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Psych Disorders
... At the time I loved doing it. Then I didn't want to do it any more, but I couldn’t stop … The clothes hung … two fingers apart …I touched my bedroom wall before leaving the house … I had constant anxiety … I thought I might be nuts.” ...
... At the time I loved doing it. Then I didn't want to do it any more, but I couldn’t stop … The clothes hung … two fingers apart …I touched my bedroom wall before leaving the house … I had constant anxiety … I thought I might be nuts.” ...
Mood Disorders and Substance Use Disorder
... The estimate for alcohol dependence was 14.1 percent, and for drug dependence 7.5 percent. The lifetime prevalence rate for any mood disorder was 19.3 percent. Compared with individuals with no mood disorders, those with depression were approximately twice as likely, and those with bipolar disorder ...
... The estimate for alcohol dependence was 14.1 percent, and for drug dependence 7.5 percent. The lifetime prevalence rate for any mood disorder was 19.3 percent. Compared with individuals with no mood disorders, those with depression were approximately twice as likely, and those with bipolar disorder ...
Anxiety Pamphlet
... PTSD is fairly rare in children. It usually involves a set of anxiety symptoms that begin after one or many episodes of serious emotional upset. The symptoms include jumpiness, muscle tension, being overly aware of one’s surroundings (hypervigilance), nightmares and other sleep problems. Children an ...
... PTSD is fairly rare in children. It usually involves a set of anxiety symptoms that begin after one or many episodes of serious emotional upset. The symptoms include jumpiness, muscle tension, being overly aware of one’s surroundings (hypervigilance), nightmares and other sleep problems. Children an ...
Antisocial Personality Disorder among Prison Inmates
... Antisocial Personality Disorder among Prison Inmates: The Mediating Role of Schema-Focused Therapy Dr. A. O. Busari Department of Guidance and Counselling, Faculty of Education University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria ABSTRACT: This study investigated the mediating role of schema-focused therapy in the ...
... Antisocial Personality Disorder among Prison Inmates: The Mediating Role of Schema-Focused Therapy Dr. A. O. Busari Department of Guidance and Counselling, Faculty of Education University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria ABSTRACT: This study investigated the mediating role of schema-focused therapy in the ...
DBSA Uni_Bipolar.v2:DBSA FindADocFinal
... would like to keep their highs, because they feel outgoing, extroverted and friendly … like “the life of the party.” The problem, though, is that periods of depression eventually follow most highs. After episodes of hypomania or mania, people begin to feel fatigued and down. They become aware that t ...
... would like to keep their highs, because they feel outgoing, extroverted and friendly … like “the life of the party.” The problem, though, is that periods of depression eventually follow most highs. After episodes of hypomania or mania, people begin to feel fatigued and down. They become aware that t ...
Principles of managing patients with personality disorder
... experience and behaviour (i.e. the symptoms) must lead to clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other important areas of functioning. Thus, the term mental disorder applies as much to personality disorder as it does to Axis I disorders such as schizophrenia. Indivi ...
... experience and behaviour (i.e. the symptoms) must lead to clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other important areas of functioning. Thus, the term mental disorder applies as much to personality disorder as it does to Axis I disorders such as schizophrenia. Indivi ...
Personality Disorders
... Pharmacology of Personality Disorder – A New Frontier Low-dose antipsychotics have been used for borderline and schizotypal personalities. They have been shown to be effective in symptom control in double-blind studies, though they may not help deeper problems with personal relations. The benefits o ...
... Pharmacology of Personality Disorder – A New Frontier Low-dose antipsychotics have been used for borderline and schizotypal personalities. They have been shown to be effective in symptom control in double-blind studies, though they may not help deeper problems with personal relations. The benefits o ...
1) In the past, psychiatric symptoms of PTSD were
... In the past, psychiatric symptoms of PTSD were described by all the following diagnoses EXCEPT nostalgia combat fatigue war neurosis traumatic fugue ...
... In the past, psychiatric symptoms of PTSD were described by all the following diagnoses EXCEPT nostalgia combat fatigue war neurosis traumatic fugue ...
C14
... Circumstantial evidence for this theory comes from the unusually large number of people with schizophrenia born in winter months ...
... Circumstantial evidence for this theory comes from the unusually large number of people with schizophrenia born in winter months ...
DSM-IV Workshop Outline
... There is no good agreement about what “normal” is so that there is considerable subjectivity in how it and “abnormality” is defined. ...
... There is no good agreement about what “normal” is so that there is considerable subjectivity in how it and “abnormality” is defined. ...
Coolidge Correctional Inventory (CCI)
... The CCI is a 250 item, self-report, psychological inventory based on the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) published by the American Psychiatric Association. It was created (a) to be a cost-effective measure of psychological problems, (b) to be a DSM-IV-TR ali ...
... The CCI is a 250 item, self-report, psychological inventory based on the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) published by the American Psychiatric Association. It was created (a) to be a cost-effective measure of psychological problems, (b) to be a DSM-IV-TR ali ...
SECTION 2 Findings Children and Adolescents with Conduct Disorder:
... Conduct disorder (CD) is characterized by a pattern of behaviour that violates the basic rights of others or age-appropriate norms and rules of society. Conduct disorder can be extremely challenging for parents, teachers, and mental health professionals. CD also exacts a high cost in terms of person ...
... Conduct disorder (CD) is characterized by a pattern of behaviour that violates the basic rights of others or age-appropriate norms and rules of society. Conduct disorder can be extremely challenging for parents, teachers, and mental health professionals. CD also exacts a high cost in terms of person ...
Printer-Friendly Version
... A PowerPoint presentation (no narration) containing much of this information is available here. Those without PowerPoint can view the information in pdf format here. Schizophrenia, a "psychotic" disorder, is characterized by severe disturbances in perception, thought, mood, and/or behavior. While th ...
... A PowerPoint presentation (no narration) containing much of this information is available here. Those without PowerPoint can view the information in pdf format here. Schizophrenia, a "psychotic" disorder, is characterized by severe disturbances in perception, thought, mood, and/or behavior. While th ...
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
... • Teachers that teach willy-nilly and have no real “game plan” for their day -lack of lesson plan. – When children are genetically blesses with ADHD they tend to be vulnerable to pesticides, toxins, or other triggers. ...
... • Teachers that teach willy-nilly and have no real “game plan” for their day -lack of lesson plan. – When children are genetically blesses with ADHD they tend to be vulnerable to pesticides, toxins, or other triggers. ...
Chapter 12: Psychological Disorders
... withdrawal, and a move away from reality • Organic Mental Disorder: Mental or emotional problem caused by brain pathology (i.e., brain injuries or diseases) • Mood Disorder: Disturbances in affect (emotions), like depression or mania • Anxiety Disorder: Feelings of fear, apprehension, anxiety, and d ...
... withdrawal, and a move away from reality • Organic Mental Disorder: Mental or emotional problem caused by brain pathology (i.e., brain injuries or diseases) • Mood Disorder: Disturbances in affect (emotions), like depression or mania • Anxiety Disorder: Feelings of fear, apprehension, anxiety, and d ...
Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents
... exposure to a wide range of situations such as using public transportation, being in the open spaces, being and enclosed places, standing in line, being in a crowd, being outside of the home alone, etc. ...
... exposure to a wide range of situations such as using public transportation, being in the open spaces, being and enclosed places, standing in line, being in a crowd, being outside of the home alone, etc. ...
Sleep-Wake Disorders
... Note: Acute and short-term insomnia (i.e., symptoms lasting less than 3 months but otherwise meeting all criteria with regard to frequency, intensity, distress, and/or impairment) should be coded as an other specified insomnia disorder. ...
... Note: Acute and short-term insomnia (i.e., symptoms lasting less than 3 months but otherwise meeting all criteria with regard to frequency, intensity, distress, and/or impairment) should be coded as an other specified insomnia disorder. ...
Borderline Personality Disorder and Bipolar
... Long-term outcome studies in bipolar disorder and BPD seem to challenge the traditional Axis I/Axis II dichotomy, in which mood disorders are widely thought of as episodic and treatable, whereas personality disorders are considered life-long and treatment refractory. Many cases of bipolar disorder a ...
... Long-term outcome studies in bipolar disorder and BPD seem to challenge the traditional Axis I/Axis II dichotomy, in which mood disorders are widely thought of as episodic and treatable, whereas personality disorders are considered life-long and treatment refractory. Many cases of bipolar disorder a ...
S F A M
... Each form is comprised of 25 items that assess the following 5 domains: emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, peer relationship problems and prosocial behavior. There is an impact supplement that can also be added to the measures that includes questions about whether the r ...
... Each form is comprised of 25 items that assess the following 5 domains: emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, peer relationship problems and prosocial behavior. There is an impact supplement that can also be added to the measures that includes questions about whether the r ...
CHAPTER 10: Personality Disorders
... factors seem to be important in causing these disorders. There is some evidence that these may be distinct disorders with unique causal pathways. Psychopaths also show deficiencies in aversive emotional arousal, as well as more general emotional deficits. Treatment of ASPD and psychopaths is difficu ...
... factors seem to be important in causing these disorders. There is some evidence that these may be distinct disorders with unique causal pathways. Psychopaths also show deficiencies in aversive emotional arousal, as well as more general emotional deficits. Treatment of ASPD and psychopaths is difficu ...
Epidemiology of ADHD
... in children and adolescents in the US. Merikangas et al. (7) found a 12-month prevalence of ADHD around 8.6% (±0.7) in a nationally representative probability sample of non–institutionalised children and adolescents (8–15 years of age) from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Inter ...
... in children and adolescents in the US. Merikangas et al. (7) found a 12-month prevalence of ADHD around 8.6% (±0.7) in a nationally representative probability sample of non–institutionalised children and adolescents (8–15 years of age) from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Inter ...
Anxiety disorder Caring for a person experiencing an Case study
... Anxiety problems originate when the automatic ‘fight or flight’ response becomes oversensitive. We have all observed an overly sensitive car alarm which goes off at the wrong time. Similarly, if the body’s ‘alarm’ is too sensitive, the ‘fight or flight’ response will be triggered at the wrong time. ...
... Anxiety problems originate when the automatic ‘fight or flight’ response becomes oversensitive. We have all observed an overly sensitive car alarm which goes off at the wrong time. Similarly, if the body’s ‘alarm’ is too sensitive, the ‘fight or flight’ response will be triggered at the wrong time. ...
The DSM5: Classification and criteria changes
... DSM-5. In the obsessive-compulsive and related disorders chapter are body dysmorphic disorder (previously classified in DSM-IV’s “somatoform disorders”) and trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder), which belonged to DSM-IV’s chapter on “impulse-control disorders not elsewhere classified”. For trich ...
... DSM-5. In the obsessive-compulsive and related disorders chapter are body dysmorphic disorder (previously classified in DSM-IV’s “somatoform disorders”) and trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder), which belonged to DSM-IV’s chapter on “impulse-control disorders not elsewhere classified”. For trich ...