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alzheimer’s disease main features
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, affecting around 500,000 people in the UK, and accounts for approximately 55% of all cases of dementia (Alzheimer’s Society 2006b). First described by the German neurologist Alois Alzheimer, it is a physical disease affecting the brain, which is irreversible. The changes result from ‘plaques’ and ‘tangles’, […]
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SOME FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH PERSONALITYDISORDER
SOME FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH PERSONALITYDISORDER There is a group of behaviours that, although seen in normal healthy interactions,are taken to extremes or carried out in an inappropriate manner by those with personality disorder. These are: • always being nice to everyone • ignoring one’s own needs and putting everyone else first • never letting people […]
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Features of anorexia nervosa
There also appears to be a strong genetic link. Studies of twins have shown thatfor those who develop anorexia nervosa, 65% of identical twins both have anorexianervosa, compared to 32% of non-identical twins. In respect of other female siblingsof the person with anorexia nervosa, 6–10% have also been diagnosed. Features of anorexia nervosa A person […]
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Characteristic features of obsessive-compulsive disorder
Characteristic features Obsessions are recurrent, intrusive thoughts, ideas or images or impulses that the person experiences as ego-dystonic and intensely distressing. One of the core characteristics of obsession in adults is that they are resisted. Resistance to obsessions and compulsions in children is, however, not always present. Common obsessions in childhood focus on contamination, harm […]
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Key features and symptoms of mental illness in children
The key features and symptoms that suggest mental illness in children are: • a child who is doing badly in studies even though she has normal intelligence • a child who is always restless and cannot pay attention • a child who is constantly getting in trouble or fights with other children • a child […]
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Key features and symptoms of dementia
A person with dementia (who will rarely be under the age of 60) will have some of the following features and symptoms: • forgetting important things like names of friends or relatives • losing her way in familiar areas such as in the village or home • becoming irritable or losing her temper easily • […]
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Key features of mental retardation
The term ‘mental retardation’ is being dropped by many health workers.This is because it is often used in a discriminatory way. Instead, theterm ‘learning disability’ is preferred. In this manual, we will use‘mental retardation’ because it is the most widely used and understoodterm to describe the condition of delayed mental development.Mental retardation is not a […]
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The key features of delirium
The key features of delirium (acute psychosis caused by a brain or medical illness) A person with delirium will experience some of the following symptoms: • disorientation (he does not know where he is or what time it is) • fever, excess sweating, raised pulse rate and other physical signs • poor memory • disturbed […]
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The key features of acute or brief psychoses
The symptoms are similar to those of schizophrenia and mania . The key is that the symptoms begin suddenly and last less than a month. The typical symptoms seen are: • severe behavioural disturbance such as restlessness and aggression • hearing voices or seeing things others cannot • bizarre beliefs • talking nonsense • fearful […]
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The key features and symptoms of mania
A person with mania will experience some of the following features and symptoms: Feeling • feeling on top of the world • feeling happy without any reason • irritability Thinking • believing that she has special powers or is a special person • believing that others are trying to harm her • denying that there […]
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