Cyclothymic Disorder

Cyclothemia is a mood disorder in which the client displays the characteristic ups and downs (depression and euphoria) of Bipolar Disorder, to a much lower extent, and does not qualify for a diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder. These symptoms must last for a period of at least two years, with no period longer than 2 months in which they have been at a normal state, and no mixed episodes may have occurred.

Conversion Disorder

Conversion Disorder is a psychologically caused alteration or loss of physical function, such as blindness or paralysis. This alteration often has significance psychologically to the patient, even if they are unaware of it, and can persist for years.

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Avoidant Personality Disorder is where a person has an extreme fear of being judged negatively by other people, and suffers from a high level of social discomfort as a result. They tend to only enter into relationships where uncritical acceptance is almost guranteed.They undergo social withdrawal, suffer from low self-esteem, but have a great desire of affection and acceptance.However,they do not want the affection as they fear the rejection

Autism an mental ileness among infants

Autism may manifest in early infancy, with the infant shying away from the parents touch, not responding to a parent who returns after an absence, and inappropriate gaze behaviour.The Autistic child may fail to meet early language and other development milestones. And there can be as much as 3-year delay between the report of symptoms and the diagnosis, which is usually made at around the age five. The disorder occurs in boys three to four times more often than in girls.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder sometimes inaccurately referred to as ADD (there is no clinical term by this name) is a disorder usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood or adolescence. There are 4 recognized types of ADHD.They are:-1) Predominantly Inattentive type, 2) Predominantly Hyper Active-Impulsive type, 3) Combined type and 4) ADHD.There is a high level of correlation with children with ADHD and other psychiatric illnesses. This includes illness ranging from behavioral, mood, family, anxiety, cognitive, social to school functioning, with the greatest increase in those with ADHD-combines subtype

Asperger's Syndrome over veiw

Asperger’s disorder is a separate Autistic Spectrum disorder which does not meet criteria for other Pervasive Developmental Disorders or Schizophrenia. Features of this disease are severe and sustained impairment in social interaction and the development of repetitive patters of behaviour, interests and activities and significant impairment in social, occupational and other important areas of functioning. Because there are no significant language delays or cognitive deflects, Asperger’s is considered as a form of highly functioning autism

Anxiety Disorder study

Anxiety Disorder is diagnosed when patients have symptoms of anxiety disorder or adjustment disorder with anxiety disorder or mixed anxiety and depressed mood.The category generally includes patients disorders with prominent anxiety or phobiac avoidance that do not meet criterai for any specific anxiety disporder,adjustment disorder with anxiety,or adjustemt disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood