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Alzheimer's DiseaseLoss of recent memory with a complaint of forgetfulness is the most common presenting symptoms. Loss of interest in life and personality change, sometimes with antisocial and disinhibited behaviour, are also common early symptoms. Dysphasia, dyslexia, dys |
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of several childhood disorders that encompass behavioral difficulties. Diagnosis of this disorder requires multiple symptoms of either inattention or hyperactivity that have persisted a minimum of six |
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Bipolar DisorderBipolar disorder, also called manic depression, is a disorder of mood or affect that affects children and adolescents as well as adults. This disorder is characterized by two opposite extremes of mood: mania and depression |
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DementiaDementia can be broadly defined as a persistent, and usually progressive, deterioration of intellect, behaviour and personality. The process is not necessarily irreversible. Distinction must be made from acute or subacute confusional states (delirium) whi |
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DepressionDepression, which may represent either a temporary mental state, or a chronic mental disorder, is characterized by feelings of sadness, loneliness, despair, low self-esteem, guilt and withdrawal from social contact |
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Eating Disorders: Anorexia and BulimiaEating disorders are characterized by serious disturbance in eating, such as the restriction of intake or bingeing, as well as distress or excessive concern about body shape or body weight. There are several types of eating disorders: anorexia nervosa (AN |
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Grief and BereavementVarious definitions have been developed for the terms associated with the loss of a loved one. Bereavement is the state of having lost a significant other to death; grief is the personal response to the loss; and mourning is the public expression of that |
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Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderObsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an illness characterized by recurrent obsessions and uncontrolled compulsions such as repetitive behavioral or mental acts ("rituals") that are performed in response to these obsessions. These ritualistic behaviors a |
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Panic DisordersA panic attack is a discrete period of intense fear of discomfort accompanied by a number of defined symptoms (see below). Some persons experience only one attack in their lives and never experience another. However, persons who have recurrent attacks are |
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SchizophreniaSchizophrenia is a chronic and disabling brain disease. People with schizophrenia often suffer terrifying episodes of hearing internal voices not heard by others, or believing that other people are reading their minds, controlling their thoughts, or plott |
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