MENTAL DISORDERS

Mental Health and Mental Illnesses

Mental Disorder

- A clinically significant behaviour or psychological syndrome or pattern that occurs in an individual
- Associated with present distress (painful symptoms) or disability ( impairment in one or more important areas of functioning) or significantly increased risk of suffering death, pain, disability or an important loss of freedom.

Mental Illness

- A state of being characterized by the disturbance of emotional equilibrium, manifested in maladaptive behaviour or impaired functioning due to genetic, social, psychological, physical or chemical disturbance.

LIST OF MENTAL DISORDERS

ANXIETY DISORDERS
Panic Disorder
Phobias
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Acute Stress Disorder

SCHIZOPHRENIA (DSM-IV TR)
Schizophrenia, paranoid type
Schizophrenia, disorganized type
Schizophrenia, catatonic type
Schizophrenia, undifferentiated type
Schizophrenia, residual type

MOOD DISORDERS
Major Depressive Disorder
Bipolar Disorder

PERSONALITY DISORDERS (DSM-IV TR)
Paranoid Personality Disorder
Schizoid Personality Disorder
Schizotypal Personality Disorder
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
Histrionic Personality Disorder
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Dependent Personality Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
Depressive Personality Disorder
Passive-Aggressive personality Disorder

EATING DISORDERS
Anorexia
Bulimia

SOMATOFORM DISORDERS
Somatization Disorder
Conversion Disorder
Pain Disorder
Hypochondriasis
Body Dysmorphic Disorder

CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DISORDERS
Autistic Disorder
Rett’s Disorder
Asperger’s Disorder
Attention-Deficit Hyperactive Disorder
Conduct Disorder
Pica
Rumination Disorder
Feeding Disorder
Tourette’s Disorder
Chronic or Motor Tic Disorder
Separation anxiety Disorder
Selective Mutism
Reactive Attachment Disorder
Stereotypic Movement Disorder

COGNITIVE DISORDERS
Delirium
Dementia

SUBSTANCE ABUSE (DSM-IV TR)
Alcohol
Amphetaminines or similarly acting sympathomimetics
Caffeine
Cannabis
Cocaine
Hallucinogens
Inhalants
Nicotine
Opioids
Phencyclidine (PPCP) or similarly acting drugs
Sedatives, hypnotics, or anxiolytics