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Depression

Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a person's thoughts,behavior,feelings and physical well-being. Depressed people may feel sad anxious,empty,hopeless,helpless,worthless,guilty,irritable, or restless. They may lose interest in activities that once were pleasureable; experience loss of appetite or overeating,have problems concentrting, remembering details,or making decisions; and may contemplate or attempt suicide. Insomnia,excessive sleeping,fatigue,loss of energy,or aches, pain or digestive problems that are resistent to treatment may be present. 

 

Anxiety Neurosis

Neurosis is a class of functional mental disorders involving distress but neither delusions nor hallucinations,whereby behavior is not outside socially acceptable norms. It is also known aspsychoneurosis or neurotic disorder, and thus those suffering from it are said to be neurotic. The term essentially describes an "invisible injury" and the resulting condition.

 

Panic Attacks

Panic attacks are periods of intense fear or apprehension that are of sudden onset and of relatively brief duration. Panic attacks usually begin abruptly, reach a peak within 10 minutes, and subside over the next several hours. Often, those afflicted will experience significant anticipatory anxiety and limited symptom attacks in between attacks, in situations where attacks have previously occurred. The effects of a panic attack vary. Some, notably first-time sufferers, may call for emergency services. Many who experience a panic attack, mostly for the first time, fear they are having a heart attack or a nervous breakdown Experiencing a panic attack has been said to be one of the most intensely frightening, upsetting and uncomfortable experiences of a person's life and may take days to initially recover from Repeated panic attacks are considered a symptom of panic disorder. A panic attack is a response of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). The most common symptoms may include trembling, dyspnea (shortness of breath), heart palpitations, chest pain (or chest tightness), hot flashes, cold flashes, burning sensations (particularly in the facial or neck area), sweating, nausea, dizziness (or slight vertigo), light-headedness, hyperventilation, paresthesias (tingling sensations), sensations of choking or smothering, difficulty moving and derealization.

 

Anxiety Attacks

Anxiety attack disorder generally starts with one unexplained attack that causes the individual to become concerned. The escalation of fear is often the catalyst that brings on the attacks, causing the individual to be seemingly caught in a cycle of fear then panic, then more fear, then more panic, and so on. An anxiety attack can be described as a sudden attack of fear, terror, or feelings of impending doom that strike without warning and for no apparent reason. This strong sensation or feeling can also be accompanied by a number of other symptoms, including pounding heart, rapid heart rate, sweating, lightheadedness, nausea, hot or cold flashes, chest pain, hands and feet may feel numb, tingly skin sensations, burning skin sensations, irrational thoughts, fear of losing control, and a number of other symptoms.The highest incidence of the onset of anxiety attack disorder occurs in the 17 to 25 years of age range. But people from all age groups can experience anxiety attacks. Many people remember having them as children (anxiety attacks that occur in childhood are often misunderstood as feeling “sick” or the onset of the flu).Anxiety attack disorder is reportedly more likely to develop in women than in men.

 

Obsessive Compulsive Disorders

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce uneasiness, apprehension, fear, or worry, by repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing the associated anxiety, or by a combination of such obsessions and compulsions. Symptoms of the disorder include excessive washing or cleaning; repeated checking; extreme hoarding; preoccupation with sexual, violent or religious thoughts; aversion to particular numbers; and nervous rituals, such as opening and closing a door a certain number of times before entering or leaving a room.These symptoms can be alienating and time-consuming, and often cause severe emotional and financial distress. The acts of those who have OCD may appear paranoid and potentially psychotic. However,OCD sufferers generally recognize their obsessions and compulsions as irrational, and may become further distressed by this realization.OCD is the fourth most common mental disorder, and is diagnosed nearly as often as asthma and diabetes mellitus Obsessive–compulsive disorder affects children and adolescents as well as adults.

 

Phobias

A phobia is an intense fear of something that, in reality, poses little or no actual danger. Common phobias and fears include closed-in places, heights, highway driving, flying insects, snakes, and needles. However, we can develop phobias of virtually anything. Most phobias develop in childhood, but they can also develop in adults. Understanding your phobia is the first step to overcoming it. It’s important to know that phobias are common. Having a phobia doesn’t mean you’re crazy! It also helps to know that phobias are highly treatable. You can overcome your anxiety and fear, no matter how out of control it feels.
 

Manic Depressive Psychosis

Bipolar disorder was formerly called manic depression. It is a major affective disorder, or mood disorder, characterized by dramatic mood swings. Bipolar disorder is a serious condition, when mania causes sleeplessness, sometimes for days, along with hallucinations, psychosis, grandiose delusions, and/or paranoid rage. The mood swings can range from very mild to extreme, and they can happen gradually or suddenly within a timeframe of minutes to hours. Bipolar disorder usually appears between ages 15 and 24 and persists throughout a lifetime. It's rare that newly diagnosed mania is seen in children or in adults over age 65.
 

Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is one of the psychotic mental disorders and is characterized by symptoms of thought, behavior, and social problems.Symptoms of schizophrenia may include delusions, hallucinations, catatonia, negative symptoms, and disorganized speech or behavior. Schizophrenia, also sometimes colloquially called split personality disorder, is a chronic, severe, debilitating mental illness. Expectations become more realistic as schizophrenia is better understood as a disorder that requires ongoing often lifetime treatment. Demystification of the illness, along with recent insights from neuroscience and neuropsychology, gives new hope for finding more effective treatments for an illness that previously carried a grave prognosis.

 

Paranoia

Paranoia can be describes as fear when they are exaggerated and not based on facts.There are three key features of paranoid thoughts i.e. you fear that something bad will happen, you think that others are responsible, your belief is exaggerated or unfounded. However, the central thought which is present with paranoia is a sense of threat. People with paranoia have a decreased ability to function in normal life, when paranoia gets extremely bad it turns into a delusion of persecution and pretty much eliminates the ability to function in normal life. 

 

Psychosomatic Disorders

Psychosomatic means mind (psyche) and body (soma). A psychosomatic disorder is a disease which involves both mind and body. Some physical diseases are thought to be particularly prone to be made worse by mental factors such as stress and anxiety. Your current mental state can affect how bad a physical disease is at any given time. It is an illness whose symptoms are caused by mental process of the sufferer rather than immediate physiological cause. If a medical examination can find no physical or organic cause, or if an illness appears to result from emotional conditions such as anger anxiety, depression or guilt, then it might be classified as psychosomatic.One in which the physical symptoms are caused or exacerbated by psychological factors, as in migraine headaches, lower back pain, or irritable bowel syndrome.

 

Sexual Dysfunctions

Sexual Dysfunction is the inability to achieve and maintain penile erection. Although it can be due to anatomical causes also, it can sometimes be attributed to psychological causes and in such cases the role of a psychiatrist in treating the cause becomes imminent. In such patients, the erectile mechanism is intact, however, the psychogenic inhibition is the main culprit. As with depressive disorders, some psychopathological disorders interfere directly with the erectile mechanism through disturbances in the brain. These disorders alter sexual experience and sexual behavior, similar to that seen in obsessive–compulsive disorder or psychotic disorders.

 

Tension Headaches

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