Emotional disorders
Emotional disorders: Introduction
The term "emotional disorders" is not a fully accurate medical term,
but is commonly used in ordinary context
to refer to those psychological disorders that
appear to affect the emotions (e.g. anxiety disorders or depressive disorders).
More strictly correct disease categories are psychological disorders,
psychiatric disorders, anxiety disorders, depressive disorders,
behavioral disorders or personality disorders.
Symptoms of Emotional disorders
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symptoms of Emotional disorders
Home Diagnostic Testing
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Disease Topics Related To Emotional disorders
Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Emotional disorders:
Medical Textbooks Online about Emotional disorders
Medical Books Excerpts
- ANXIETY
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- DEPRESSION
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Anxiety
- "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
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- Agitation
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Anxiety
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Confusion
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Depression
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Agitation
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Anxiety
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Confusion
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Depression
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Anxiety
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Confusion
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Depression
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Anxiety
- "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
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- Agitation
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Anxiety
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Confusion
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Agitation
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- Anxiety
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- Confusion
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Wrongly Diagnosed with Emotional disorders?
Emotional disorders: Self Assessment Tools
Emotional disorders: Medical Mistakes
Emotional disorders: Undiagnosed Conditions
Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:
Misdiagnosis and Emotional disorders
Parental fears about toddler behavior often unfounded: There are many behaviors in infants and toddlers
that may give rise to a fear that the child has...read more »
High rate of misdiagnosis of psychiatric disorders: The book "Preventing Misdiagnosis of Women" reports
on studies that estimate that 41% to 83% of people...read more »
Rare copper disease insidious and misdiagnosed: Wilson's disease (a form of copper overload) is a rare disorder that
has a slow and insidious onset...read more »
Cluster of diseases with difficult diagnosis issues: There is a well-known list of
medical conditions that are all somewhat difficult to diagnose, and all can present
in a variety of different...read more »
Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who
had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness
because he suffered from sudden inability to speak.
This was initially misdiagnosed...read more »
Alzheimer's disease over-diagnosed: The well-known disease of Alzheimer's disease
is often over-diagnosed.
Patients tend to assume that any memory loss or forgetulness symptom might be Alzheimer's,
whereas there are many...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for
a patient to show mental decline to dementia.
Whereas this can, of course, occur due to...read more »
ADHD under-diagnosed in adults: Although the over-diagnoses of ADHD
in children is a well-known controversy, the reverse side related to adults.
Some adults can remain undiagnosed, and indeed the condition has...read more »
Bipolar disorder misdiagosed as various conditions by primary physicians: Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder)
often fails to be diagnosed correctly by primary care...read more »
Eating disorders under-diagnosed in men: The typical patient with
an eating disorder is female.
The result is that men with eating disorders often fail to be...read more »
Depression undiagnosed in teenagers: Serious bouts of depression can be
undiagnosed in teenagers.
The "normal" moodiness of teenagers can cause severe medical depression
to be overlooked.
See misdiagnosis of...read more »
Undiagnosed anxiety disorders related to depression: Patients with depression (see symptoms of depression)
may also have undiagnosed anxiety disorders (see symptoms of anxiety disorders).
Failure to diagnose these anxiety...read more »
Read more about Misdiagnosis and Emotional disorders
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Hospitals & Clinics: Emotional disorders
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Emotional disorders: Rare Types
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Causes of Emotional disorders
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News Archives for Emotional disorders
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Emotional disorders
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Videos for Emotional disorders
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Clinical Trials for Emotional disorders
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally
and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Emotional disorders include:
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Clinical Trials for Emotional disorders
Statistics for Emotional disorders
Emotional disorders: Broader Related Topics
Types of Emotional disorders
Types of Emotional disorders
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