II. Mental Disorders

Mental Disorders

Mental Disorders, Mental Disability at Work

Classification of mental disorders.

ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL DIFFICULTIES IN DEVISING A CLASSIFICATION OF MENTAL DISORDERS IS THE LACK OF AGREEMENT AMONG PSYCHIATRISTS REGARDING THE CONCEPTS UPON WHICH IT SHOULD BE BASED: diagnoses can rarely be verified objectively and the same or similar conditions are described under a confusing variety of names. This situation militates against the ready exchange of ideas and experiences and ha...

Mental Disorders Incasesof Suicide

(WHO) estimates, approximately 814 000 people died by suicide in the year 2000 (World Health Organization, 2001a). In the past 45 years suicide rates have increased by 60% in some countries and suicide is now one of the three leading causes of death among those aged 15–34 years worldwide. These data clearly indicate that suicide is a serious public health problem. The association of suicide and...

Mental disorders after laryngectomy.

Accessible online at: www.karger.com/onk Fax +49 761 4 52 07 14 E-mail [email protected] www.karger.com of research has been neglected. Head and neck cancer is commonly considered a self-inflicted disease. In contrast to many other fields of oncology, very few patient support groups or associations of patients with head and neck cancer have been established. Male predominance, speech diffic...