Mental health (psychiatry)

Schizoaffective disorder: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Schizoaffective disorder is characterized by pronounced mood changes and psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia. This disorder differs from schizophrenia by the presence of one or more episodes with depressive or manic symptoms

Delusional Disorder: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Delusional disorder is characterized by delusions (false beliefs) close to everyday life that persist for at least 1 month, while there are no other symptoms of schizophrenia

Transitory psychotic disorder: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Transient psychotic disorder manifests itself as delusions, hallucinations or other psychotic symptoms lasting more than 1 day, but less than 1 month, with a possible return to normal premorbid functioning. Usually develops due to severe stress in susceptible people

Personality disorders

Personality disorders are encompassing all spheres of life and stable behavioral features that cause pronounced distress and disruption of functioning. There are 10 separate personality disorders that are grouped into three clusters.

Cyclotymic disorder: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Cyclotymic disorder is characterized by hypomanic and mild depressive periods that last for several days, have irregular course and are less pronounced than in bipolar disorder. The diagnosis is clinical and is based on anamnestic information.

Affective disorders: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Mood disorders are emotional disturbances, manifested by long periods of excessive sadness or excessive gaiety, or both. Mood disorders are divided into depressive and bipolar disorders. Anxiety and related disorders also affect mood.

Compulsive overeating: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Compulsive overeating is characterized by episodes of overeating, not entailing inappropriate compensatory behavior, such as causing vomiting or using laxatives. The diagnosis is clinical

Marciafava-Binyamy disease: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Marciafava-Binyamy disease is rare and represents a demyelination of the corpus callosum with chronic alcoholism, is observed, as a rule, in men

Korsakovsky psychosis

Korsakovsky psychosis is a late complication of Wernicke's persistent encephalopathy, which is manifested by impaired memory, confusion and changes in behavior.

Encephalopathy Wernicke: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Wernicke's encephalopathy is characterized by a sharp onset, development of confusion, nystagmus, partial ophthalmoplegia and ataxia due to a lack of thiamine. The diagnosis is mainly based on clinical data.

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