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Mental health. Historically, mental disorders have had three major explanations, namely, the supernatural, biological and psychological models. [1] For much of recorded history, deviant behavior has been considered supernatural and a reflection of the battle between good and evil. When confronted with unexplainable, irrational behavior and by ...
The earliest mentions of bipolar disorder in medical literature date back to Hippocrates (460-370 B.C.), a physician in ancient Greece who’s often referred to as “the father of medicine ...
Mood disorders. Trauma and stressor related disorders. Neuro-developmental disorders. Sleep-wake disorders. Neuro-cognitive disorders. Substance-related and addictive disorders. Paraphilias. Somatic symptom related disorders. Sexual dysfunctions.
separation anxiety disorder. social anxiety disorder. specific phobias. panic disorder. The symptoms differ from disorder to disorder, but usually include: anxious thoughts or beliefs that are ...
A mental disorder, also referred to as a mental illness, [6] a mental health condition, [7] or a psychiatric disability, [2] is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning. [8] A mental disorder is also characterized by a clinically significant disturbance in an individual's cognition ...
The APA issued the first “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)” in 1952. This manual listed all of the recognized mental disorders. It also included known causes, risk ...
Bipolar disorder is a mental illness characterized by extreme mood swings that alternate between mania (or hypomania) and depression. It affects 2.6% of American adults, which amounts to about 5.7 ...
In general, you develop psychosis due to a mental or physical condition, alcohol or drug use, or a traumatic event. Psychological causes. Along with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, serious ...