging) or severely restricting intake at other times, ...
chapter 12 psychological disorders
... • Treatment focuses on maladaptive thought patterns and the problems and hindrances they cause. • This approach has been helpful with treating some kinds of psychological disorders, but it is criticized for its limited perspective and emphasis on environmental causes for mental disorders. Diathesis- ...
... • Treatment focuses on maladaptive thought patterns and the problems and hindrances they cause. • This approach has been helpful with treating some kinds of psychological disorders, but it is criticized for its limited perspective and emphasis on environmental causes for mental disorders. Diathesis- ...
Eating Disorders in the Workplace
... either over body weight and shape or in general. As with other eating disorders, anorexia nervosa can be associated with depression, low selfesteem, alcohol misuse, self-harm and a number of other mental health conditions. Anorexia nervosa can cause severe physical problems mainly because of the eff ...
... either over body weight and shape or in general. As with other eating disorders, anorexia nervosa can be associated with depression, low selfesteem, alcohol misuse, self-harm and a number of other mental health conditions. Anorexia nervosa can cause severe physical problems mainly because of the eff ...
Emotional learning during dissociative states in borderline
... Background: Neurobiological findings and clinical data suggest that dissociative experience inhibits conditioning processes, but experimental studies are lacking. The aim of our study was to determine whether high states of dissociative experience would specifically alter emotional learning, but not ...
... Background: Neurobiological findings and clinical data suggest that dissociative experience inhibits conditioning processes, but experimental studies are lacking. The aim of our study was to determine whether high states of dissociative experience would specifically alter emotional learning, but not ...
GASTRO-ESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE (GERD):
... dependent, and anything that strays from these norms is considered undesirable female behavior. These expectations place undue stress on women as they attempt to follow these standards while maintaining some semblance of self. The social pressure to assume a powerless role can further exacerbate sym ...
... dependent, and anything that strays from these norms is considered undesirable female behavior. These expectations place undue stress on women as they attempt to follow these standards while maintaining some semblance of self. The social pressure to assume a powerless role can further exacerbate sym ...
Short-term psychodynamic psychotherapies for common mental
... symptom and behaviour disorders frequently seen in primary care and psychiatry services. They include depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, somatoform disorders and other conditions often mixed with interpersonal or personality disorders. These are extremely common conditions, with 12-month preva ...
... symptom and behaviour disorders frequently seen in primary care and psychiatry services. They include depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, somatoform disorders and other conditions often mixed with interpersonal or personality disorders. These are extremely common conditions, with 12-month preva ...
Sample Chapter - McGraw Hill Higher Education
... personality disorders in the general U.S. population ranges from 1 to 3 percent, with higher prevalence in people seen in clinical settings. However, estimates of prevalence vary according to age and sociodemographic factors. In one national survey of more than 500 adults, personality disorders were ...
... personality disorders in the general U.S. population ranges from 1 to 3 percent, with higher prevalence in people seen in clinical settings. However, estimates of prevalence vary according to age and sociodemographic factors. In one national survey of more than 500 adults, personality disorders were ...
ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
... 5 Major Dimensions/Axes Axis I disorders: first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, adolescence Attention deficit, brain damage, substance abuse, schizophrenia, moods, anxiety, somatoform, dissociative, sexual, eating, sleep, impulse control ...
... 5 Major Dimensions/Axes Axis I disorders: first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, adolescence Attention deficit, brain damage, substance abuse, schizophrenia, moods, anxiety, somatoform, dissociative, sexual, eating, sleep, impulse control ...
Conversion disorder
... working group proposes to use 'functional' as the official diagnostic term for medically unexplained neurological symptoms (currently known as 'conversion disorder'). This study aimed to explore the current neurological meanings of the term and to understand its resilience. Design: Mixed methods wer ...
... working group proposes to use 'functional' as the official diagnostic term for medically unexplained neurological symptoms (currently known as 'conversion disorder'). This study aimed to explore the current neurological meanings of the term and to understand its resilience. Design: Mixed methods wer ...
An Evolutionary Perspective on Panic Disorder and
... panic (Nesse et al. 1984; Stokes 1985) suggest that they act by influencing these systems. This conclusion may well be correct, but it does not imply that an organic defect is necessarily present. If panic is indeed a complex defense mechanism, then we should not be surprised that panic attacks can ...
... panic (Nesse et al. 1984; Stokes 1985) suggest that they act by influencing these systems. This conclusion may well be correct, but it does not imply that an organic defect is necessarily present. If panic is indeed a complex defense mechanism, then we should not be surprised that panic attacks can ...
CME Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Cosmetic Surgery
... the psychological characteristics of cosmetic surgery patients and how they relate to postoperative outcome. We, however, have drawn two tentative conclusions from the three generations of research.6,7,9,36 First, persons presenting for cosmetic treatments, like those in the general population, like ...
... the psychological characteristics of cosmetic surgery patients and how they relate to postoperative outcome. We, however, have drawn two tentative conclusions from the three generations of research.6,7,9,36 First, persons presenting for cosmetic treatments, like those in the general population, like ...
unit 12 _ 13 study guide
... registering for an AP course, intense anxiety when studying for a test, and extreme anxiety when answering actual test questions. Her greatest fear, however, is experienced while waiting for a teacher to hand out tests. During the process of systematically desensitizing her test anxiety, the therapi ...
... registering for an AP course, intense anxiety when studying for a test, and extreme anxiety when answering actual test questions. Her greatest fear, however, is experienced while waiting for a teacher to hand out tests. During the process of systematically desensitizing her test anxiety, the therapi ...
The prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder: a
... diagnostic classification criteria as well as treatment needs. Moreover, additional studies on the prevalence of BDD might raise awareness about this often secretive and underdiagnosed disorder. Although suffering from BDD, patients present only rarely with these complaints in general practice. Indeed ...
... diagnostic classification criteria as well as treatment needs. Moreover, additional studies on the prevalence of BDD might raise awareness about this often secretive and underdiagnosed disorder. Although suffering from BDD, patients present only rarely with these complaints in general practice. Indeed ...
Fatigue - Rackcdn.com
... – A10. Perceived problems with short-term memory – A11. Postexertional malaise lasting several hours ...
... – A10. Perceived problems with short-term memory – A11. Postexertional malaise lasting several hours ...
Post-traumatic stress disorder caused in mentally disordered
... post-offence either acts as a relapse indicator or causes the primary mental illness to become treatment-resistant then PTSD will cause an increase in future risk of dangerousness. The present report is the first to study the incidence of PTSD in a primarily mentally ill population. Harry and Resnick ...
... post-offence either acts as a relapse indicator or causes the primary mental illness to become treatment-resistant then PTSD will cause an increase in future risk of dangerousness. The present report is the first to study the incidence of PTSD in a primarily mentally ill population. Harry and Resnick ...
Unit 12 and 13 Practice Test C - Lewis
... ____ 19. Rachel is convinced that her occasional headaches are caused by a malignant brain tumor. Although ...
... ____ 19. Rachel is convinced that her occasional headaches are caused by a malignant brain tumor. Although ...
Current and Lifetime Comorbidity of the DSM
... artifacts such as the high base rates of some disorders such as social phobia (Frances et al., 1990). Other explanations include the possibility that emotional disorders co-occur because they emerge from the same genetic, biological, or psychosocial diatheses but that this shared vulnerability is ma ...
... artifacts such as the high base rates of some disorders such as social phobia (Frances et al., 1990). Other explanations include the possibility that emotional disorders co-occur because they emerge from the same genetic, biological, or psychosocial diatheses but that this shared vulnerability is ma ...
Do dissociative disorders exist in Northern Ireland?: Blind
... dissociative disorder had been mentioned to her in the past, but she was aware of no further details or what this meant. No other participant reported a dissociative disorder in their psychiatric history. Thirteen (65%) of the 20 assessed were positive for at least 1 dissociative disorder. The break ...
... dissociative disorder had been mentioned to her in the past, but she was aware of no further details or what this meant. No other participant reported a dissociative disorder in their psychiatric history. Thirteen (65%) of the 20 assessed were positive for at least 1 dissociative disorder. The break ...
Meeting the Challenge of Chronic Insomnia
... and some require specialists Adherence Patient preference Time limitations (provider and patient) ...
... and some require specialists Adherence Patient preference Time limitations (provider and patient) ...
effects of childhood maltreatment a
... constitutes experience of rejection in a very strong form [6], it may lead to RS, which in turn is associated with subsequent development of mental disorders [28]. Empirical support for this theory is given for example by Luterek et al. [31], who demonstrated the mediating role of RS on the effect o ...
... constitutes experience of rejection in a very strong form [6], it may lead to RS, which in turn is associated with subsequent development of mental disorders [28]. Empirical support for this theory is given for example by Luterek et al. [31], who demonstrated the mediating role of RS on the effect o ...
The ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders
... By means of direct technical cooperation with its Member States, and by stimulating such cooperation among them, WHO promotes the development of comprehensive health services, the prevention and control of diseases, the improvement of environmental conditions, the development of human resources for ...
... By means of direct technical cooperation with its Member States, and by stimulating such cooperation among them, WHO promotes the development of comprehensive health services, the prevention and control of diseases, the improvement of environmental conditions, the development of human resources for ...
information about Eating diSordErS in childrEn, young
... (hunger pangs of nervous origin) Other eating disorders: Atypical anorexia, atypical bulimia and binge eating disorder (compulsive eating that often results in obesity). People who suffer from anorexia are underweight because they eat too little, exercise compulsively or induce vomiting. Peo ...
... (hunger pangs of nervous origin) Other eating disorders: Atypical anorexia, atypical bulimia and binge eating disorder (compulsive eating that often results in obesity). People who suffer from anorexia are underweight because they eat too little, exercise compulsively or induce vomiting. Peo ...