Histrionic Personality Disorder
Overview Personality is a set of established patterns of behaviour that we use to understand and relate to the outside world. It includes cognitive patterns,
Overview Personality is a set of established patterns of behaviour that we use to understand and relate to the outside world. It includes cognitive patterns,
Overview Gambling Disorder is a type of addictive disorder where the person engages in gambling behaviours despite facing considerable impairment financially, as well as socially.
Overview It is quite common for toddlers to urinate in their pants. However, this can become problematic if the child continues to urinate past 5
Overview Encopresis is a disorder among children where there is voluntary or involuntary defecation in places inappropriate to their sociocultural setting. It can be a
Overview Conduct Disorder is more than just bad behaviour. It is a disorder characterised by a persistent pattern of disruptive, aggressive and argumentative behaviour. They
Overview Categorised under Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in DSM-5, Body Dysmorphic Disorder is characterised with intense preoccupation with one’s appearance. This obsession may be over a
Overview Alcohol Use Disorder, also known as alcoholism, is a repeated pattern of alcohol abuse. It is characterised by taking alcohol in excessive amounts over
What is Agoraphobia? Agoraphobia is an intense fear of open or enclosed spaces, being in crowds, being outside of home alone, or using public transportation.
Overview Adjustment disorder is characterised by intense emotional and behavioural reactions to stressful situations. These reactions often seem as if they are blown out of
Overview Pyromania is a rare disorder characterized by an impulsive urge to set fires, along with recurrent fire-setting behavior. A common misconception leads many to
Overview Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder is characterized by persistent perfectionism, rigidity, and disproportionate fixation on productivity. Individuals are highly preoccupied with work, often to the extent
Overview Major Depressive Disorder (Major Depressive Disorder) is one of the most common mental disorders, and involves abnormalities in the mood, cognitive processes, physiological processes,
Overview Owing to a plethora of benefits, caffeine consumption has become a regular phenomenon, leading to it becoming the most widely used psychoactive substance. The
Overview The presence of caffeine in various foods and beverages alongside the acceptance and encouragement of its use as part of social norms has led
Overview Depersonalization and derealization are two of the most common symptoms associated with dissociation. While depersonalization refers to a temporary loss of sense of self,
What is Excoriation Disorder? Excoriation disorder involves picking at the surface of the skin, and is known by many other names including dermatillomania, neurotic excoriation,
Overview Factitious Disorder, also known as Munchausen’s Syndrome, is a disorder characterized by feigned, exaggerated, or self-inflicted symptoms presented to healthcare providers in order to
Overview Illness Anxiety Disorder (previously recorded in the DSM as Hypochondriasis), also known as health anxiety, is a condition characterized by excessive worrying or nervousness
Overview Delirium is a common phenomenon that brings about a confused state marked by impaired concentration abilities and cognitive dysfunction. Occurring frequently in situations of
Overview Bipolar Disorders involve mood abnormalities, characterized mainly by the cyclic presence of manic (in case of Bipolar I) or hypomanic and major depressive episodes