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Atypical depression is defined in the DSM -IV as depression that shares many of the typical symptoms of major depressive disorder or dysthymia but is characterized by improved mood in response to positive events. In contrast to those with atypical depression, people with melancholic depression generally do not experience an improved mood in ...
Rett syndrome ( RTT) is a genetic disorder that typically becomes apparent after 6–18 months of age and almost exclusively in females. [4] Symptoms include impairments in language and coordination, and repetitive movements. [4] Those affected often have slower growth, difficulty walking, and a smaller head size.
Purging disorder. Purging disorder is an eating disorder characterized by the DSM-5 as self-induced vomiting, or misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or enemas to forcefully evacuate matter from the body. [1] Purging disorder differs from bulimia nervosa (BN) because individuals do not consume a large amount of food before they purge. [2]
Rumination syndrome, or merycism, is a chronic motility disorder characterized by effortless regurgitation of most meals following consumption, due to the involuntary contraction of the muscles around the abdomen. [1] There is no retching, nausea, heartburn, odour, or abdominal pain associated with the regurgitation as there is with typical ...
DSM-5. The internalizing disorders, with high levels of negative affectivity, include depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, trauma and stressor-related disorders, and dissociative disorders, bulimia, and anorexia come under this category, as do dysthymia, and somatic disorders (in Huberty 2017) and ...
Binge eating disorder ( BED) is an eating disorder characterized by frequent and recurrent binge eating episodes with associated negative psychological and social problems, but without the compensatory behaviors common to bulimia nervosa, OSFED, or the binge-purge subtype of anorexia nervosa . BED is a recently described condition, [8] which ...
Prolonged grief disorder ( PGD ), also known as complicated grief ( CG ), [1] traumatic grief ( TG) [2] and persistent complex bereavement disorder ( PCBD) in the DSM-5, [3] is a mental disorder consisting of a distinct set of symptoms following the death of a family member or close friend (i.e. bereavement ). People with PGD are preoccupied by ...
Avoidant personality disorder (AvPD) or anxious personality disorder is a Cluster C personality disorder characterized by excessive social anxiety and inhibition, fear of intimacy (despite an intense desire for it), severe feelings of inadequacy and inferiority, and an overreliance on avoidance of feared stimuli (e.g. self-imposed social isolation) as a maladaptive coping method.