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Serious mental illness and common mental health problems
A further distinction between different types of mental disorder is made with reference to ‘serious mental illness’ (SMI) and ‘common mental health problems’. Current mental health policy and practice is influenced significantly by the concept of SMI, the origins of which are many, but we draw attention to two predominant influences from the last decade. […]
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The classification of mental disorder
Systems for classifying mental disorder or ‘illness’ stem from the medical model, which as Tyrer and Steinberg (1998) point out is not an aetiological model itself but an approach to diagnosing individual disorder. In a general sense all models apply this process, with exception perhaps of the social model, although the systems that are used […]
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Schizophrenia symptoms and signs
Positive symptoms and signs These are essentially disordered versions of the normal brain functions of thinking, perceiving, formation of ideas and sense of self. Patients with thought disorder may present with complaints of poor concentration or of their mind being blocked or emptied (thought block): a patient stopping in a perplexed fashion while in mid-speech […]
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bipolar mood disorders type symptoms
Bipolar disorders are so-called because, during their course, a patient may experience mood states at either extreme of the mood spectrum. The defining feature of these disorders is abnormal elevation of mood, which is out of proportion to normal happiness. This elation may be accompanied by excessive optimism, impatience, irritability and impaired functioning when it […]
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Symptoms Diagnosis Bipolar Disorder (Bipolar Symptoms)
People with bipolar disorder experience both depression and periods of mania. According to DSM-IV-TR, mania involves at least three of the following symptoms: inflated self-esteem or grandiosity decreased need for sleep more talkativeness than usual or pressure to keep talking flight of ideas or the experience that thoughts are racing distractibility increased activity or psychomotor […]
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Classification of Anxiety Disorders
Muir-Cochrane (2003) suggests that the most common anxiety disorders are classified as follows: • generalised anxiety disorder • phobias • obsessive-compulsive disorder • post-traumatic stress • panic disorder. However, Muir-Cochrane states that ‘anxiety is one of the most common treatable mental disorders’. Anxiety can also be present in some other mental disorders such as depression; high […]
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How to diagnose drug and alcohol dependence
To diagnose alcohol (or drug) dependence, the person must have at least two of the following symptoms for at least one month: • drinking (or drug use), which has led to personal problems such as losing his job or health problems such as accidents or jaundice; • difficulty in controlling the use of alcohol (or […]
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How to Diagnose Mental Disorders
To diagnose a severe mental disorder, the person must have at least two of these symptoms: • believing things that are untrue, for example that his thoughts are being controlled by outside forces or that people are trying to poison him (delusions); • hearing or seeing things that no one else can (hallucinations); often these […]
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How to Diagnose Mental Illness
How to Diagnose Mental Illness, for depression or anxiety ? The person must have had at least one of the following symptoms for at least two weeks: • feeling sad; • loss of interest in daily activities; • feeling tense or nervous or worrying a lot. Other symptoms that are frequently present and should be […]
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Interviewing People with Mental Illness
A standard form of interview can be used for people who, as a result of the screening process, you suspect have a mental illness. There are three types of information you will need to understand the problem. This information should also suggest ways in which the person can be helped. • Basic information on age, […]
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