Common Psychiatry Disorder - What Should You Know?

Depression is the most common psychiatric disorder which affects around 400 million people globally. Depression is a mood disorder which is characterized by a persistent feeling of sadness and a loss of interest in activities. It may lead to behavioral symptoms which may include changes in sleep pattern, appetite, energy levels and concentration. Dementia (decreased ability to think and remember) is the second most common disorder affecting around 35 million people. Schizophrenia (abnormal social behavior) affects around 21 million people globally.

Bipolar disorder is a condition which is characterized by dramatic shifts in mood from low depression to high mania. If left untreated, episodes of mood shift become more often and more severe. Obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and panic attack are types of anxiety disorder.

Schizophrenia is a serious psychiatric disorder which affects the person s ability to behave, feel, and think. Hallucinations, delusions, disordered thinking, and disorganized behavior are the common positive symptoms of schizophrenia. Negative symptoms of schizophrenia include social withdrawal, emotional flatness, and lack of enthusiasm.

Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by anxiety symptoms where the patients have the fear of having the episodes of a panic attack. Anorexia nervosa is the obsession of food restriction due to fear of gaining weight and a strong desire to be thin. Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by cycles of binge eating and purging. Binge eating is the term used for eating a large amount of food in a short span of time. While purging is related to the efforts made to get rid of the consumed food. Exercise bulimia is the eating disorder in which a person makes all the efforts in burning the calories by exercising to a level that affects the health in a negative way.