The Mayo Clinic has published this article on anxiety disorders. It discusses symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. Mayo Clinic – Anxiety disorders Other articles on this site on anxiety which you might find helpful include: Anxiety Social Anxiety Panic Attacks
Schizophrenia is a form of psychosis, in which the clear distinction between one’s inner world of thoughts and emotions and perceptions about the outside world weakens or ceases to exist. This can lead to abnormal thoughts, beliefs and behaviours. One may, for example, hear a thought as a voice from the outside or have the
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There are many factors that play a role in mental health conditions, which cannot all be covered by diagnostic manuals, recommendations and guidelines. In the end, much depends on personal observations, clinical experience, information on similar cases, and selecting what seems important. Symptoms are largely subjective with few reference points. The diagnosis often depends on
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While psychiatric diagnoses are usually something that is made within a clinical interview by an experienced clinician, there have been new developments in the area of biological diagnostics. These new biological tests may not replace a clinical interview anytime in the near future, they could be an important marker for the refinement of diagnosis and
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