obsessional syndrome
1Obsessional jealousy — is a distinctive subtype of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Characteristics Its characteristics are[1]: Little resistance and distress associated with obsessional thoughts Anger specifically directed at spouse Jealousy evident only in a committed… …
2Sociological and cultural aspects of Tourette syndrome — There are sociological and cultural aspects of living with Tourette syndrome (also Tourette s syndrome, Tourette s or TS), including legal, advocacy and health insurance issues, awareness of notable individuals with Tourette syndrome, and… …
3Diagnosis of Asperger syndrome — Several factors complicate the diagnosis of Asperger syndrome (AS), an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Like other ASD forms, Asperger syndrome is characterized by impairment in social interaction accompanied by restricted and repetitive interests …
4Celebrity Worship Syndrome — is an obsessive addictive disorder in which a person becomes overtly involved with the details of a celebrity s personal life.Schumaker, John F., Star Struck New Internationalist; Issue 363, p34 35, 2p, December 2003] Objects of… …
5phantom vibration syndrome — noun a syndrome characterised by constant anxiety in relation to one s mobile phone and an obsessional conviction that the phone has vibrated in response to an incoming call when in fact it has not. Also, phantom phone vibration syndrome …
6Pierre Flor-Henry — (March 1, 1934 ) is a Canadian psychiatrist, researcher, lecturer, and professor. His most important initial contribution was the demonstration in the study of epileptic psychosis, that schizophrenia relates to left and manic depressive states… …
7Obsessive–compulsive disorder — OCD redirects here. For other uses, see OCD (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder. Obsessive–compulsive disorder Classification and external resources Repetitive handwashing is a common OCD sym …
8mental 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.,… …
9Tic — For other uses, see Tic (disambiguation). Tic Classification and external resources MeSH D020323 A tic is a sudden, repetitive, nonrhythmic, stereotyped motor movement or vocalization involving discrete muscle groups …
10Conditions comorbid to autism spectrum disorders — There are many conditions comorbid to autism spectrum disorders, such as fragile X syndrome and epilepsy. In medicine and in psychiatry, comorbidity describes the effect of other diseases an individual patient might have other than the primary… …
