Mental Health 1-24
24 entries in the Mental Health compendium.
NeurosisHistorical term for anxiety disorders, now obsolete in diagnosis.Obsessive–compulsive disorderChronic mental disorder with obsessions and compulsions impairing function.PedophiliaPsychiatric disorder of primary sexual attraction to prepubescent children.Personality disorderEnduring maladaptive patterns impairing self and interpersonal functioning.PhobiaAn anxiety disorder marked by irrational, excessive fear.Psychiatric hospitalMedical facilities treating severe mental disorders, evolving from asylums.PsychiatryMedical specialty focused on diagnosing and treating mental disorders.PsychopathyA personality construct marked by impaired empathy and antisocial behavior.PsychosisA state of impaired reality testing, not a specific illness.Dissociative identity disorderA disputed dissociative disorder involving multiple personality states.DysthymiaA chronic form of depression lasting two years or more.Generalized anxiety disorderAn anxiety disorder marked by persistent, excessive worry.Histrionic personality disorderA personality disorder marked by dramatic attention-seeking and emotional excess.Hoarding disorderA mental disorder of persistent difficulty discarding possessions.HypochondriaA condition of excessive worry about serious illness.HypomaniaA less severe manic state without psychotic features or functional impairment.KleptomaniaImpulse-control disorder marked by recurrent stealing urges.Mass psychogenic illnessIllness symptoms spread through a population without an infectious agent.Mood disorderA group of mental disorders with mood disturbance as the core feature.Narcissistic personality disorderA personality disorder marked by grandiosity, entitlement, and low empathy.Obsessive–compulsive personality disorderA personality disorder marked by rigid perfectionism and control.Oppositional defiant disorderA childhood disorder marked by defiant and hostile behavior toward authority.Panic attackSudden episodes of intense fear with physical symptoms.Panic disorderAn anxiety disorder marked by sudden, intense panic attacks.
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