Adulthood Disorders

Substance Abuse

Substance Abuse

Substance use disorders occur when the recurrent use of alcohol and/or drugs causes clinically and functionally significant impairment, such as…

Obsessive – compulsive disorder

Obsessive – compulsive disorder

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) a disorder characterized by recurrent intrusive or uncontrollable thoughts, causing stress (obsessions) that prompt the performance of rituals…

Relationships Problems

Relationships Problems

All relationships and families go through difficult times and experiencing occasional problems and conflict in personal relationships is normal. However,…

PERSONALITY DISORDERS

Cluster a personality disorders:- Includes Paranoid, Schizoid, and Schizotypal

Cluster a personality disorders:- Includes Paranoid, Schizoid, and Schizotypal

People with Cluster A disorders often seem odd or eccentric, with unusual behaviour ranging from distrust and suspiciousness to social…

CLUSTER B PERSONALITY DISORDERS: Includes Histrionic, Narcissistic, Antisocial and Borderline personality disorders.

CLUSTER B PERSONALITY DISORDERS: Includes Histrionic, Narcissistic, Antisocial and Borderline personality disorders.

People with Cluster B disorders share a tendency to be dramatic, emotional, erratic and attention-seeking. Their moods are labile and…

CLUSTER C PERSONALITY DISORDERS: Includes avoidant, dependent and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders.

CLUSTER C PERSONALITY DISORDERS: Includes avoidant, dependent and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders.

People with Cluster C disorders often show anxiety and fearfulness along with a tendency to over control. Avoidant. These timid people…

Mood Disorders

Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar Disorder

People with a Bipolar Disorder experience both the lows of depression and the highs of mania. Many describe their life as an emotional roller coaster, as they shift back and forth between…

Depressive Disorder

Depressive Disorder

Whenever we feel particularly unhappy, we are likely to describe ourselves as “depressed.” In all likelihood, we are merely responding to sad events, fatigue, or unhappy thoughts. However, normal dejection…

Anxiety Related Disorders

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating condition that follows an event that the person finds terrifying, either physically or emotionally, causing the person who experienced the event to have…

Generalised Anxiety Disorder

Generalised Anxiety Disorder

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is characterized by persistent and excessive worry about a number of different things. People with GAD may anticipate disaster and may be overly concerned about money,…

Panic Disorder

Panic Disorder

Panic disorder is characterized by discrete and intense periods of anxiety that occur unexpectedly, without warning, and are not always linked to a specific place or situation. With panic disorder, there…

Phobias

Phobias

A phobia is an identifiable and persistent fear that is excessive or unreasonable and is triggered by the presence or anticipation of a specific object or situation that usually poses…

Eating Disorders

Bulimia Nervosa

Bulimia Nervosa

In Bulimia Nervosa, a person tends to have an inconsistent pattern of eating. Sometimes the person overeats so much that exceeds his/her normal amount (binge-eating) and at other times, the…

Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia Nervosa

In Anorexia Nervosa, a person might be so preoccupied with being slim that she/he might starve herself/himself to achieve weight loss. Anorexia is characterized by an abnormally low body weight,…

SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM DISORDERS

Delusional Disorder

Delusional Disorder

Delusional disorder is characterized by firmly held false beliefs (delusions) that persist for at least 1 month, without other symptoms of psychosis. A delusion is a firm false belief that…

Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. People with schizophrenia may seem like they have lost touch with reality. Commonly,…