mini mental status examination

dysthymia

Dysthymia (depressive disorder, PPD) (double depression), (Chronic depression) A mild but long term form of depression. Dysthymia is defined as low …

clinical depression

Depression (major depressive disorder) MDD Depression is a mood disorder that causes persistant feeling of sadness and loss of interest. Depression i…

Mania

Mania Mania is a effective disorders with consistent elevated mood with increased physical and mental activity present in an individual at least for …

bipolar disorder

Bipolar affective disorder/Bipolar disorder Bipolar disorder is mood disorder/ affective disorder Bipolar disorder causes extreme mood swings that in…

types of psychiatric disorders

Types of psychiatric disorders 1. Organic (body) 2. Non- organic (mind) 1. Organic mental disorder An organic mental disorder is a previously used te…

psychosis vs neurosis

Neurosis Personality- Doesn’t affect personality Contact with Reality- In this the contact with reality is partial. Hallucination and Delusion- Hall…

Organic and Functional Mental Disorders

List of mental disorders

Mental Disorder/ Mental Illness Lists List of mental disorders is defined by the DSM and ICD. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders …