Psychiatric Disorders
Bipolar disorder in children
Children with bipolar disorder experience more enduring and rapidly changing symptoms of the disease than adults, according to…
Children with autism found to have specific memory problems that may underlie aspects of disorder
If children with autism can’t see the forest for the trees, that may be partly because the burden…
ADHD drug may help hyperactive teens
Adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) respond well to treatment with Concerta, a once-daily extended-release form of the stimulant…
Specialised care for early psychosis
A new study has found that specialised care for early psychosis can achieve better outcomes than standard care.…
Advances in treatment of borderline personality disorder
An editorial in the January 2006 issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry concludes that mental health professionals…
ADHD drugs safe, doctors say ahead of FDA panel
Drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, are generally safe, some doctors said on Thursday after…
Bipolar disorder more common in teenage psychiatric patients
Clinicians at Bradley Hospital, the nation’s first psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents, have found that bipolar disorder…
Parents of Children with Cancer May Suffer Traumatic Stress Years Later
Parents of children with cancer commonly suffer symptoms of post-traumatic stress, both during treatment and years after their…
Alterations in Platelet Receptors and/or Reactivity
The adverse effects of depression on cardiovascular disease also may be mediated by platelet mechanisms. Markovitz and Matthews…
Effects of Mood and Anxiety Disorders: Future Directions for Research
Usually underdiagnosed and undertreated, major depression and anxiety disorders are encountered commonly in patients with CAD and patients…
Treatment of Major Depression and Anxiety Disorders in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease
As with other medical disorders, effective treatment of major psychiatric illnesses such as major depression and panic disorder,…
Anxiety Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease
Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent psychiatric disorders in the United States (Table…
Pathophysiology of Anxiety
The neurocircuitry of anxiety has been postulated to arise from the amygdala, the brain area that registers the…
Depression and Cardiovascular Disease: Clinical Samples
Relatively consistent point prevalence rates of depression have been documented in patients with CAD, ranging from 15 to…
Bipolar Disorder and the Miami Airport Incident
The tragic shooting of Rigoberto Alpizar at the Miami International Airport by U.S. Marshals who thought he had…
Comforting behavior in girls mistaken for movement disorder
The comforting behavior of thumb-sucking wouldn’t land a 1-year-old girl in a neurologist’s office, but the twisting and…
Study of Children with Autism Finds Broken Mirror Neuron System
New imaging research at UCLA detailed Dec. 4 as an advance online publication of the journal Nature…
Amnestic Disorders
Amnestic disorders are isolated disturbances of memory without impairment of other cognitive functions. They may be due to…
Delirium
Delirium is a reversible state of global cortical dysfunction characterized by alterations in attention and cognition and produced…
Dementia
Dementia is characterized by the presence of memory impairment in the presence of other cognitive defects. Dementia is…
Sleep disorders
Sleep disorders are illnesses related to alterations in the sleep-wake cycle (Table 9-7)…
Sexual and Gender Identity disorders
The DSM-IV classifies these disorders into sexual dysfunctions, paraphilia, and gender identity disorders.
Sexual Dysfunctions …
Factitious disorders
A factitious disorder is one in which an individual willfully produces signs or symptoms of a medical or…
Adjustment Disorders
According to DSM-IV; adjustment disorders are symptoms (changes in emotional state or behaviors) that arise in response to…
Dissociative Disorders
Dissociative disorders are characterized by disturbances in the integration of mental functions. These disturbances are manifested by loss…
Somatoform Disorders
Somatoform disorders are characterized by the presence of physical signs or symptoms without medical cause. In addition, they…
Assessment and Evaluation of Violence
Primary care physicians may encounter situations in which family, domestic, or societal violence is discovered or suspected. Such…
Anxiety Disorders: Panic Disorder
Anxiety disorders, the most prevalent psychiatric illnesses in the general community, are present in 15 to 20% of…
Mental Health Problems in the Homeless
There is a high prevalence of mental disorders and substance abuse among homeless and impoverished people. The total…
Schizophrenia
Clinical Manifestations
Schizophrenia is a heterogeneous syndrome characterized by perturbations of language, perception, thinking, social activity,…
Bipolar Disorder
Clinical Manifestations
Bipolar disorder is characterized by unpredictable swings in mood from mania (or hypomania) to…
Personality Disorders
Clinical Manifestations
Personality disorders are characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling, and interpersonal behavior that are relatively…
Somatoform Disorders
Clinical Manifestations
Patients with multiple somatic complaints that cannot be explained by a known medical condition…
Depression in Association with Medical Illness
Mood Disorders
Mood disorders are characterized by a disturbance in the regulation of mood, behavior, and…
Depressive Disorders
Clinical Manifestations
Major depression is defined as depressed mood on a daily basis for a minimum…
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Clinical Manifestations
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors that impair everyday…
Phobic Disorders
Clinical Manifestations
The cardinal feature of phobic disorders is a marked and persistent fear of objects…
Stress Disorders
Clinical Manifestations
Patients may develop anxiety after exposure to extreme traumatic events such as the threat…
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Clinical Manifestations
Patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) have persistent, excessive, and/or unrealistic worry associated with…
Mental Disorders: Introduction
Mental disorders are common in medical practice and may present either as a primary disorder or as a…
Learning Disorders
Learning disorders are characterized by performance in a specific area of learning (e.g., reading, writing, arithmetic) substantially below…
Bipolar disorders
The bipolar disorders are bipolar 1 disorder, bipolar II disorder, and cyclothymia.
Bipolar I Disorder
Bipolar I…
Bipolar II Disorder
Bipolar II disorder is similar to bipolar I disorder except that mania is absent in bipolar II disorder…
| Interactive Quiz: |
 |
