Somatoform disorder

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) is a severe condition in which two or more dissimilar identities, or character states, are present and alternately take control of an individual. The person experiences memory loss that is vaguely extensive to be explained as common forgetfulness. These symptoms are not taken in consideration for by seizures, substance abuse or any other medical conditions. Description of DID: Symptoms: At least three of

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a condition that people develop after experiencing something traumatic. In Santiago PN et al 2014, there is about 8.7% of people who have PTSD affecting their lives. Traumatic experiences include childhood sexual contact, extreme violence, rape, torture, war, and the loss of loved one. After someone experiences any of these events, fear often triggers PTSD. Fear causes split-second changes within the body as a defense mechanism to avoid any danger to the body. Instead

the article of "Parental Mental Illness and Eating Disorder in Offspring", Bould and other researchers (2015) presented a study which investigated the causal relationship between parental mental illness of specific types and eating disorders in their offspring (p. 383). In addition to the data from a longitudinal record-linkage study of children resided in Stockholm County in Sweden from 2001 to 2007, Bould et al. (2015) used the eating disorder status of the children and their parental mental illness

behavioral disorder. In fact, the number one health problem concerning children in America are MEB disorders; due to the rising rate of such disorders, it is important that we work to help these children overcome daily challenges and feel accepted in society. The most commonly treated disorders are those called “Disruptive Behavior Disorders.” These disorders can be broken down into a few types which include: Anxiety disorders, Disruptive behavioral disorders, Dissociative disorders, Emotional

How Trauma Affects Coping A Brazilian study of thirty-one female Bipolar patients, using the Child Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), Ways of Coping Questionnaire, and Brief COPE, investigated the effect trauma had on coping and bipolar disorder. Of the participants, 80% of reported during childhood they had experienced emotional abuse, 68% reported physical abuse, 63% reported physical neglect. Emotional neglect was reported in 43% of individuals, 27% reported sexual abuse. (Daruy-Filho, Brietzke, Kluwe-Schiavon

The use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5), has been a controversial issue ever since its release in 2013 (Young, 2013). Throughout this essay, the issue regarding psychological case formulation as an alternative to the DSM-5 would be addressed by viewing the DSM-5 and psychological case formulation as two distinct diagnostic tools that are used separately in the assessment phase in clinical psychology. I argue that psychological case formulation should

improved clinically. Detecting the level of psychiatric illness among tuberculosis patients at early stage will improve continuation and adherence to treatment. A referral system to psychiatrists by physicians needs to develop to screen the mental disorder symptoms to treat these co morbidities. Key Words: Tuberculosis, Psychiatric illness, Bangladesh Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infectious multi systemic disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis and is one of the leading causes

Antidepressants – used to treat depression, panic disorder, PTSD, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, borderline personality disorder and eating disorders. • Antipsychotic medications – used to treat psychotic symptoms (delusions and hallucinations), schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. • Sedatives and anxiolytics – used to treat anxiety and insomnia. • Hypnotics – used to induce and maintain sleep. • Mood stabilizers – used to treat bipolar disorder. • Stimulants – used to treat ADHD Other treatment

Anxiety Anxiety is a disorder with uncontrollable, excessive, and persistent worrying occurring on more days than not over a six month period (Baldwin, 2016). This type of anxiety is known as generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) with a minimum of three or more of the following symptoms: Easily fatigued, difficulty with concentration, muscle tension, sleep problems, and feeling hyper or restless (Dunphy, Winland-Brown, Porter, & Thomas, 2015, p. 1028). This paper will discuss GAD in adults including:

Unit 12: Understand Mental Health Problems 1.1 Describe the main types of mental ill health according to the psychiatric (DSM/ICD) classification system: mood disorders, personality disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders,substance-related disorders, eating disorders, cognitive disorders The main forms of mental ill health can include clinical depression whereby the main signs and symptoms of this may include: * An unusually sad mood that does not go away * Loss of enjoyment and interest