Bipolar disorder (BR) is one of the most common affective disorders, characterized by an alternation of depressive and (hypo-) manic phases. Due to the differences in diagnostic criteria in different nosological classification system DSM-V there remains a large number of unaccounted cases of the disease, difficulties remain in the differential diagnosis of BR with other mental and physical.
Diagnostic Categories or Dimensions? A Question for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders—Fifth Edition Thomas A. Widiger and Douglas B. Samuel University of Kentucky The question of whether mental disorders are discrete clinical conditions or arbitrary distinctions along dimensions of functioning is a long-standing issue, but its importance is escalating with the growing.
The GBD estimation framework uses a comprehensive, mutually exclusive hierarchical list of disorders based on the ICD-10 classification mainly for two reasons: to take advantage of a common nosological language, and to account for 100% of the disease burden without double counting. But GBD differs from nosological systems: instead of the individual level, it is mainly concerned with the.
Culture-bound syndromes are usually restricted to a specific setting, and they have a special relationship to that setting. Because culture-bound syndromes are classified on the basis of common etiology (e.g., magic, evil spells, angry ancestors), clinical pictures may vary. Projection is a common ego defense mechanism in many non-Western.
Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a personality disorder characterized by a long-term pattern of exaggerated feelings of self-importance, an excessive need for admiration, and a lack of empathy toward other people. People with NPD often spend much time thinking about achieving power and success, or on their appearance. Typically, they also take advantage of the people around them.
The present study reflects the discussion on the nosological status of hoarding carried out by the WHO ICD-11 Working Group on the Classification of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, appointed by the WHO Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse and reporting to the International Advisory Group for the Revision of ICD-10 Mental.
Nosological descriptions and categorizations of pain and pain syndromes provide important insights to the pathophysiological substrates that contribute to, and are involved in, particular types of pain and so recent efforts to sharpen these classifications are noteworthy and important. 2,3 Yet, the clinical and existential benefit of such.
International audienceIn 1854 Jean-Pierre Falret published an essay arguing against the concept of monomania, a nosological form which structured most French classifications of insanity until the middle of the nineteenth century. The historical importance of the text is already well known, since it marks the beginning of the decline of the.
Dementia praecox, dementia paranoides, catatonia, hebephrenia, stupefaction—just the terms historically associated with schizophrenia could fill up a short essay on the subject. The contentious and surprisingly short history of this diagnosis draws out some of the most difficult questions in psychiatry.
The ICD is produced by a global health agency with a constitutional public health mission, while the DSM is produced by a single national professional association. WHO's primary focus for the mental and behavioral disorders classification is to help countries to reduce the disease burden of mental disorders. ICD's development is global.
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is a reference work consulted by psychiatrists, psychologists, physicians in clinical practice, social workers, medical and nursing students, pastoral counselors, and other professionals in health care and social service fields.The book's title is often shortened to DSM, or an abbreviation that also indicates edition, such as DSM-IV.
This publication is said to be the first to present a systematic view of what was later named Parkinson's disease. Six case studies are described and some speculation is offered as to the causes of 'paralysis agitans,' the author's name for the observed disease or condition. Parkinson offered the essay as encouragement to those performing nosological work and physical pathology to address the.