Psychiatry Archives - Page 253 of 255

Panic disorder

Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of Panic disorders by professional health specialists.

Teenage Girl Visits Doctor's Office Suffering With Depression

Phobic disorders (phobia)

Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of Phobic Disorders by professional health specialists.

Psychologist talking to a depressed patient

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychological condition, commonly associated with an extraordinarily stressful event which is re-lived by the person who experienced it in an episodic manner throughout life, causing them to re-experience the stress and anxiety...

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a type of anxiety disorder characterised by the presence of obsessions and compulsions within a patients comprehension and behaviour.

Schizophrenia

Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of Schizophrenia by professional health specialists.

Eating disorder: Anorexia nervosa (self-starvation; malnutrition; extreme weigh…

Anorexia is a psychological condition hallmarked by an extreme reluctance to consume food as a result of a disturbed body image. This may lead to extreme malnutrition and weight loss. Anorexia nervosa is potentially life-threatening.

Eating disorder: Bulimia nervosa (binge eating disorder)

Bulimia nervosa is a psychological disease characterised by episodic, uncontrolled and impulsive binge eating, followed by self-induced vomiting or consumption of laxatives or purgatives to avoid weight gain.