What is Psychiatric disorders?

What is Psychiatric disorders?

• Psychiatric disorders: Any condition that affects ones mind.
• Psychiatric disorders: specific disorder usually appearing in the second or third decade, characterized by symptoms of depression between late fall and early spring, sometimes followed by mania or hypomania; intense light is reportedly therapeutic.
  Source - Diseases Database

Psychiatric disorders: Introduction

Types of Psychiatric disorders:

Types of Psychiatric disorders:

• Anxiety disorders (type of Neurosis)
  • Panic disorder
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Social phobia
  • Phobias
  • Specific phobias
  • Generalized anxiety disorder
  • Separation anxiety disorder
  • Acute stress disorder
  • Anxiety disorder due to medical condition (type of Depression)
  • Substance-induced anxiety disorder (type of Depression)
  • Anxiety disorder NOS (type of Depression)
• Depressive disorders
  • Depression
  • Major depressive episode
  • Major depressive disorder
  • Dysthymia - chronic and mild depression.
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder
  • Cyclothymia (type of Depressive disorders)
  • Postnatal depression (type of Depressive disorders)
• Personality disorders
  • Borderline personaliy disorder (type of Personality disorders)
  • Antisocial personality disorder
  • Conduct disorder
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder
  • Multiple personality disorder (type of Personality disorders)
  • Histrionic personality disorder
  • Schizoid personality disorder
  • Schizotypal personality disorder
  • Paranoid personality disorder
  • Narcissistic personality disorder
  • Dependent personality disorder
  • Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
  • Avoidant personality disorder
  • Personality Disorder NOS (type of Personality disorders)
  • Personality Disorder Due to General Medical Condition (type of Personality disorders)
• Behavioral disorders
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Autism
  • Asperg Syndrome (type of Behavioral disorders)
  • Rett's syndrome
  • Drug abuse
  • Alcohol use (type of Behavioral disorders)
  • Alcohol abuse
  • Alcoholism
  • Addictions
  • Gambling addiction
• Eating disorders
  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Bulimia nervosa
  • Binge eating disorder
  • Disordered Eating
  • Eating Disorder not Otherwise Specified (ENDOS)
• Psychotic disorders
  • Schizophrenia
  • Brief Psychotic Disorder
  • Delusional disorder
  • Shared Psychotic Disorder (type of Psychotic disorders)
  • Substance-induced Psychotic Disorder (type of Psychotic disorders)
• more types...»

Broader types of Psychiatric disorders:

• Non-Contagious Diseases
• more types...»

What causes Psychiatric disorders?

Causes of Psychiatric disorders: see causes of Psychiatric disorders
Risk factors for Psychiatric disorders: see risk factors for Psychiatric disorders

What are the symptoms of Psychiatric disorders?

Symptoms of Psychiatric disorders: see symptoms of Psychiatric disorders

Psychiatric disorders: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Psychiatric disorders.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Psychiatric disorders.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Psychiatric disorders: see treatments for Psychiatric disorders
Research for Psychiatric disorders: see research for Psychiatric disorders

Society issues for Psychiatric disorders

Hospitalization statistics for Psychiatric disorders: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Psychiatric disorders:

• Hospitalization statistics in Australia:
  • 1 hospital episode in public psychiatric hospitals was for infectious and parasitic diseases in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 0% of hospitalisations in public psychiatric hospitals for infectious and parasitic diseases were single day episodes in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 100% of hospitalisations in public psychiatric hospitals for infectious and parasitic diseases were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • Hospitalisations for infectious and parasitic diseases at public psychiatric hospitals occurred in less than 0.1 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 11 days was the mean length of stay for infectious and parasitic diseases in public psychiatric hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • Excluding same day episodes, 11 days was the mean length of stay in public psychiatric hospitals for infectious and parasitic diseases in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
• more statistics...»

Name and Aliases of Psychiatric disorders

Main name of condition: Psychiatric disorders

psychiatric syndromes

SAD [Seasonal Affective Disorder] Source - Diseases Database

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Psychiatric disorders:

• Schizophrenia
• Schizotypal personality disorder
• Schizoid personality disorder
• Psychotic episode
• Brief psychotic disorder
• Postpartum psychosis
• Depression
• Major depressive episode
• Major depressive disorder

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