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Mental disorder
Mental disorder is an absence or loss of mental health.
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Cannabis dependence
Psychiatry; Mental disorder
Cannabis dependence is defined in the fifth revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) as a condition requiring treatment. Cannabis is one of the most widely used ...
Desynchronosis
Psychiatry; Mental disorder
Jet lag, medically referred to as desynchronosis and rarely circadian dysrhythmia, is a physiological condition which results from alterations to the body's circadian rhythms resulting from rapid ...
Erotomania
Psychiatry; Mental disorder
Erotomania is a type of delusion in which the affected person believes that another person, usually a stranger, high-status or famous person, is in love with him or her. The illness often occurs ...
Factitious disorder
Psychiatry; Mental disorder
A factitious disorder is a condition in which a person acts as if they have an illness by deliberately producing, feigning, or exaggerating symptoms. Factitious disorder by proxy is a condition in ...
Generalized anxiety disorder
Psychiatry; Mental disorder
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is an anxiety disorder that is characterized by excessive, uncontrollable and often irrational worry. For diagnosis of this disorder, symptoms must last at least ...
Histrionic personality disorder
Psychiatry; Mental disorder
Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is defined by the American Psychiatric Association as a personality disorder characterized by a pattern of excessive emotions and attention-seeking, including ...
Impulse control disorder
Psychiatry; Mental disorder
Impulse control disorder (ICD) is a class of psychiatric disorders characterized by impulsivity – failure to resist a temptation, urge or impulse that may harm oneself or others. Five behavioural ...
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