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Types of Psychological Disorders

Adult Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD/ADD)
Adult Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD/ADD)

ADHD - ADD - attention deficit hyperactivity disorder info for parents including causes, treatment for children and self-help from child psychologist, Dr Bob Myers. Navigation Parenting articles, news and tips on raising happy, healthy, successful kids and teens.

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Alcohol/Substance Abuse
Alcohol/Substance Abuse

In this classification, axis II disorders include personality disorders, such as ASPD or obsessive–compulsive disorder, as well as mental retardation; axis I disorders include all other mental disorders, such as anxiety, eating, mood, psychotic, sleep, and drug–related disorders.) marked by a longstanding pattern of irresponsibility and violating the rights of others that generally predates the problems with alcohol.

Alcohol/Substance Dependence
Alcohol/Substance Dependence

Also Known as Alcoholism or Addiction Dependence upon alcohol or a specific substance (such as cocaine, nicotine, marijuana, etc.) is characterized by a maladaptive pattern of alcohol or substance use, leading to clinically significant impairment or distress, as manifested by 3 or more of the following, occurring at

Anxiety & Panic Disorders
Anxiety & Panic Disorders

Caffeine is a mood-altering drug, and it may make symptoms of anxiety disorders worse. Eat right, exercise, and get better sleep. Brisk aerobic exercises like jogging and biking help release brain chemicals that cut stress and improve your mood. Sleep problems and anxiety disorder often go hand in hand.

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Anxious – Avoidant, Dependent and Obsessive Compulsive
Anxious – Avoidant, Dependent and Obsessive Compulsive

Persons with Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder* are preoccupied with rules, regulations, and orderliness. This preoccupation with perfectionism and control is at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency.

Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is a mental illness that brings severe high and low moods and changes in sleep, energy, thinking, and behavior. People who have bipolar disorder can have periods in which they feel overly happy and energized and other periods of feeling very sad, hopeless, and sluggish.

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Dementias
Dementias

The brain changes of dementia with Lewy bodies alone can cause dementia, or they can be present at the same time as the brain changes of Alzheimer's disease and/or vascular dementia, with each abnormality contributing to the development of dementia. When this happens, the individual is said to have mixed dementia.

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Depression
Depression

Depression (major depressive disorder or clinical depression) is a common but serious mood disorder. It causes severe symptoms that affect how you feel, think, and handle daily activities, such as sleeping, eating, or working. To be diagnosed with depression, the symptoms must be present for at least two weeks.

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Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are characterized by a persistent disturbance of eating patterns that lead to poor physical or psychological health. The major eating disorders are pica, rumination disorder, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder.

Emotional and Impulsive
Emotional and Impulsive

emotional impulsive disorder – eid mood shifts (manic-depressive more frequently than bipolar), overwhelming anxiety, unpredictable impulsive actions, frustratingly poor decisions, perplexing behaviors, control issues, manipulative tendencies, “party” or “player” relationship attitude, overly distrusting, delusions, paralyzingly sensitivity to surroundings, behaving irrationally, having a chaotic life.

Find a Psychiatrist
Find a Psychiatrist

Licensed Mental Health Counselor. A psychological counselor is a mental health professional who has a master's degree (MA) in psychology, counseling, or a related field. In order to be licensed, the professional counselor also needs two additional years' experience working with a qualified mental health professional after graduate school.

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Anxiety disorders are the most common of mental disorders and affect nearly 30 percent of adults at some point in their lives. . But anxiety disorders are treatable and a number of effective treatments are available. Treatment helps most people lead normal productive lives.

Mood Disorders
Mood Disorders

Mood disorders encompass a wide array of mood issues, such as major depressive disorder, dysthymic disorder and bipolar disorder. Approximately 20.9 million American adults suffer from these disorders. What Are the Types of Mood Disorders? Major depression is the most common mood disorder.

News & Features
News & Features

The News Manual has definitions of what news is (see the lower links on the right), but here we share with you some other people's opinions on the subject.

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Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a chronic brain disorder that affects about one percent of the population. When schizophrenia is active, symptoms can include delusions, hallucinations, trouble with thinking and concentration, and lack of motivation.

Schizophrenia/Psychotic Disorders
Schizophrenia/Psychotic Disorders

Schizoaffective disorder: People have symptoms of both schizophrenia and a mood disorder, such as depression or bipolar disorder. Schizophreniform disorder: This includes symptoms of schizophrenia, but the symptoms last for a shorter time: between 1 and 6 months.

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Substance Abuse & Addiction
Substance Abuse & Addiction

Substance abuse differs from addiction. Many people with substance abuse problems are able to quit or can change their unhealthy behavior. Addiction, on the other hand, is a disease.

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Suspicious – Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypal and Antisocial
Suspicious – Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypal and Antisocial

Paranoid personality disorder is a mental health disorder in which you experience a lifetime of suspicion and mistrust. You blame others for your feelings rather than yourself. You truly believe that people are pathologically jealous of you and your success, beauty, intellect, etc.

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