Mental Disorders Health Feed

Dissociative disorder can be described as a mental disorder that involves experiences of disconnection and a lack of continuity between the thoughts and memories of a person including a lack of awareness of the surroundings, actions and even identity. People who are suffering from dissociative disorder generally escape reality in such an extreme way that they lose focus of what is happening around them which causes involuntary and unhealthy actions that may hamper the normal way of life.
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Psychiatric disorders like bipolar disorder or schizophrenia do not appear all of a sudden. There are small changes that happen to an individual over a long period of time until the disease fully develops. These signs and symptoms might be too subtle in the early stage for other people to notice until they become obvious. But an early detection of any irregularity proves to be more beneficial for the patient in the long run.

It is important to know the telltale symptoms of mental disord...more

Body dysmorphic disorder is a type of psychiatric disorder. It is when you cannot think about one or more defects or flaws in your appearance. These flaws are usually very minor and sometimes even unnoticeable. This is actually a much more serious disorder than many other people may think. This is because people with body dysmorphic disease may avoid many situations and also suffer from severe anxiety or shame. Here is everything you need to know about body dysmorphic disease.

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Are you suffering from acute depression? Well, in this case, nothing can be a better solution than taking anti-depressants. Anti-Depressants are nothing but specialized medicines or drugs that can help in releasing the stress hormones, and finally, the depression is completely eliminated.

These medicines need to be taken only if the doctors have prescribed the same, otherwise, you might face innumerable complications. Some people think that these drugs are equivalent to sleeping pills; ...more

We all tend to engage in some repetitive activities at various points in our lives. However, when a person continues to engage in the same activities which are rhythmic but purposeless, resulting in self-injury or injury to others, it is known as stereotypic movement disorder (SMD). In order to qualify as an SMD, the routine movements should continue for at least four weeks and should interfere with the daily functioning.

This disorder is more common in adolescent boys than in girls, an...more

Dear lybrate-user, if you do Pranayam and meditation you may get an encouraging result, learn it and start. For your memory loss and hunger problem, few tests are necessary so it would be better to consult in person by any good doctor of your area. After relevant tests doctor would be able to cure you. See medication and meditation both are required for you. Homoeopathy can work in a safe and better way to relieve you. Eat some fruits in the morning, curd with black salt and Jira in noon wishin...more

you seem to be under stress. Try to relax --exercise. Exercise is one of the most important things you can do to combat stress. Take a few minutes to breathe in and out in slow, deep breaths.
Reduce your caffeine intake. Write it down. This can be stress buster for u. Write every day even if 2 lines.Chew gum. Spend time with friends and family.
Laugh.Massage.
Eat a healthy diet.
Pursue one hobbywalk in naturemeditation.
Yoga
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According to an Ayurvedic study of mental health, rajas , satwa and tama are essential qualities of one s mind. Satwa is essential for knowledge and reasoning, Rajas initiates thoughts, whereas Tama renders a soothing effect and serves to control overactive satwa and rajas . However, equilibrium among these three is necessary for a healthy mind.

A disruption in this balance results in anxiety, anger and even mental disorder. Environmental toxins, stress and information ov...more

Somatic symptom disorder is when you put so much focus on symptoms such as pain or fatigue that you have trouble functioning or experience severe emotional distress. You will be visiting the doctor a lot, completely unnecessarily and will waste a lot of money when you have no major health concerns. However, there are treatments, which can help you cope with this problem. Read further to find out what they are:

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Worrying excessively about an illness, which has not yet o...more

While it is normal to ruminate and most people spend some time ruminating every other day, rumination disorder is quite different and is seen as a mental condition. But what really happens when a person has a rumination disorder?

With rumination disorder, sometimes known as mercycism, a person can be expected to bring up food that has been swallowed so that it can be re-chewed and then swallowed again. While this is generally the case with most people who have it, there can be some case...more