Seasonal affective disorder
Seasonal affective disorder,
or SAD, also known as winter
depression is an affective,
or mood disorder. Most SAD
sufferers experience normal
mental health throughout
most of the year, but
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Premenstrual stress syndrome
Premenstrual Stress Syndrome
(PMS, also called
Premenstrual Stress,
Premenstrual Tension, PMT,
Premenstrual Syndrome,
Periodic Mood Swing) is
stress which is a physical
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Psychopathology
Psychopathology is a term
which refers to either the
study of mental illness or
mental distress or the
manifestation of behaviours
and experiences which may be
indicative of mental illness
or psychological impairment.
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Mental confusion
Severe confusion of a degree
considered pathological
usually refers to loss of
orientation (ability to
place oneself correctly in
the world by time, location,
and personal identity), and
often memory (ability to
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Biological psychiatry
Biological psychiatry, or biopsychiatry is an approach to psychiatry that aims to understand mental disorder in terms of the biological function of the nervous ... > more -
General anxiety disorder
General anxiety disorder or generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is an anxiety disorder that is characterized by excessive and uncontrollable worry about everyday things. The frequency, intensity, and ... > more -
Psychopharmacology
Psychopharmacology is the study of drug-induced changes in mood, thinking, and behavior. These drugs may originate from natural sources such as plants and animals, or from artificial sources such as ... > more -
Biological psychiatry
Biological psychiatry, or biopsychiatry is an approach to psychiatry that aims to understand mental disorder in terms of the biological function of the nervous system. It is interdisciplinary in its ... > more -
Attention Deficit Disorder
ADD and ADHD
Mental Health
Mental Health Research
Children's Health
Disorders and Syndromes
Adult attention-deficit disorder
Adult attention deficit disorder (AADD) refers to the psychiatric condition currently known as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (also known as attention deficit disorder (ADD)) when it ... > more -
Psychological trauma
Psychological trauma is a type of damage to the psyche that occurs as a result of a traumatic event. A traumatic event involves a singular experience or enduring event or events that completely ... > more -
Clinical depression
Clinical depression is a state of sadness or melancholia that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individual's social functioning and/or activities of daily living. The diagnosis may ... > more -
Eating Disorders
Eating Disorder Research
Nutrition Research
Diet and Weight Loss
Mental Health Research
Psychiatry
Eating disorder
An eating disorder is a compulsion in which the main problem is a person eats in a way which disturbs their physical health. The eating may be too excessive (compulsive over-eating), too limited ... > more -
Insomnia Research
Insomnia
Sleep Disorder Research
Sleep Disorders
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Disorders and Syndromes
Sleep deprivation
Sleep deprivation is an overall lack of the necessary amount of sleep. A person can be deprived of sleep by their own body and mind, insomnia, or actively deprived by another individual. Sleep ... > more
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