Common Psychiatric Disorders

Common Psychiatric Disorders

Psychiatry is the branch of medicine focused on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental,
emotional and behavioral disorders
Mental illness is a general term for a group of illnesses that may impact on a person's thoughts,
perceptions, feelings and behaviours.
Mental illness can affect working and personal relationships.
Medication, counselling or both can help you manage mental illness.
The most Common Psychiatric Disorders are;

1. Anxiety disorders
2. Behavioural and emotional disorders in children
3. Bipolar affective disorder
4. Depression
5. Dissociation and dissociative disorders
6. Eating disorders
7. Obsessive compulsive disorder
8. Paranoia
9. Post-traumatic stress disorder
10. Psychosis
11. Schizophrenia

Anxiety disorders
Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress and can be beneficial in some situations. It can alert us to
dangers and help us prepare and pay attention. Anxiety disorders differ from normal feelings of
nervousness or anxiousness, and involve excessive fear or anxiety.
Anxiety disorder is a group of mental health disorders that includes generalised anxiety
disorders, social phobias, specific phobias (for example, agoraphobia and claustrophobia), panic
disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and post-traumatic stress disorder. Untreated,
anxiety disorders.

Dr Waheedullah BIPBS
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Behavioural and emotional disorders in children

Common behaviour disorders in children include oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), conduct
disorder (CD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Treatment for these mental
health disorders can include therapy, education and medication.

Bipolar affective disorder

Bipolar disorder is a brain disorder that causes changes in a person’s mood, energy, and ability
to function. People with bipolar disorder experience intense emotional states that typically
occur during distinct periods of days to weeks, called mood episodes. These mood episodes are
categorized as manic/hypomanic (abnormally happy or irritable mood) or depressive (sad
mood). People with bipolar disorder generally have periods of neutral mood as well.

Depression
Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common and serious medical illness that negatively
affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act, Depression is a mood disorder
characterized by low mood, loss of interest and enjoyment, and loses of energy, weight change.
Symptoms of depression can lead to increased risk of suicidal thoughts or behaviours.

Dissociation and dissociative disorders

Dissociative disorders involve problems with memory, identity, emotion, perception, behavior
and sense of self.

Eating disorders
Eating disorders are behavioral conditions characterized by severe and persistent disturbance in
eating behaviors and associated distressing thoughts and emotions. They can be very serious
conditions affecting physical, psychological and social function. Types of eating disorders
include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, avoidant restrictive food
intake disorder.

Obsessive compulsive disorder

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder Obsessive-compulsive disorder
(OCD) is a disorder in which people have recurring, unwanted thoughts, ideas or sensations
(obsessions) that make them feel driven to do something repetitively (compulsions). The
repetitive behaviors, such as hand washing, checking on things or cleaning, can significantly
interfere with a person’s daily activities and social interactions.

Paranoia
Paranoia is the irrational and persistent feeling that people are ‘out to get you’. Paranoia may
be a symptom of conditions including paranoid personality disorder, delusional (paranoid)
disorder and schizophrenia.

Dr Waheedullah BIPBS
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Post-traumatic stress disorder

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that can occur in people who have
experienced or witnessed a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, a serious accident, a
terrorist act, war/combat or rape.

Psychosis
People affected by psychosis can experience delusions, hallucinations and confused thinking..
Psychosis can occur in a number of mental illnesses, including drug-induced psychosis,
schizophrenia and mood disorders. Medication and psychological support can relieve, or even
eliminate, psychotic symptoms.

Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a chronic brain disorder that affects about one percent of the population.
When schizophrenia is active, symptoms can include delusions, hallucinations, disorganized
speech, trouble with thinking and lack of motivation, and impaired thinking and memory.
People with schizophrenia have a high risk of suicide. Schizophrenia is not a split personality.

Dr Waheedullah BIPBS