psychic disorder
1disorder — A disturbance of function, structure, or both, resulting from a genetic or embryonic failure in development or from exogenous factors such as poison, trauma, or disease. adjustmen …
2psychic impotence — psychogenic impotence, psychological impotence impotence caused by some underlying psychological condition; in DSM IV, called male erectile disorder (q.v.). Cf. organic i …
3psychic trauma — a psychologically upsetting experience that produces an emotional or mental disorder or otherwise has lasting negative effects on a person s thoughts, feelings, or behavior …
4mental disorder — Any illness with a psychological origin, manifested either in symptoms of emotional distress or in abnormal behaviour. Most mental disorders can be broadly classified as either psychoses or neuroses (see neurosis; psychosis). Psychoses (e.g.,… …
5Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder — Physicians and non physicians alike have always recognized the existence of obsessive thoughts and compulsive behavior. Across the ages, examples are common in religion of praying compulsively or dwelling obsessively on salvation or damnation …
6Major depressive disorder — For other depressive disorders, see Mood disorder. Major Depressive Disorder Classification and external resources …
7Mental disorder — Classification and external resources Eight women representing prominent mental diagnoses in the 19th century. (Armand Gautier) ICD 10 F …
8conversion disorder — Psychiatry. a mental disorder in which physical symptoms, as paralysis or blindness, occur without apparent physical cause and instead appear to result from psychological conflict or need. Also called conversion hysteria. * * * ▪ psychology… …
9Borderline personality disorder — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F60.3 ICD 9 301.83 …
10Management of borderline personality disorder — The mainstay of management of borderline personality disorder is various forms of psychotherapy with medications being found to be of little use. Contents 1 Psychotherapy 1.1 Dialectical behavioral therapy 1.2 Schema therapy …
