Mental health (psychiatry)

Obsessive-compulsive disorder in children: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is characterized by obsessions, compulsions, or both. Obsessions and compulsions cause marked distress and affect achievement and social functioning. Diagnosis is based on anamnestic data. Treatment includes behavioral therapy and SSRI.

Generalized anxiety disorder in children: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Generalized anxiety disorder is a persistent condition of an increased level of anxiety and fear, characterized by excessive anxiety, anxiety and fear, all the way to horror. Physical symptoms may include tremor, hyperhidrosis, numerous somatic complaints, as well as weakness and exhaustion.

Social phobia in children

Social phobia (social anxiety disorder) is an obsessive fear of making mistakes, being mocked or humiliated in social situations. Typical is that children avoid situations that can provoke assessment, public error analysis (for example, in school).

Panic disorder in children

Panic disorder occurs if the child has recurrent, frequent (at least once a week) panic attacks. Panic attacks are individual episodes, lasting approximately 20 minutes, during which the child develops somatic or psychological symptoms. Panic disorder can develop with or without agoraphobia.

Parasomnias: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Parasomnias are behavioral phenomena arising in connection with sleep. Parasomnias are characteristic of the childhood and adolescence and often disappear as they grow older. The diagnosis is clinical. Treatment medication in combination with psychotherapy.

Narcolepsy

Narcolepsy is characterized by pathological daytime drowsiness, often combined with episodes of sudden loss of muscle tone (cataplexy), sleep paralysis and hypnagogic phenomena.

Disturbance of the circadian rhythm of sleep

Disorder of the circadian rhythm of sleep is a violation of the regularity of the "sleep-wake" cycle due to desynchronization of external and internal clocks.

Sleep and wakefulness: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Almost half of the US population suffers from sleep disorders, while chronic lack of sleep leads to emotional disorders, memory problems, impairment of fine motor skills, reduced performance and an increased risk of road traffic injuries. Sleep disorders also contribute to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.

Smoking: how to quit this bad habit?

Nicotine is a highly addictive drug contained in tobacco and is the main component of cigarette smoke.

Suicidal behavior

Suicidal behavior includes 3 types of suicidal actions: completed suicide, suicidal attempts, suicidal gestures (deeds). Thoughts and plans for suicide are described as a suicidal ideation.

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