Substance Abuse: Substance abuse is a mental disorder brought on by behaviour. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Can develop after a person is exposed to one or more traumatic events, such as sexual assault, warfare, traffic collisions, terrorism or other threats on a person's life. They include binge eating disorder, anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa to name but a few.
Eating Disorder: Abnormal eating habits that negatively affect a person's physical or mental health. Hallucinations are vivid, substantial, and are perceived to be located in external objective space. Significant problems with executive functions which cause attention deficits and hyperactivity. A hallucination is a perception in the absence of an external stimulus that has the qualities of a real perception. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Neurodevelopmental psychiatric disorder. Autism: Neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social interaction verbal and non-verbal communication, and restricted and repetitive behaviour. Adaptation and use of the diagnosis may take some time, but it is so validating to know it's 'real.
I came across an article that cited C-PTSD as an actual diagnosis as defined by the World Health Organisation in the ICD-11. Symptoms include false beliefs, confused thinking or auditory hallucinations. C-PTSD is a recognized diagnosis in the ICD-11 as of February 2022. Schizophrenia: Abnormal social behaviour and failure to recognize what is real. Elevated mood is significant and is known as mania or hypomania. Other symptoms include social withdrawal, decreased emotional expression, and apathy. Major symptoms include hallucinations (typically hearing voices), delusions, and disorganized thinking. Bipolar Disorder : Periods of elevated mood and periods of depression. Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by continuous or relapsing episodes of psychosis. Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: Feels the need to check things repeatedly or performs certain routines repeatedly, e.g. Excessive worry which often interferes with daily functioning. Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Excessive, uncontrollable and often irrational worry. Low-self esteem and lost of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities. Major Depression: Pervasive and persistent low mood. Each one has its own ICD-10 (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems) classification.ġ. Mental disorders are becoming an increasingly serious problem for health organizations as more occurrences of mental illness such as anxiety disorders, panic disorders and depression are being reported not to mention their negative impact on those afflicted with these disorders.īelow is a list of the top 10 most common mental disorders in America.
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