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Stages of Alcoholism

Officially, AUD is diagnosed using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The severity of the AUD depends on how many of ...

What is Alcohol Withdrawal?

The symptoms of alcohol withdrawal can range from mild to serious. Learn more about the timeline of alcohol withdrawal symptoms. If your doctor thi...

Mental Health and Hypnosis

Hypnotherapy -- or hypnosis -- is a type of nonstandard or 'complementary and alternative medicine' treatment. Hypnosis might not be appropriate fo...

What are The Treatments for PTSD?

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a type of anxiety disorder, can happen after a deeply threatening or scary event. This might happen through t...

Symptoms of PTSD

You steer clear of everyone and everything that reminds you of the event, including places and activities. This can also lead to trouble sleeping, ...

Somatic Symptom Disorder

People with somatic symptom disorder -- thought of as being hypochondriacs -- are worried about having a physical illness. If the doctor finds no p...

Skin Picking Disorder (Excoriation)

Many people pick at their skin once in a while, but sometimes it crosses the line into a condition called skin picking disorder (excoriation). You ...

Munchausen Syndrome

Munchausen syndrome is a factitious disorder, a mental disorder in which a person repeatedly and deliberately acts as if they have a physical or me...

Mood Disorders

When you think of mood disorders, depression and bipolar disorder likely come to mind first. This mood disorder tends to appear earlier than major ...

What are Mental Health Assessments?

A mental health assessment is when a professional -- like your family doctor, a psychologist, or a psychiatrist -- checks to see if you might have ...

Mental Health and Conduct Disorder

If symptoms of conduct disorder are present, the doctor may begin an evaluation by performing complete medical and psychiatric histories. Psychiatr...

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a distinct mental disorder in which a person is preoccupied with an imagined physical defect or a minor defect th...