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Kagız Qadın

Tibb dünyası bu sıralar maraqlı bir xəstəlik üzərində çalışır. Milyonda bir görülən bu xəstəliyin adı ’süni kurdeşen sindromu’.

Bu sindromla mübarizə edən xəstələr bədənlərinin hər hansı bir yerinə dırnaqlarıyla yazı yazdıqlarında dərilərində qabarma meydana gəlir və bu yazılar çox qısa bir müddətdə görünər hala gəlir.

Çində yaşayan Huang Xiangji adlı yaşlı qadın da bu problemlə başa çıxmağa çalışanlardan. Yaşlı qadının bütün bədəni dəyişik şeirlər və qeydlərlə dolu. Read more…

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Introduction

History

The study of sexual deviancy began just before the turn of the 20th century as the taboo of discussing sexuality was beginning to lift. Early pioneers included Richard von Kraff-Ebing, Albert Moll, August Forel, Iwan Bloch, Magnus Hirschfield, Havelock Ellis, and Sigmund Freud. Their work was not well accepted, and they were regarded with disdain.
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Schizophreniform Disorder

Definition and Diagnostic Features

Definition

Schizophreniform disorder is characterized by the presence of the criterion A symptoms of schizophrenia, including delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized or catatonic behavior, and negative symptoms. The disorder, including its prodromal, active, and residual phases, lasts longer than 1 month but less than 6 months.

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Schizoaffective Disorder

Introduction
Background

The term schizoaffective disorder was coined by Dr. Jacob Kasanin in 1933. Schizoaffective disorder is a perplexing mental illness distinguished by a combination of symptoms of a thought disorder or other psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations or delusions (schizophrenia component) and those of a mood disorder (depressive or manic component). The coupling of symptoms from these divergent spectrums makes treating patients who are schizoaffective difficult. Read more…

Psychiatric Illness Associated With Criminality

Introduction

Like the term insanity, criminality is a legal term and is specifically not a medical or psychiatric term, diagnosis, illness, or syndrome. Webster’s dictionary defines criminality as “the quality or state of being a criminal; criminal activity.” Webster’s further defines a criminal as “relating to, involving, or being a crime; relating to crime or to the prosecution of suspects in a crime; guilty of crime; also: of or befitting a criminal; disgraceful.” In other words, the term refers to a pattern of human behavior or a specific act violating a law.
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Primary Insomnia

Introduction
Background

Primary insomnia is sleeplessness that is not attributable to a medical, psychiatric, or environmental cause. The diagnostic criteria for primary insomnia (307.42) from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) are as follows: Read more…

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Introduction
Background

The formal diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was not introduced into the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders until its third publication in 1980. In earlier DSM editions, this relatively new diagnosis was characterized as stress response syndrome, a type of gross stress reaction, or a situational disorder, and often incorrectly associated with personal weakness instead of situational trauma.   Read more…

Phobic Disorders

Introduction
Background

A phobia is defined as an irrational fear that produces a conscious avoidance of the feared subject, activity, or situation. The affected person usually recognizes that the reaction is excessive. Phobic disorders can be divided into 3 types: social phobia, specific phobias, and agoraphobia. Read more…

Personality Disorder: Borderline

Introduction
Background

Personality traits are enduring patterns of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and oneself. They are exhibited in a wide range of important social and personal contexts. When these traits are significantly maladaptive and cause serious functional impairment or subjective distress, they constitute a personality disorder. The manifestations of personality disorders are often recognized by adolescence and continue throughout most of adult life.

Personality disorders are not formally diagnosed in patients younger than 18 years because of the ongoing developmental changes. However, if the disturbance is pervasive and if the criteria are fully and persistently met and are not limited to a developmental stage, diagnosing borderline personality disorder (BPD) in children and adolescents is appropriate.
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Personality Disorder: Avoidant Personality

Introduction
Background

According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), avoidant personality disorder (APD) is characterized by a pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation.1 Children who meet the criteria for APD are often described as being extremely shy, inhibited in new situations, and fearful of disapproval and social rejection. The degree of the symptoms and impairment is well beyond the trait of shyness that is present in as many as 40% of the population. Similar to other personality disorders, the condition becomes a major component of a person’s overall character and a central theme in an individual’s pattern of relating to others. Like other personality disorders, the diagnosis is rarely made in individuals younger than 18 years, even if the criteria are met. The literature regarding childhood APD is extremely limited. Read more…