Informing DSM-5: biological boundaries between bipolar I disorder
... version of the DSM (DSM-IV-TR; see Figure 1), but the clinical features that distinguish disorders are often unclear or overlapping at the level of the presenting patient. Further, the DSM’s precise nosology [6] is often incompatible with first person experiences of mental illness [7]. Schizophrenia ...
... version of the DSM (DSM-IV-TR; see Figure 1), but the clinical features that distinguish disorders are often unclear or overlapping at the level of the presenting patient. Further, the DSM’s precise nosology [6] is often incompatible with first person experiences of mental illness [7]. Schizophrenia ...
Mood Disorders
... Cyclothymic Disorder: An Overview Overview and Defining Features More chronic version of bipolar disorder Manic and major depressive episodes are less severe Manic or depressive mood states persist for long periods Pattern must last for at least 2 years (1 year for children and adolescent ...
... Cyclothymic Disorder: An Overview Overview and Defining Features More chronic version of bipolar disorder Manic and major depressive episodes are less severe Manic or depressive mood states persist for long periods Pattern must last for at least 2 years (1 year for children and adolescent ...
Journal of Clinical Psychology Practice
... consciousness as well as any repeated mild head injury over a relatively brief time interval. Similarly, inquiry should be made about surgeries and medical admissions. This includes any history of medical interventions ...
... consciousness as well as any repeated mild head injury over a relatively brief time interval. Similarly, inquiry should be made about surgeries and medical admissions. This includes any history of medical interventions ...
Ethics Alive!
... or severe. Diagnosticians should be careful about diagnosing people with mild disorders, as there may be a thin line separating normal functioning and the mild form of a particular diagnostic category. If a substance use disorder, for example, is very mild, then does it warrant a diagnosis that will ...
... or severe. Diagnosticians should be careful about diagnosing people with mild disorders, as there may be a thin line separating normal functioning and the mild form of a particular diagnostic category. If a substance use disorder, for example, is very mild, then does it warrant a diagnosis that will ...
the fatal addiction to plastic surgery
... are visible, they obsess that they have facial scarring. Any blemish such as acne, freckles or anything else becomes a focal point constantly drawing their attention and thoughts. These flaws may be non-existent or minimal but you cannot reassure a BDD victim. BDD patients may compulsively remove th ...
... are visible, they obsess that they have facial scarring. Any blemish such as acne, freckles or anything else becomes a focal point constantly drawing their attention and thoughts. These flaws may be non-existent or minimal but you cannot reassure a BDD victim. BDD patients may compulsively remove th ...
Schizophrenia
... B. Characteristic Symptoms: Only those symptoms that are reliably identifiable are included. Problem: even with a highly reliable symptom, if it occurs infrequently it may not be useful as a criterion symptom. The symptoms should be common enough to be present in enough patients so that the diagnosi ...
... B. Characteristic Symptoms: Only those symptoms that are reliably identifiable are included. Problem: even with a highly reliable symptom, if it occurs infrequently it may not be useful as a criterion symptom. The symptoms should be common enough to be present in enough patients so that the diagnosi ...
Bipolar Disorder: Stories of Coping and Courage
... out from under the covers was get to the computer to educate himself. Soon after, he began writing articles about bipolar disorder treatment and his own experience. Eventually he started a website devoted to educating people about bipolar disorder (www.mcmanweb.com) and an e-mail newsletter, McMan’s ...
... out from under the covers was get to the computer to educate himself. Soon after, he began writing articles about bipolar disorder treatment and his own experience. Eventually he started a website devoted to educating people about bipolar disorder (www.mcmanweb.com) and an e-mail newsletter, McMan’s ...
Psychological Disorders
... happiness, and contentment in life and can be found among all people of the world irrespective of age, race, gender, religion, ancestry, culture, region, social class. ...
... happiness, and contentment in life and can be found among all people of the world irrespective of age, race, gender, religion, ancestry, culture, region, social class. ...
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
... • People of any age can develop GAD, even children. • The disorder tends to appear gradually, with the first symptoms most likely to occur between childhood and middle age. • GAD affects twice as many women as men. ...
... • People of any age can develop GAD, even children. • The disorder tends to appear gradually, with the first symptoms most likely to occur between childhood and middle age. • GAD affects twice as many women as men. ...
Presentazione standard di PowerPoint
... Both children and parents and the community involved in disasters share all post-traumatic reactions, mourning processes, loss of homes, sense of guilt and conflicts that usually arises among survivors ...
... Both children and parents and the community involved in disasters share all post-traumatic reactions, mourning processes, loss of homes, sense of guilt and conflicts that usually arises among survivors ...
Document
... integrated and work together in order to keep disturbing memories or perceptions from reaching conscious awareness, thereby reducing their anxiety ...
... integrated and work together in order to keep disturbing memories or perceptions from reaching conscious awareness, thereby reducing their anxiety ...
Discovering the individual behind the diagnosis of conduct disorder
... disorder (CD). Among the three, conduct disorder represents the most serious disruptive behavior, consistently and aggressively violating age-appropriate social expectations and norms. In DSM-IV the disorders ODD and CD alone constitutes the category known as “disruptive behavior disorders“ (DBD’s). ...
... disorder (CD). Among the three, conduct disorder represents the most serious disruptive behavior, consistently and aggressively violating age-appropriate social expectations and norms. In DSM-IV the disorders ODD and CD alone constitutes the category known as “disruptive behavior disorders“ (DBD’s). ...
What is Tourette`s Syndrome??? Tourette syndrome
... What is Tourette's Syndrome??? Tourette syndrome (TS) is a chronic, neurological disorder. It is characterized by motor and vocal tics. Both motor and vocal tics must be present, though not necessarily at the same time. With Tourette’s Syndrome, which usually starts in childhood, individuals feel an ...
... What is Tourette's Syndrome??? Tourette syndrome (TS) is a chronic, neurological disorder. It is characterized by motor and vocal tics. Both motor and vocal tics must be present, though not necessarily at the same time. With Tourette’s Syndrome, which usually starts in childhood, individuals feel an ...
QTC Org Chart
... helplessness, or horror. The characteristic symptoms resulting from the exposure to the extreme trauma include persistent reexperiencing of the traumatic event, persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma and numbing of general responsiveness and persistent symptoms of increased arous ...
... helplessness, or horror. The characteristic symptoms resulting from the exposure to the extreme trauma include persistent reexperiencing of the traumatic event, persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma and numbing of general responsiveness and persistent symptoms of increased arous ...
Bipolar Disorders
... Mothers taking mood stabilizers should not nurse because these drugs pass into the milk. Psychoeducation and psychotherapy: Enlisting the support of a family member is crucial to prevent major episodes. Patients and their significant others are often seen in group therapy, in which they learn about ...
... Mothers taking mood stabilizers should not nurse because these drugs pass into the milk. Psychoeducation and psychotherapy: Enlisting the support of a family member is crucial to prevent major episodes. Patients and their significant others are often seen in group therapy, in which they learn about ...
Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders
... My future is hopeless. My stress will never end and there is nothing I can do to help ...
... My future is hopeless. My stress will never end and there is nothing I can do to help ...
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... Grover walked at 20 months; he spoke his first words at age 2½ years. A pediatrician pronounced him “somewhat slow,” so his grandmother enrolled him in an infant school for children with developmental disabilities. At the age of 7, he had done well enough to be mainstreamed in his local elementary s ...
... Grover walked at 20 months; he spoke his first words at age 2½ years. A pediatrician pronounced him “somewhat slow,” so his grandmother enrolled him in an infant school for children with developmental disabilities. At the age of 7, he had done well enough to be mainstreamed in his local elementary s ...
Anxiety Disorder - Healthy Minds Clinic
... Teenagers, and sometimes children, are likely having a panic attack when they feel very scared or have a hard time breathing and their heart is pounding. They may also feel shaky, dizzy and think they are going to lose their mind or even die. The teen or child may not want to go to school or leave t ...
... Teenagers, and sometimes children, are likely having a panic attack when they feel very scared or have a hard time breathing and their heart is pounding. They may also feel shaky, dizzy and think they are going to lose their mind or even die. The teen or child may not want to go to school or leave t ...
Treatment ppt
... Dreams have two types of content: Manifest content- actual events in dream. Latent content – hidden message in dream. (latent = hidden) Freud thought that each dream represents a form of wish fulfillment. The wish may be disguised, but it is always there. ...
... Dreams have two types of content: Manifest content- actual events in dream. Latent content – hidden message in dream. (latent = hidden) Freud thought that each dream represents a form of wish fulfillment. The wish may be disguised, but it is always there. ...
Chapter 4 - PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
... help bring about our various behaviours and emotional reactions, both functional and dysfunctional. Although there is sound evidence to believe that genetic/ biochemical factors are involved in mental disorders as diverse as schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, etc. and biology alone cannot account f ...
... help bring about our various behaviours and emotional reactions, both functional and dysfunctional. Although there is sound evidence to believe that genetic/ biochemical factors are involved in mental disorders as diverse as schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, etc. and biology alone cannot account f ...
Which Diagnostic Approach Is More Valid?
... disorganized speech, see DSM-IV-TR, APA, 2000). Quantitatively, psychotic symptoms impact the individual’s attention and daily functioning more profoundly than neurotic symptoms (1); For this reason alone, the prevalence of these behaviors must be lower than neurosis (2); Not only are psychotic pati ...
... disorganized speech, see DSM-IV-TR, APA, 2000). Quantitatively, psychotic symptoms impact the individual’s attention and daily functioning more profoundly than neurotic symptoms (1); For this reason alone, the prevalence of these behaviors must be lower than neurosis (2); Not only are psychotic pati ...
Dissociative identity disorder
Dissociative identity disorder (DID), previously known as multiple personality disorder (MPD), is a mental disorder on the dissociative spectrum characterized by the appearance of at least two distinct and relatively enduring identities or dissociated personality states that alternately control a person's behavior, accompanied by memory impairment for important information not explained by ordinary forgetfulness. These symptoms are not accounted for by substance abuse, seizures, other medical conditions, nor by imaginative play in children. Diagnosis is often difficult as there is considerable comorbidity with other mental disorders. Malingering should be considered if there is possible financial or forensic gain, as well as factitious disorder if help-seeking behavior is prominent.DID is one of the most controversial psychiatric disorders, with no clear consensus on diagnostic criteria or treatment. Research on treatment efficacy has been concerned primarily with clinical approaches and case studies. Dissociative symptoms range from common lapses in attention, becoming distracted by something else, and daydreaming, to pathological dissociative disorders. No systematic, empirically-supported definition of ""dissociation"" exists. It is not the same as schizophrenia.Although neither epidemiological surveys nor longitudinal studies have been conducted, it is generally believed that DID rarely resolves spontaneously. Symptoms are said to vary over time. In general, the prognosis is poor, especially for those with comorbid disorders. There are few systematic data on the prevalence of DID. The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation states that the prevalence is between 1 and 3% in the general population, and between 1 and 5% in inpatient groups in Europe and North America. DID is diagnosed more frequently in North America than in the rest of the world, and is diagnosed three to nine times more often in females than in males. The prevalence of DID diagnoses increased greatly in the latter half of the 20th century, along with the number of identities (often referred to as ""alters"") claimed by patients (increasing from an average of two or three to approximately 16). DID is also controversial within the legal system, where it has been used as a rarely successful form of the insanity defense. The 1990s showed a parallel increase in the number of court cases involving the diagnosis.Dissociative disorders including DID have been attributed to disruptions in memory caused by trauma and other forms of stress, but research on this hypothesis has been characterized by poor methodology. So far, scientific studies, usually focusing on memory, have been few and the results have been inconclusive. An alternative hypothesis for the etiology of DID is as a by-product of techniques employed by some therapists, especially those using hypnosis, and disagreement between the two positions is characterized by intense debate. DID became a popular diagnosis in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, but it is unclear if the actual rate of the disorder increased, if it was more recognized by health care providers, or if sociocultural factors caused an increase in therapy-induced (iatrogenic) presentations. The unusual number of diagnoses after 1980, clustered around a small number of clinicians and the suggestibility characteristic of those with DID, support the hypothesis that DID is therapist-induced. The unusual clustering of diagnoses has also been explained as due to a lack of awareness and training among clinicians to recognize cases of DID.