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Welcome to our Mental Disorders topic area. In this family of topic centers you will find information concerning various mental disorders including depression, generalized anxiety, panic, bipolar disorder, attention deficit and schizophrenia, to name but a few. Disorders of Childhood are grouped under the Disorders of Childhood topic category

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Mental vs. Medical Classifications:

There is always a question of whether a given disorder or issue would be better classified as a "mental" or a "medical-biological" disorder. To some degree or another, there is no really firm distinction between mental and medical disorders. Many so called 'mental' disorders like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are now known to be primarily biologically based, while other 'medical' disorders have been shown to have a large 'psychological' component. In making classification decisions, we have followed the lead set out by the ...

 

 
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A young adult needs to find help, but cant find it.
Major Depressive Disorder Severe with Psychotic Features
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voice in my head
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Deranged father
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Insanity by Alcohol?
Am I just a bad person
How to live with a depressed person
My friend needs help that I can\'t give,can you help me?
Rate the Public Mental Health Hospitals by State
Depression/dysautonomia?
Should I see a different psychiatrist?
I think my mom has mental health issues or alzheimers
10 year old dreaming of killing
preteen bad behavior
how can i control morbid jealousy
Mother's Personality Disorder
Pregnant and Possibly Schizophrenic
They Never Find Anything Wrong
Disordered Family Member Behavior
Requirements for Hospitalization
Stalked
Friend's Downward Spiral
Stepson With Personality Disorder
Wading Through Mud
Hearing Voices
I Refuse
Delusional Friend
Harassment Aftermath
Delusional Friend
Lying About Illness
Ocassional Delusions
Blossoming Paranoia?
In Love With A Diagnosed Sociopath
Biological Problem
How Can I Help My Friend?
Going Crazy
Attachment Disorder
Disclosure #2: How Do I Tell My Boyfriend About My Illnesses
Serious Problems
Are Some Patients Hopeless?
Stalker
Three Million People In One Skin
Withdrawn Brother
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Paranoia
Schizophrenia?
Would Problems Be Very Obvious?
Feeling Fragile
Pornography # 2: Should I Go Or Should I Stay?
Getting Paranoid And Delusional
Lack of Identity
In Emotional Disrepair
Am I Paranoid?
Mental Illness vs. Insanity
She Won't Get Help
Racing Thoughts
Reactive Attachment Disorder
Histrionic Sister-in-Law
Long-Distance Support
What Is A Delusion?
Early Experiences As Described By A Self-Diagnosed Schizoid
Is This Depression?
Paranoia
What Is Wrong With Me?
Father In Romania
Liar and Kleptomaniac
How Does Childhood Affect Us?
Paranoid Boyfriend
Encopresis
I'm Going Crazy
Paranoid Dad
Talking Dice
Avoiding Her Parents
Obsession
Abusive Husband
Stalker
Unreality
Self-Medication
Agoraphobia?
Somatization and Hypochondrias
De-Realized
Paranoia?
What is ECT?
Fighting Stigma
Body Numbness
What's the Diagnosis?
For The Health Class In Australia
No One Believes Me...
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Mood Changes Linked To Seasonal Fluctuations in Serotonin
Free Public Forums on Mental Illness Occurring Across the Country
Dr. Bruce E. Nivins, the Anthrax Case and the Stigma of Mental Illness
Alcoholism, Drug Addiction and Mental Illness
Criminalizing Distrubed Young Offenders
The Question of Diagnosis
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Psychotherapy, Equally Available?
Psychiatric Emergency
On Hearing Voices
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Marijuana, Just Harmless Fun?
Email: 'Christmas Carols' for the Psychologically Challenged
Coping With Holiday Cheer or How To Reduce the Risk of Depression
The Why of Psychological Testing
It's Enough to Make You Pull Your Hair Out
Mental Health Hotlines/Locating Assistance
Young People and Self Abuse
The Persistent Stigma of Mental Illness
Meditation: A Treatment for Depression?
Addiction: Is Moderate Alcohol and Drug Use Possible?
Bipolar Disorder and the Need for Psychoeducation
To Sleep, Perchance to Dream
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Genetics and Stress
Temperament 101
Foreclosed Identities
Diagnosis and Dual Diagnosis
The Medicalization Of Mental Illness
Scapegoating And Mental Illness Stigma
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