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Symptoms of stress in women and men
The physical symptoms of stress are very varied. You may experience: feeling tired all the time; your body feeling heavy and listless; worsening sleep patterns; either a poor appetite, or cravings for certain foods: chocolate, junk food, coffee, alcohol; constipation or diarrhoea; constantly breaking down into tears; low sex drive; nervous habits like nail biting, […]
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Specific phobia symptoms
About 17% of people seen by psychiatrists will have a specific phobia, and theratio for this is equal between males and females. Conversely, Puri (2000) argues that it is more prevalent in the female populationand suggests that phobias usually commence either in childhood or early adultlife and, if left untreated, the person may experience years […]
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general anxiety disorder symptoms
Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) results in 27% of people being referred to apsychiatrist for consultation by their general practitioner (GP). Eight per cent of patients seen in the psychiatric out-patient clinic will presentwith GAD. It is more prevalent in females than males. GAD can be acute or chronic,the latter being prevalent for a period of […]
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Schizophrenia symptoms and signs
Positive symptoms and signs These are essentially disordered versions of the normal brain functions of thinking, perceiving, formation of ideas and sense of self. Patients with thought disorder may present with complaints of poor concentration or of their mind being blocked or emptied (thought block): a patient stopping in a perplexed fashion while in mid-speech […]
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bipolar mood disorders type symptoms
Bipolar disorders are so-called because, during their course, a patient may experience mood states at either extreme of the mood spectrum. The defining feature of these disorders is abnormal elevation of mood, which is out of proportion to normal happiness. This elation may be accompanied by excessive optimism, impatience, irritability and impaired functioning when it […]
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Symptoms Diagnosis Bipolar Disorder (Bipolar Symptoms)
People with bipolar disorder experience both depression and periods of mania. According to DSM-IV-TR, mania involves at least three of the following symptoms: inflated self-esteem or grandiosity decreased need for sleep more talkativeness than usual or pressure to keep talking flight of ideas or the experience that thoughts are racing distractibility increased activity or psychomotor […]
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Seasonal affective disorder symptoms (Sad Symptoms)
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) was recognized as a distinct disorder by Rosenthal and colleagues only in the mid-1980s . DSM-IV-TR considers it to have the following symptoms and characteristics: a regular temporal relationship between the onset of an episode of depression and a particular time of year full remissions occur at regular times of the […]
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Signs and Symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder
DSM-IV-TR defines a major depressive disorder as the presence of at least five of the following Signs and Symptoms for at least two weeks: depressed mood markedly diminished interest or pleasure in almost all activities significant weight loss or gain, or increase in or loss of appetite physical agitation fatigue or loss of energy feelings […]
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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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