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WHY DEFINE “DISORDER”?
Whether a condition is considered a mental disorder often has social, economic, andethical implications. As such, debates that hinge on whether some condition shouldbe considered a disorder are commonplace in both medicine and popular culture.Are psychopaths evil or sick? Should health insurance pay for the treatment ofnicotine addiction? Is it right for shy people to […]
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What is mental disorder? definition for mental disorder
Since the publication of the D.S.M.-III in 1980, the D.S.M. has included a definition of mental disorder and what is mental disorder? each of the mental disorders is conceptualized as a clinically significant behaviouralor psychological syndrome or pattern that occurs in an individual and that is typicallyassociated with either a painful symptom (distress) or impairment […]
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How to treatment of panic disorder
Cognitive behavioural interventions Some of the most successful treatment programmes for panic disorder have been based onClark’s aetiological model. Clark et al. (1994), for example, developed a two-phase treatment approach. The first phase involved teaching clients the cognitive model of panic. The second involved three elements: relaxation to reduce physiological arousal at the time of […]
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Aetiology of panic disorder
Genetic factors Evidence that panic disorder has a genetic component can be found in studies such as that by Kendler et al. who found concordance rates of 24 per cent between MZ twins, and 11 per cent between DZ twins. These and other data placed within a meta-analysis by Hettema et al. indicated that panic […]
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What is panic disorder?
A panic attack is a period of intense fear or discomfort that reaches a peak within ten minutes, and is associated with at least four symptoms including breathlessness, palpitations, dizziness or trembling, nausea, and tingling sensations in the arms and fi ngers. As noted earlier, this may be a severe element of a phobic response. […]
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What causes bipolar disorder?
The latest research suggests that there is no single cause of bipolar disorder, but that several key factors interact with one another. Genetics,childhood development, life stress and brain biology all appear to have a significant role in the development of the illness. Current knowledge suggests the emergence of a model that encompasses both ‘nurture’ and […]
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How to treatment of generalized anxiety disorder
Cognitive behavioural treatment Behavioural treatments of generalized anxiety disorder initially involved exposure to feared situations combined with response prevention – much as in the treatment of phobias. In this, the individual is exposed to their feared situations, frequently in a graded manner starting with the least feared. On each occasion, they remain near the feared […]
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What is generalized anxiety disorder and definition for generalized anxiety disorder
What is generalized anxiety disorder? DSM-IV-TR defines generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) as excessive or ongoing anxiety and worry, occurring on more days than not, over a period of at least six months. In addition: The person finds it difficult to control the worry. The anxiety and worry are regularly associated with three or more of […]
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How to treatment of conversion disorder
Studies of interventions in conversion disorder are largely uncontrolled studies of cohorts of people with the disorder or case studies. At the time of writing, few randomized controlled trials – the gold standard of intervention research – had been conducted. This makes it difficult to ascribe any successes found in the published research to the […]
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Aetiology of conversion disorder
Social processes Social factors are involved in the development of conversion disorder, at least on some occasions. The condition has been described as contagious, in that the sight or knowledge of one person with unexplained symptoms may trigger similar symptoms in others, particularly in situations where many people are grouped together and placed under some […]
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