Types of mental illness

What are the types of mental illness?

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) is the American Psychiatric Association's normal reference point for psychiatry, it includes over four hundred different meanings of mental disorders.

Additionally the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems segment on behavioral disorders and psychological disorders is also a reference point.

Mental illnesses can be put into two types - psychoses and neuroses.

Psychoses: symptoms are normally severe so much so that the person actually looses touch with the real world. People are usually not alert to the fact hey are ill or their behavior is unusual.

Neuroses: Symptoms are usually of less severity than psychoses, though they are disturbing for those involved. The person is still in touch with reality. They are aware of the fact they are ill and have some concerns over their health their ill health.

Mental illness can either be Chronic - Lasts for a long time or starts slowly Acute - short in duration, severe and sudden.

Shown below is a list of common mental disorders.

List of mental disorders

• Depression
• Panic Disorder
• Social anxiety disorder
• Generalized anxiety disorder
• Agoraphobia
• Bipolar disorder
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Post-traumatic stress disorder.
• ADHD
• Parkinson's Disease
• Huntington disease
• Alzheimer's disease
• Schizophrenia
• Anorexia nervosa
• Antisocial Personality Disorder
• Autism
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Rett Syndrome
• Schizophrenia
• Bulimia nervosa

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