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Why are personality disorders hard to deal with?
Because the person often is often plagued with identity problems it is hard to go about your life being 'you'. Personality disorders can have many different symptoms, but many people with them struggle with relationships, don't understand the way the think/feel, and often feel alone and misunderstood.
What disorders involves the turning off of consciousness such as a multiple personality disorder?
The type of disorder is dissociation. There are many kinds of dissociative disorders. One of these is Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). The old name for this was Multiple Personality Disorder.
How many mental disorders are there?
There are more than 200 classified forms of mental disorders, but the most common include anxiety disorders, mood disorders, psychotic disorders, eating disorders, and substance-related disorders. Each disorder has its own set of symptoms and criteria for diagnosis.
Would mistrust be a mental disorder or a personality disorder?
Mistrust is a feature of both certain psychotic disorders, for example, paranoid schizophrenia, and some personality disorders, for example, paranoid personality disorder, schizotypal personality disorder, and schizoid personality disorder. In some cases the symptoms of those who suffer the above named personality disorders can become so severe that they can suffer brief reactive psychosis, particularly paranoid personality disorder. These people are very wary of others, to the point that they become isolated for fear that others want to harm them in some way. Personality disorders do not respond to psychiatric medications as readily as psychotic disorders do, and in many cases, particularly in paranoid personalty disorder, if the sufferer is in therapy it takes months or years for them to really begin to build trust in a therapist, and they are constantly analyzing everything the therapist says or does, looking for any reason not to trust the therapist anymore.
How many people experience anxiety each year in us?
It is estimated that approximately 40 million adults in the United States are affected by anxiety disorders each year.
What are the implications of defining personality disorders as mental illnesses?
By defining a personality disorder as an illness the suggestion is that there could be a treatment or a cure for it, as there are for many other kinds of illnesses.
How many persons with autism spectrum disorders have seizure disorders?
I don't know how many people have seizure disorders that are on the autism spectrum. I have when I was experienced it as a small child. There is truly no knowing how many people nowadays in the autism spectrum have seizure disorders.
What are some of the specific disorders that are classified under personality disorders?
Cluster A (classified as eccentric or odd): Paranoid/Schizoid/Schizotypal Cluster B (classified as erratic): Antisocial/Narcissistic/Histrionic/Borderline Cluster C (classified as anxious or fearful): Obsessive compulsive/Avoidant/Dependent NOS: Passive-Aggressive/Depressive Hope that helps :]
How many people are affected by drugs each year?
Millions of people are affected by drugs each year, including those who struggle with addiction, substance abuse disorders, and drug-related health issues. The exact number varies depending on the region and specific drug in question.
How tsunami affected the lives of the people there?
how many people were affected
Are learning disorders Axis I or Axis II disorders?
Learning disabilities are on Axis II.Actually learning disabilities are listed under Axis 1.Axis I focuses on clinical disorders. This axis includes diagnoses like Dementia, Schizophrenia and other Psychotic Disorders, Mood Disorders (like Depression), Anxiety Disorders, Learning Disorders, Eating Disorders, and Adjustment Disorders. It's also important to note that Substance-Related Disorders fall under Axis I.Axis II deals with Personality Disorders like Antisocial Personality Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Narcissistic Personality Disorder. While many disorders ordinarily diagnosed during childhood (i.e. Learning Disorders, Autism, etc) fall under Axis I of the DSM, the DSM classifies Mental Retardation in general under Axis II.
What type of mental disorders are there?
DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 4th edition) lists 297 disorders, along with criteria for diagnoses. Other sources come up with similar numbers of disorders or sub-classifications. There are also terretts.
