Schizophreniais a mental disorder which is characterized by thoughtsor experiences that seem out of touch with reality, disorganized speech or behavior and decreased participation in daily activities. Difficulty concentration memory may also be present. Schizophrenia mainly affects adolescence young adults. Genes play major role schizophrenia. There are five types schizophrenia (paranoid, hebep...

The aim of this paper is to argue that a strictly reductionist approach to psychiatry represents a theoretical and clinical obstacle to a fruitful synthesis between neurobiological and sociocultural aspects of the sciences of mind. We examine the theoretical and practical motivations underlying this approach, by analyzing the case of depressive disorders, as defined in the fifth edition of the ...

Eating disorders (EDs), including anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS) are a group of mental illnesses that have challenged treatment providers, caregivers, and indeed, people diagnosed with an eating disorder. These disorders are defined by clinical criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) (1). P...

BACKGROUND evaluation of the short version of the Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE) and the Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT) as screening tools for dementia in medical inpatients. METHODS 201 patients over 65 were assessed. Assessment included administration of the AMT, a delirium screening instrument and a brief psychiatric interview. Relatives were interviewe...

N IELSEN AND ZADRA 1 REcently estimated that “4 to 8% of the general population have a ‘current problem’ with nightmares.” Frequent nightmares are also reported in depression, schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, and in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) where a prevalence of 60% has been documented. Paradoxically, The InternationalClassificationofSleepDisorders lists a prevalence of “perhaps 1%...

Efficient, organized assessment of substance use disorders is essential for clinical research, treatment planning, and referral to adjunctive services. In this article, we discuss the basic concepts of formalized assessment for substance abuse and addiction, as established by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition, Text Revision, and describe six widely used stru...

BACKGROUND Mental disorders are highly comorbid: people having one disorder are likely to have another as well. We explain empirical comorbidity patterns based on a network model of psychiatric symptoms, derived from an analysis of symptom overlap in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (DSM-IV). PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We show that a) half of the symptoms in the DSM-IV net...