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Delusional disorder (2406 bytes)
1: ... illness). In particular a person with delusional disorder has never met any other criteria for [[schizophre...
3: ...izarre behaviour except as a direct result of the delusional belief.
5: ...hiatry]] to denote what is now called 'delusional disorder'. The modern psychiatric use of the word paranoia...
7: Delusional disorder may typically be one of the following types:
11: ... individual's sexual partner is unfaithful (see [[delusional jealousy]]).

Delusional parasitosis (2517 bytes)
1: ...asitosis''' or '''Ekbom's Syndrome''' is a rare [[disorder]] in which a person holds a [[delusion]]al belief...
11: ...arly [[amphetamine]] and [[cocaine]]) can lead to delusional parasitosis. For example, excessive cocaine use c...
14: ...c condition is treated much as other [[delusional disorder]]s and [[schizophrenia]]. In the past, [[pimozide...
17: A renowned fictional account of delusional parasitosis is given in the opening chapter of [[...
22: *[[Delusional disorder]]

Delusional jealousy (2421 bytes)
1: ...y''' or '''Othello syndrome''' is a psychiatric [[disorder]] in which a person holds a [[delusion]]al belief...
7: Delusional [[jealousy]] can occur in both [[heterosexual]] a...
9: Unlike other delusional disorders, delusional jealousy has a strong association with [[violence...
11: ...the context of [[schizophrenia]] and [[delusional disorder]] but is also associated with [[alcoholism]] and ...
13: ... accusations and suspicion of infidelity from the delusional spouse has been reported to have driven some part...

Delusional misidentification syndrome (3510 bytes)
1: ...is an umbrella term for a group of [[delusion]]al disorders that occur in the context of [[mental illness|me...
9: ..., are sometimes also considered to be part of the delusional misidentification syndrome. For example:
12: * ''[[Delusional companions]]'' is the belief that objects (such a...
15: ..., from [[déjà vu]] at one end to the formation of delusional beliefs at the other.
19: ...H.D.; Luauté, J.P.; & Retterstol, N. (1994).] Delusional misidentification syndromes. ''Psychopathology'' ...

Psychosexual disorder (328 bytes)
1: '''Psychosexual disorder''' is a term which may simply refer to a [[sexual...
3: '''Psychosexual disorder''' was a term used in [[:Category:Freudian psycho...

Adjustment disorder (1085 bytes)
1: ...ermanent problem, such as a genuine mood or sleep disorder.
5: ...ils.php?disID=2 Mental Health Matters: Adjustment Disorders]
6: ...rums/viewforum.php?f=124 Psych Forums: Adjustment Disorder Forum]
8: [[Category:Disorders]]

Myeloproliferative disorder (281 bytes)
1: The myeloproliferative disorders are relatively rare hematologic malignancies whi...

Personality disorder (8972 bytes)
1: ...ning for the persons who are afflicted with these disorders
3: ...ng of adulthood. To be diagnosed as a personality disorder, a behavioural pattern must cause significant dis...
6: Personality disorders are represented on Axis II of the diagnostic man...
7: ===General diagnostic criteria for a personality disorder===
8: ...a listed under the individually named personality disorders.

Cephalic disorder (29377 bytes)
1: ..." or "head end of the body." Congenital means the disorder is present at, and usually before, [[Childbirth|b...
3: ...of the [[skull]]) join prematurely. Most cephalic disorders are caused by a disturbance that occurs very ear...
7: ...ous system is a major cause of chronic, disabling disorders and, sometimes, death in infants, children, and ...
9: ==More Common Cephalic Disorders==
11: ...he brain, skull, and [[scalp]]. Infants with this disorder are born without a [[forebrain]] - the largest pa...

Conversion disorder (1539 bytes)
1: ...nifests itself in many different ways. Conversion disorders are triggered by acute [[stress]] that the indiv...
12: ...//www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic112.htm Conversion Disorder]
13: ...ls.php?disID=26 Mental Health Matters: Conversion Disorder]
14: ...rums/viewforum.php?f=219 Psych Forums: Conversion Disorder Forum]
16: [[Category:Somatoform disorders]]

Movement disorder (1292 bytes)
1: '''List of Movement disorders'''
21: * '''[[Tic|Tic Disorders]]''' (''involuntary, compulsive, repetitive, ste...

Alexia (disorder) (256 bytes)

Factitious disorder (896 bytes)
1: A '''factitious disorder''' or '''FD''' is an illness whose symptoms are e...
3: ...sorders should be distinguished from [[conversion disorder]], in which the patient is unaware that the sympt...
7: ...omepages/Marc_Feldman_2/ Dr. Feldman's factitious disorder page]
10: [[Category:Factitious disorders]]

Order-disorder (4854 bytes)
1: ... possible phases: an '''ordered phase''' and a '''disordered phase'''.
5: ... transition]] between the two is called the order-disorder phase transition.
7: ...ase! If we approach the phase transition from the disordered side, the mass of the charges particles approac...
9: ...ove the electroweak temperature, we're now in the disordered phase where SU(2)× U(1) charges makes sen...
11: ...avors and above the QCD temperature, we're in the disordered phase where SU(N<sub>f</sub>)&times;SU(N<sub>f<...

Balance disorder (13940 bytes)
1: A '''balance disorder''' is a disturbance that causes an individual to ...
5: [[Image: Balance Disorder Illustration A.png]]
11: [[Image: Balance Disorder Illustration B.png]]
17: [[Image: Balance Disorder Illustration C.png]]
23: Some of the more common balance disorders are:

Congenital disorder (4699 bytes)
1: A [[congenital disorder]] is a medical condition or defect that is presen...
5: ...], and incompatible with life, such as [[Cephalic_disorders|anencephaly]].
22: == List of congenital disorders ==
108: [[Category:Congenital disorders|*]]

Pica (disorder) (1906 bytes)
1: ...In extreme forms, pica is regarded as a medical [[disorder]].
20: [[Category:Childhood disorders]]

Schizoaffective disorder (1121 bytes)
1: ...l disorder]] that combines the symptoms of [[mood disorder]] and [[schizophrenia]]. Both symptoms are promin...
3: ... suffer from isolated episodes of schizoaffective disorders.
5: ...h psychotic features, but with an absence of mood disorders (such as a major depression or a manic or mixed ...

Civil disorder (1999 bytes)
1: ... coincides with public outrage. Examples of civil disorder include, but are not necessarily limited to: [[pa...
3: Frequently, participants in a civil disorder are not in agreement about appropriate behavior. ...
5: ...[Police brutality]] is a frequent result of civil disorder.
7: Citizens not directly involved in a civil disorder may have their lives significantly disrupted. Th...
9: ...of such services may be the original cause of the disorder. More frequently, the cause of such issues is re...

Somatization disorder (260 bytes)
1: '''Somatization disorder''' is a [[psychiatric]] condition, manifesting as...
5: [[Category:Somatoform disorders]]

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