Mental Health Disorders

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  • Violence

    Healthline — The public health approach to the study and prevention of interpersonal violence was given formal recognition in 1984 when Surgeon General C. Everett Koop stated: "Violence is every bit as much a public health issue for me and my successors in ...More…

  • Withdrawal Syndromes

    Healthline — Withdrawal syndrome occurs in drug and alcohol addicted individuals who discontinue or reduce the use of their drug of choice. This process of eliminating drugs and alcohol from the body is known as detoxification. Anxiety, insomnia, nausea, ...More…

  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

    Healthline — Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a transmissible, rapidly progressing, fatal neurodegenerative disorder called a spongioform degeneration that seems to be related to "mad cow disease." Before 1995, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease was little-known .. ...More…

  • Stress vs. anxiety

    Healthline — The following are common questions about stress and anxiety. Stress can come from any situation or thought that makes you feel frustrated, angry, nervous, or even anxious. What is stressful to one person is not necessarily stressful to ...More…

  • Sleep disorders in the elderly

    Healthline — Sleep disorders in the elderly involve any disruptive pattern of sleep such as problems with falling or staying asleep, excessive sleep, or abnormal behaviors associated with sleep. Sleeping problems are common in the elderly. In general, older ...More…

  • Premenstrual dysphoric disorder

    Healthline — Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a condition marked by severe depression, irritability, and tension before menstruation. These symptoms are more severe than those seen with premenstrual syndrome (PMS. The causes of PMS and PMDD have not ...More…

  • Paranoid personality disorder

    Healthline — Paranoid personality disorder is a psychiatric condition characterized by extreme distrust and suspicion of others. Personality disorders are chronic patterns of behavior that cause lasting problems with work and relationships. The cause of ...More…

  • Orgasmic dysfunction

    Healthline — Inhibited sexual excitement; Sex - orgasmic dysfunction; Anorgasmia Orgasmic dysfunction is when a woman either can't reach orgasm, or has difficulty reaching orgasm when she is sexually excited. The condition is called primary orgasmic ...More…

  • Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

    Healthline — Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder is a condition characterized by a chronic preoccupation with rules, orderliness, and control. This disorder tends to occur in families and thus may have a genetic component. Obsessive-compulsive ...More…

  • Neurogenic bladder

    Healthline — Neurogenic bladder is a urinary problem in which the bladder does not empty properly. Depending on the type of neurological disorder causing the problem, the bladder may empty spontaneously (incontinence) or may not empty at all (retention with ...More…

  • Movement - uncontrollable

    Healthline — Uncontrollable movements are slow, twisting, continuous, and involuntary movements of the arms, legs, face, neck, or other parts of the body. Uncontrolled movements; Involuntary body movements; Body movements - uncontrollable This condition is ...More…

  • Major depression with psychotic features

    Healthline — Major depression with psychotic features is a condition in which a person experiences depression along with reduced contact with reality (psychosis). This can take the form of false beliefs (delusions) or seeing or hearing something that isn't ...More…


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