Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
... Predictors of a negative clinical course Comorbid Axis I disorders Personality disorders Decreased life satisfaction Difficult family relationships GAD onset is equally likely to be before or after a ...
... Predictors of a negative clinical course Comorbid Axis I disorders Personality disorders Decreased life satisfaction Difficult family relationships GAD onset is equally likely to be before or after a ...
Depression and anxiety
... change the dose or provide an alternative antidepressant. Sometimes the person will need to try a few different types of antidepressant before they find one that is effective for them. Antidepressants are usually taken for at least six months and often longer. It is important that the person takes t ...
... change the dose or provide an alternative antidepressant. Sometimes the person will need to try a few different types of antidepressant before they find one that is effective for them. Antidepressants are usually taken for at least six months and often longer. It is important that the person takes t ...
The CBQ and the Core Phenotype - Juvenile Bipolar Research
... subgroups on parent-reported severe self-injury and severe injury to others and on frequency of parentreported suicidal threats. High fear-of-harm was strongly associated with parent-reported severe selfinjury and severe injury to others. For injurious acts directed at others they found a nearly-eig ...
... subgroups on parent-reported severe self-injury and severe injury to others and on frequency of parentreported suicidal threats. High fear-of-harm was strongly associated with parent-reported severe selfinjury and severe injury to others. For injurious acts directed at others they found a nearly-eig ...
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... they will not harm others through contamination. Finally, our clinical experiences with adults and youth who hoard suggest the elevated presence of list making, presumably in attempts at organizing possessions. Several studies have examined the relationship between miscellaneous symptoms and symptom ...
... they will not harm others through contamination. Finally, our clinical experiences with adults and youth who hoard suggest the elevated presence of list making, presumably in attempts at organizing possessions. Several studies have examined the relationship between miscellaneous symptoms and symptom ...
Dissociative Self-mutilation: A Case Report of Dissociative Amnesia
... because awareness of abuse would imperil the survival of victims by disrupting their attachment to caretakers on whom they depend for food, shelter, and clothing. This theory remains controversial [6]. Dissociative amnesia is also frequently comorbid with depression and personality disorders, especi ...
... because awareness of abuse would imperil the survival of victims by disrupting their attachment to caretakers on whom they depend for food, shelter, and clothing. This theory remains controversial [6]. Dissociative amnesia is also frequently comorbid with depression and personality disorders, especi ...
RECOGNISING BIPOLAR DISORDERS IN PRIMARY CARE
... and/or irritability. These features may evolve over several years and at some point, an escalation to the first obvious (so called ‘index’) episode may occur. This is typically mania or hypomania, though may be severe depression. Triggers to an ‘episode’ (there may be none) include stress, sleep dep ...
... and/or irritability. These features may evolve over several years and at some point, an escalation to the first obvious (so called ‘index’) episode may occur. This is typically mania or hypomania, though may be severe depression. Triggers to an ‘episode’ (there may be none) include stress, sleep dep ...
Conduct Disorder
... Conduct disorder is a common childhood psychiatric problem that has an increased incidence in adolescence. The primary diagnostic features of conduct disorder include aggression, theft, vandalism, violations of rules and/or lying. For a diagnosis, these behaviors must occur for at least a six-month ...
... Conduct disorder is a common childhood psychiatric problem that has an increased incidence in adolescence. The primary diagnostic features of conduct disorder include aggression, theft, vandalism, violations of rules and/or lying. For a diagnosis, these behaviors must occur for at least a six-month ...
Psychology Term Paper
... human mind is capable of reaching immense heights due to its desires and it is almost impossible to avoid such feature. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is the fourth most common mental disorder. Statistics show that “one in 50 adults” in the United States have OCD. People with OCD frequently seek the ...
... human mind is capable of reaching immense heights due to its desires and it is almost impossible to avoid such feature. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is the fourth most common mental disorder. Statistics show that “one in 50 adults” in the United States have OCD. People with OCD frequently seek the ...
PERSONALITY DISORDERS
... genetic and temperamental factors, early childhood experiences and trauma all contributing. Severe personality disorders such as borderline personality disorder are thought to result from the impact of trauma and neglect in early development on vulnerable individuals. Disruption to the child’s early ...
... genetic and temperamental factors, early childhood experiences and trauma all contributing. Severe personality disorders such as borderline personality disorder are thought to result from the impact of trauma and neglect in early development on vulnerable individuals. Disruption to the child’s early ...
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders
... Individuals previously dx w/ hypchondriasis who have high health anxiety but no somatic sx would receive this DSM-5 dx. Conversion Disorder: Modified to emphasize the importance of the neurological exam and recognizes that relevant psychological factors may not be present at the time of dx. ...
... Individuals previously dx w/ hypchondriasis who have high health anxiety but no somatic sx would receive this DSM-5 dx. Conversion Disorder: Modified to emphasize the importance of the neurological exam and recognizes that relevant psychological factors may not be present at the time of dx. ...
Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment Depressive Disorders
... on most days for most of the day for a period of 1 year, as well as two other symptoms from a group including changes in appetite or weight and changes in sleep; problems with decision-making or concentration; and low self-esteem, energy, and hope (American Psychiatric Association, 2000b). COMORBIDI ...
... on most days for most of the day for a period of 1 year, as well as two other symptoms from a group including changes in appetite or weight and changes in sleep; problems with decision-making or concentration; and low self-esteem, energy, and hope (American Psychiatric Association, 2000b). COMORBIDI ...
Hypomania: A brief review of conceptual and diagnostic
... Additionally, there is evidence to suggest that a broad bipolar spectrum is also present in clinical populations28. More recently, Akiskal and Akiskal29 has noted that melancholic depression has many of the same risk factors as hypomania, and argued that melancholia should become part of the bipola ...
... Additionally, there is evidence to suggest that a broad bipolar spectrum is also present in clinical populations28. More recently, Akiskal and Akiskal29 has noted that melancholic depression has many of the same risk factors as hypomania, and argued that melancholia should become part of the bipola ...
Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders in DSM-5
... E. Alterations in arousal and reactivity associated with the traumatic event,, as evidenced by two or more of the following: 1. Irritable behavior and angry outbursts (including extreme temper tantrums) 2. Hypervigilance ...
... E. Alterations in arousal and reactivity associated with the traumatic event,, as evidenced by two or more of the following: 1. Irritable behavior and angry outbursts (including extreme temper tantrums) 2. Hypervigilance ...
Altered Associative Learning and Learned Helplessness
... neurophysiological dimension emerge, diathesis-stress models generally postulate that both biological and environmental factors affect the development of psychological disorders, including depression [28]. The basic assumption is that stress activates a diathesis in turn transforming the predisposit ...
... neurophysiological dimension emerge, diathesis-stress models generally postulate that both biological and environmental factors affect the development of psychological disorders, including depression [28]. The basic assumption is that stress activates a diathesis in turn transforming the predisposit ...
Fig. 16.1
... bar shows low vulnerability and low stress. The result? No problem. The same is true of the next bar down, where low vulnerability is combined with moderate stress. Even high vulnerability (third bar) may not lead to problems if stress levels remain low. However, when high vulnerability combines wit ...
... bar shows low vulnerability and low stress. The result? No problem. The same is true of the next bar down, where low vulnerability is combined with moderate stress. Even high vulnerability (third bar) may not lead to problems if stress levels remain low. However, when high vulnerability combines wit ...
Recovery from Eating Disorders is Possible
... disorder may also be secretive about eating or hide food. Money or food may be missing after someone has experienced a binge-eating episode. People who engage in self-induced vomiting may disappear after meals to engage in this behavior. Disappearances can also occur so that individuals with bulimi ...
... disorder may also be secretive about eating or hide food. Money or food may be missing after someone has experienced a binge-eating episode. People who engage in self-induced vomiting may disappear after meals to engage in this behavior. Disappearances can also occur so that individuals with bulimi ...
Page 25 - Australian Doctor
... and in any one year about one in 200 Australians can expect to experience an episode of either bipolar depression or mania. More important than the exact percentage of the population that has bipolar disorder is the possibility that almost half remain undetected and undiagnosed and almost one-third ...
... and in any one year about one in 200 Australians can expect to experience an episode of either bipolar depression or mania. More important than the exact percentage of the population that has bipolar disorder is the possibility that almost half remain undetected and undiagnosed and almost one-third ...
Anxiety Disorders
... Most anxiety disorders tend to be chronic disorders. Panic disorder tends to present in late adolescence to early adulthood. It has perhaps a bimodal distribution (late adolescence and mid-30’s). It can be chronic, but waxing and waning. At 6-10 years follow-up, 1/3 patients appear to be well, about ...
... Most anxiety disorders tend to be chronic disorders. Panic disorder tends to present in late adolescence to early adulthood. It has perhaps a bimodal distribution (late adolescence and mid-30’s). It can be chronic, but waxing and waning. At 6-10 years follow-up, 1/3 patients appear to be well, about ...
Highlights of Changes from DSM-IV-TR to DSM-5
... In DSM-IV, there was an exclusion criterion for a major depressive episode that was applied to depressive symptoms lasting less than 2 months following the death of a loved one (i.e., the bereavement exclusion). This exclusion is omitted in DSM-5 for several reasons. The first is to remove the impli ...
... In DSM-IV, there was an exclusion criterion for a major depressive episode that was applied to depressive symptoms lasting less than 2 months following the death of a loved one (i.e., the bereavement exclusion). This exclusion is omitted in DSM-5 for several reasons. The first is to remove the impli ...
Definitions and Diagnosis of Schizophrenia
... (1) American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-IV. 4th edition: American Psychiatric Association. 1994:866; (2) WHO. ICD-10 Classification .1993. Available from: http://www.who.int/classifications/icd/en/GRNBOOK.pdf. Accessed April 2016; (3) American ...
... (1) American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-IV. 4th edition: American Psychiatric Association. 1994:866; (2) WHO. ICD-10 Classification .1993. Available from: http://www.who.int/classifications/icd/en/GRNBOOK.pdf. Accessed April 2016; (3) American ...
Effectiveness of Simple Individual Psychoeducation for Bipolar II
... because patients with bipolar II disorder often have different histories of present illness and different problems. The ISS indicated that her mood based on ISS indicated was a mixed state at the first session and it was manic/hypomanic at the last session. At the start of psychoeducation, there was ...
... because patients with bipolar II disorder often have different histories of present illness and different problems. The ISS indicated that her mood based on ISS indicated was a mixed state at the first session and it was manic/hypomanic at the last session. At the start of psychoeducation, there was ...
Mood dysregulation R E V I E W Nina Mikita Argyris Stringaris
... process not much different from deciding whether DMDD is present or not. Moreover, introducing a specifier would not provide a diagnostic home for those children who suffer from irritability, but have no other diagnosable psychiatric disorder. An alternative solution would be to treat irritability a ...
... process not much different from deciding whether DMDD is present or not. Moreover, introducing a specifier would not provide a diagnostic home for those children who suffer from irritability, but have no other diagnosable psychiatric disorder. An alternative solution would be to treat irritability a ...
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... symptoms are often found in cases of acute and posttraumatic stress disorders • When such symptoms occur as part of a stress disorder, they do not necessarily indicate a dissociative disorder (a pattern in which dissociative symptoms dominate) • However, some research suggests that people with one o ...
... symptoms are often found in cases of acute and posttraumatic stress disorders • When such symptoms occur as part of a stress disorder, they do not necessarily indicate a dissociative disorder (a pattern in which dissociative symptoms dominate) • However, some research suggests that people with one o ...
depression
... person seems to have fought back by becoming more determined initially, that the mind eventually succumbs, as it goes through a form of grief or reactive depression. Childhood losses such as the death of a parent, marital breakdown or separation from parents through hospitalisation, predisposes to r ...
... person seems to have fought back by becoming more determined initially, that the mind eventually succumbs, as it goes through a form of grief or reactive depression. Childhood losses such as the death of a parent, marital breakdown or separation from parents through hospitalisation, predisposes to r ...
psychological disorders
... Not surprisingly, most patients of this era deteriorated, and in the case of bloodletting, some died. Even those who improved in the short term may have merely been responding to the placebo effect—improvement resulting from the expectation of improvement (see Chapter 2). Yet few physicians of the d ...
... Not surprisingly, most patients of this era deteriorated, and in the case of bloodletting, some died. Even those who improved in the short term may have merely been responding to the placebo effect—improvement resulting from the expectation of improvement (see Chapter 2). Yet few physicians of the d ...