Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
ADHD is a psychiatric disorder of neurodevelopmental type where the patient manifests worrisome behavior in the form of inattention, hyperactivity and / or impulsivity in…
ADHD is a psychiatric disorder of neurodevelopmental type where the patient manifests worrisome behavior in the form of inattention, hyperactivity and / or impulsivity in…
Alcohol use disorder or Alcohol dependence was previously called as alcoholism. This term much like ‘addiction’ has been dropped due to its derogatory…
In Amphetamine Use Disorder, Though synthesis by Edleano in 1887, it was introduced in Medicine in 1932 as benzedrine inhaler, for the…
Anxiety disorders are characterized by marked and persistent mental and physical symptoms of anxiety, that are not secondary to another disorder…
Barbiturate use disorder is now subsumed under sedative, hypnotic and anxiolytic use disorders. However, it has described separately as it…
Bipolar disorder ( bipolar affective disorder, manic depressive disorder) is characterized by marked mood swings between mania (mood elevation) and bipolar depression that cause…
In Cannabis use disorder, Cannabis is derived from the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa, which has several varieties named after the…
Child development entails the biological, psychological and emotional changes that occur in human beings between birth and the end of adolescence, as the individual progresses…
There are mainly two systems of classification. DSM IV ICD 10 Psychiatric Disorders also classified according to HOMEOPATHIC.
It can administer orally, intranasally, by smoking ( free basing) or parenterally, depending on the preparation available. Cocaine HCl is the…
Depression is defined as a clinical condition characterized by prolonged low mood and sadness. The person feels his life is useless and there is no…
Dissociative disorder (DD) are conditions that involve disruptions or breakdowns of memory, awareness, identity, or perception.
There is a commonly held view that eating disorders are a lifestyle choice. Eating disorders are actually serious and often…
Impulse control disorder (ICD) is a class of psychiatric disorders characterize by impulsivity – failure to resist a temptation, urge or…
The term learning disabilities (LD) and the alternative phrase mental retardation denote an irreversible impairment of intelligence originating early in life which…
In LSD use disorder, Lysergic acid diethylamide, first synthesised by Albert Hoffman in 1938 and popularly known as ‘acid’, is…
Mood disorders is a category of mental health problems that include all types of depression and bipolar disorder. It is sometimes called affective disorders.
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a condition characterized by obsessions and/or compulsions that the person feels driven to perform according…
Opioids are substances that mimic the effects of endogenous opioids (endorphins and enkephalins) by acting as agonists at the opioid…
The Organic Amnesic Syndrome is characterized by a prominent disorder of recent memory, in the absence of the generalized intellectual…
Organic anxiety disorder affects people by causing them to exhibit extreme worry over situations that may or may not warrant…
Organic catatonic disorder is a disorder of diminished (stupor) or increased (excitement) psychomotor activity associated with catatonic symptoms. The extremes of psychomotor disturbance may alternate.
Organic Delusional Disorder is a mental disorder that affects a person’s ability to tell the difference between reality and fantasy. It can manifest…
Organic Hallucinosis is a disorder of persistent or recurrent hallucinations, usually visual or auditory, that occur in clear consciousness and…
Organic mood disorders are characterized by those that involve the moods or emotions of a person that are changed due to a…
Organic Personality Disorder is characterized by a significant alteration of the habitual patterns of behaviour displayed by the subject premorbidly…
A personality disorder is a type of mental disorder in which you have a rigid and unhealthy pattern of thinking,…
Psychiatry is the branch of medicine that specializes in the treatment of those brain disorders which primarily cause disturbance of…
A psychoactive drug is one that is capable of altering the mental functioning.
Schizophrenia and related disorders characterized by psychotic symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations. There is a spectrum of severity. In…
In Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders, The symptoms will vary depending on the exact type of disorder present, but they…
Body and mind affect each other’s functioning. When the mind is stressed out, it gets reflected in the body in…