Other, less common types of mental illnesses include: Stress response syndromes occur when a person develops emotional or behavioral symptoms in response to astressfulevent or situation. The stressors may include natural disasters, such as an earthquake or tornado; events or crises, such as a car...
This type of therapy is used for children from birth to age 6 who have trauma or a diagnosed mental health condition. A parent or caregiver is always involved in the sessions. Child-parent psychotherapy is based on the idea that, if the bond between the child and adult is strengthened, it...
Pharmacy Student Attitudes Toward Types of Mental Illnesses and Provision of ServicesNathaniel M. RicklesReshmi L. SinghM. Montagne
Oral thrush (or candidiasis) is caused by an overgrowth of yeast fungus in the mouth. The white patches can be scraped off to expose a red surface on the tongue. Illnesses, medications, stress, and antibiotic treatment can cause oral thrush by throwing off the balance of natural bacteria in...
Psychological disorders are grouped into different categories in the DSM-5. Explore this list of different types of mental disorders and how they are categorized.
Very important increases in cancers and arterial and mental side effects have been underestimated or ignored for 50 years to the detriment of family health, presumably due to the overwhelming need for contraception. 1 Lidegaard O, Nielsen LH, Skovlund CV, Skjeldestad FE, Lokkegaard E...
Intra-abdominal hematomas and hemorrhage may be due to a variety of injuries or illnesses. Regardless of how the blood gets into the abdomen, the clinical finding is peritonitis (irritation of the lining of the abdomen). Hematomas may occur in solid organs such as the liver, spleen or kidne...
In The Many Faces of Suicide: Indirect Self-Destructive Behavior, Farberow presents chapters by different authors on a wide variety of indirect suicidal behavior. The contributors discuss physical illnesses "used against the self," including self-destructive behavior in diabetics, "uncooperative" patient...
In older adults, physical or mental illnesses Researchers think that the "positive" symptoms of psychosis (delusions, hallucinations, disordered thoughts and speech, and disorganized movement) may be related to a change in the balance of at least some of your brain chemicals called neurotransmitters....
They’re a group of mental illnesses that cause constant and overwhelming anxiety and fear. Too much anxiety can make you avoid work, school, family get-togethers, and other social situations that might trigger or worsen your symptoms. With treatment, many people with anxiety disorders can ...