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• Absence seizure: Also called the less common Petit Mal Seizure, these seizures typically cause a short period of “blanking out” or staring into space. Like other kinds of seizures, they are caused by abnormal activity in a person’s brain. 
• Abulia: A pathological inability to make decisions or take action.
• Acute Stress Disorder: Also known as Acute Stress Reaction and sometimes called Shock, this is a psychological condition caused by experiencing or witnessing a terrifying or traumatic event, such as a severe automobile accident, violent crime, or death. It should not be confused with the unrelated circulatory condition of shock, or the concept of shock value. Acute stress reaction may develop into PTSD if untreated. ]
• Adjustment Disorders: Adjustment Disorder is defined as a maladaptive response to a normal, psychosocial stressor that has occurred in the past three months, and is not caused by another mental illness.
• Adverse effects of medication NOS
• Age-related Cognitive Decline: (now known as Dementia and Neurocognitive Decline)
• Agoraphobia: This is a condition where an individual doesn’t wish to go to places or face situations where they could become exposed to panic attacks.
• Akiltism: [Note from MHM Staff ] We were unable to find any solid information about this disorder. Our best guess is that this disorder was once used as a catch-all for unknown diagnoses, it seems to be based on the word “akilter” meaning off-kilter or unbalanced. Our further assumption is that it was dropped as more understanding was gained and because of the extreme stigma it carried.
• Alcohol Addiction: According to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, approximately 17.6 million adults abuse alcohol or are physically dependent on it.
• Alzheimer’s Disease: Approximately 19 million Americans have a family member who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. There are seven stages of Alzheimer’s …
• Amnesia: (also known as Amnestic Disorder) a person suffering from memory amnesia lost parts or all of his memory. It’s not your plain everyday forgetfulness, instead, it is the complete eradication of any or all events and relations.
• Amphetamine Addiction: Amphetamines are some of the most addictive drugs in the world. The best way to overcome an amphetamine addiction is to get help from a professional treatment center.
• Anorexia Nervosa: This is an symptoms of Anorexia tend to be that the sufferer will eat very little, or not eat at all for a number of days, for fear of gaining weight.
• Anterograde Amnesia: The loss of ability to create new memories after an amnesia event. The inability to recall recent past events, but retaining long-term memories from before the event.
• Antisocial personality disorder: (also known as Sociopathy)  “A psychiatric condition in which a person manipulates, exploits or violates the rights of others … this behavior is often criminal.
• Anxiety Disorder: (Also known as Generalized Anxiety Disorder) A condition in which people experience a constant state of high anxiety, which does not seem to be attributed to any particular cause. Learn more about 
• Anxiolytic related disorders: A number of different disorders that result from the abuse of a class of medications known as sedatives, hypnotics, and anxiolytics (SHA).
• Asperger’s Syndrome: (now part of ASD Asperger’s is characterized by social impairment, communication difficulties, and restrictive, repetitive, and stereotyped patterns of behavior.
• Attention Deficit Disorder: (Also known as ADD) Children with this condition generally have challenges paying attention to or concentrating on a given task. They also tend to move constantly and are impulsive.
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: (Also known as ADHD) This is a neurodevelopmental disorder, meaning that the disorder is present at the time of birth. There are 3 types of ADHD:
  • Inattentive type
  • Hyperactive/Impulsive type
  • Combination type
• Autism Spectrum Disorder: (also known as Autism)  Autism is classified as one of the pervasive developmental disorders of the brain. It is not a disease. People with classical autism show three types of symptoms …
• Autophagia: A disorder where a person compelled to inflict pain upon oneself by biting and/or eating portions of their own body.
• Avoidant Personality Disorder: Marked social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and extremely sensitive to criticism.

• Barbiturate related disorders: The use of Barbiturates can lead to some of the following: Addiction to stimulants like amphetamines or methamphetamines; antisocial personality disorder; anxiety, bipolar and conduct disorders; depression, insomnia, and schizophrenia.
• Benzodiazepine-related disorders: Benzodiazepines are a class of drugs prescribed due to their effectiveness in treating anxiety, and insomnia. Addiction can occur. Withdrawal symptoms include trouble sleeping, feelings of depression, and sweating.
• Bereavement: A period of mourning after a loss, especially after the death of a loved one. There is no right way to experience bereavement.
• Bibliomania: A passionate enthusiasm for collecting and possessing books.
• Binge Eating Disorder: Binge  is an illness which resembles bulimia nervosa. It differs from bulimia because its sufferers do not purge their bodies of excess food.
• Bipolar disorder (also known as Manic Depression, includes Bipolar I and Bipolar II):
  • Bipolar I:
  • Bipolar II:
• Body Dysmorphic Disorder: This is a mental disorder where an individual can’t stop thinking about perceived defects or flaws in their appearance.
• Borderline intellectual functioning: Also known as borderline mental retardation. A person has below average cognitive ability (IQ of 70-85), but not as severe as an intellectual disability (IQ below 70).
• Borderline Personality Disorder:  A psychological illness involving unstable moods, behavior, and relationships.
• Breathing-Related Sleep Disorder: Characterized by abnormal breathing during sleep. Symptoms include snoring, apneas or daytime sleepiness.
• Brief Psychotic Disorder: A psychosis that lasts less than one week that is a reaction to severe stress.
• Bruxism: A condition in which you grind, gnash or clench your teeth.
• Bulimia Nervosa: A type of eating disorder where a person frequently eats a large amount of food then tries to prevent weight gain with self-induced vomiting.

• Caffeine Addiction
• Cannabis Addiction
• Catatonic disorder
• Catatonic schizophrenia
• Childhood amnesia
• Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (now part of Autism Spectrum Disorder)
• Childhood Onset Fluency Disorder (formerly known as Stuttering)
• Circadian Rhythm Disorders
• Claustrophobia
• Cocaine related disorders
• Communication disorder
• Conduct Disorder
• Conversion Disorder
• Cotard delusion
• Cyclothymia (also known as Cyclothymic Disorder)

• Delerium
• Delusional Disorder
• dementia (now known as dementia)
• Dependent Personality Disorder (also known as Asthenic Personality Disorder)
• Depersonalization disorder (now known as Depersonalization / Derealization Disorder)
• Depression (also known as Major Depressive Disorder)
• Depressive personality disorder
• Derealization disorder (now known as Depersonalization / Derealization Disorder)
• Dermotillomania
• Desynchronosis
• Developmental coordination disorder
• Diogenes Syndrome
• Disorder of written expression
• Dispareunia
• Dissocial Personality Disorder
• Dissociative Amnesia
• Dissociative Fugue
• Dissociative Identity Disorder (formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder)
• Down syndrome
• Dyslexia
• Dyspareunia
• Dysthymia (now known as Persistent Depressive Disorder)

• Eating disorder NOS
• Ekbom’s Syndrome (Delusional Parasitosis)
• Emotionally unstable personality disorder
• Encopresis
• Enuresis (bedwetting)
• Erotomania
• Exhibitionistic Disorder
• Expressive language disorder

• Factitious Disorder
• Female Sexual Disorders
• Fetishistic Disorder
• Folie à deux
• Fregoli delusion
• Frotteuristic Disorder
• Fugue State

• Ganser syndrome
• Gambling Addiction
• Gender Dysphoria (formerly known as Gender Identity Disorder)
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• General adaptation syndrome
• Grandiose delusions

• Hallucinogen Addiction
• Haltlose personality disorder
• Histrionic Personality Disorder
• Primary hypersomnia
• Huntington’s Disease
• Hypoactive sexual desire disorder
• Hypochondriasis
• Hypomania
• Hyperkinetic syndrome
• Hypersomnia
• Hysteria

• Impulse control disorder
• Impulse control disorder NOS
• Inhalant Addiction
• Insomnia
• Intellectual Development Disorder
• Intermittent Explosive Disorder

• Joubert syndrome

• Kleptomania
• Korsakoff’s syndrome

• Lacunar amnesia
• Language Disorder
• Learning Disorders

• Major Depression (also known as Major Depressive Disorder)
• Major depressive disorder
• Male Sexual Disorders
• Malingering
• Mathematics disorder
• Medication-related disorder
• Melancholia
• Mental Retardation (now known as Intellectual Development Disorder)
• Misophonia
• Morbid jealousy
• Multiple Personality Disorder (now known as Dissociative Identity Disorder)
• Munchausen Syndrome
• Munchausen by Proxy

• Narcissistic Personality Disorder
• Narcolepsy
• Neglect of child
• Neurocognitive Disorder (formerly known as Dementia)
• Neuroleptic-related disorder
• Nightmare Disorder
• Non Rapid Eye Movement

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (also known as Anankastic Personality Disorder)
• Oneirophrenia
• Onychophagia
• Opioid Addiction
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder
• Orthorexia (ON)

• Pain disorder
• Panic attacks
• Panic Disorder
• Paranoid Personality Disorder
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Partner relational problem
• Passive-aggressive personality disorder
• Pathological gambling
• Pedophilic Disorder
• Perfectionism
• Persecutory delusion
• Persistent Depressive Disorder (also known as Dysthymia)
• Personality change due to a general medical condition
• Personality disorder
• Pervasive developmental disorder (PDD)
• Phencyclidine related disorder
• Phobic disorder
• Phonological disorder
• Physical abuse
• Pica
• Polysubstance related disorder
• Postpartum Depression
• Post-traumatic embitterment disorder (PTED)
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Premature ejaculation
• Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
• Psychogenic amnesia
• Psychological factor affecting medical condition
• Psychoneurotic personality disorder
• Psychotic disorder, not otherwise specified
• Pyromania

• There Are Currently No Disorders Starting With Q

• Reactive Attachment Disorder
• Reading disorder
• Recurrent brief depression
• Relational disorder
• REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
• Restless Leg Syndrome
• Retrograde amnesia
• Retts Disorder (now part of Autism Spectrum Disorder)
• Rumination syndrome

• Sadistic personality disorder
• Schizoaffective Disorder
• Schizoid Personality Disorder
• Schizophrenia
• Schizophreniform disorder
• Schizotypal Personality Disorder
• Seasonal Affective Disorder
• Sedative, Hypnotic, or Anxiolytic Addiction
• Selective Mutism
• Self-defeating personality disorder
• Separation Anxiety Disorder
• Sexual Disorders Female
• Sexual Disorders Male
• Sexual Addiction
• Sexual Masochism Disorder
• Sexual Sadism Disorder
• Shared Psychotic Disorder
• Sleep Arousal Disorders
• Sleep Paralysis
• Sleep Terror Disorder (now part of Nightmare Disorder)
• Social Anxiety Disorder
• Somatization Disorder
• Specific Phobias
• Stendhal syndrome
• Stereotypic movement disorder
• Stimulant Addiction
• Stuttering (now known as Childhood Onset Fluency Disorder)
• Substance related disorder

• Tardive dyskinesia
• Tobacco Addiction
• Tourettes Syndrome
• Transient tic disorder
• Transient global amnesia
• Transvestic Disorder
• Trichotillomania

• Undifferentiated Somatoform Disorder

• Vaginismus
• Voyeuristic Disorder

• There Are Currently No Disorders Starting With W

• There Are Currently No Disorders Starting With X

• There Are Currently No Disorders Starting With Y

• There Are Currently No Disorders Starting With Z

Mental health care is a critical aspect of healthcare, yet it is often neglected, stigmatized, and underfunded. The largest problems in mental health care include lack of access to care, inadequate funding, lack of trained mental health professionals, stigma, and poor integration with other healthcare services. Here are some potential solutions to these problems:

1. Increase access to care: One of the most significant challenges in mental health care is the lack of access to care. To address this issue, governments and healthcare organizations need to prioritize mental health care and invest in infrastructure and resources to improve access. This could include expanding mental health services in primary care, using telehealth technologies, and increasing the number of mental health professionals.
2. Increase funding: Adequate funding is essential for mental health care. Governments need to invest in mental health research, education, and treatment programs. Healthcare organizations should also prioritize mental health care funding, allocating resources to develop effective interventions and provide access to care for underserved communities.
3. Train more mental health professionals: There is a shortage of mental health professionals worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Governments and healthcare organizations need to invest in training more mental health professionals, including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and counselors. This could include providing scholarships, grants, and other incentives to encourage individuals to pursue mental health professions.
4. Reduce stigma: Stigma surrounding mental illness is a significant barrier to seeking care. To reduce stigma, governments, and healthcare organizations need to educate the public about mental illness, challenge negative attitudes and beliefs, and promote inclusion and acceptance of individuals with mental health conditions.
5. Improve integration with other healthcare services: Mental health care should be integrated into primary care and other healthcare services. This could include embedding mental health professionals in primary care clinics, providing mental health screening as part of routine medical visits, and developing collaborative care models that involve multiple healthcare providers.

Overall, improving mental health care requires a comprehensive, multifaceted approach that involves investing in infrastructure and resources, addressing stigma, increasing access to care, and improving integration with other healthcare services.

 Psychological healthcare, like any healthcare system, faces a variety of challenges. Here are some of the largest problems in psychological healthcare and potential solutions:

1. Lack of Access: One of the biggest challenges facing psychological healthcare is a lack of access to care. There are several factors that contribute to this problem, including a shortage of mental health professionals, high costs of care, and inadequate insurance coverage. To address this issue, governments and healthcare organizations need to prioritize psychological healthcare and invest in infrastructure and resources to improve access. This could include expanding psychological services in primary care, using telehealth technologies, and increasing the number of mental health professionals.
2. Stigma: Mental illness is often stigmatized, and people who seek treatment may feel ashamed or embarrassed. This stigma can prevent individuals from seeking help, which can lead to further problems. To reduce stigma, governments and healthcare organizations need to educate the public about mental illness, challenge negative attitudes and beliefs, and promote inclusion and acceptance of individuals with mental health conditions.
3. Integration with other healthcare services: Psychological healthcare should be integrated into primary care and other healthcare services. This could include embedding mental health professionals in primary care clinics, providing mental health screening as part of routine medical visits, and developing collaborative care models that involve multiple healthcare providers.
4. Inadequate Funding: Adequate funding is essential for psychological healthcare. Governments need to invest in mental health research, education, and treatment programs. Healthcare organizations should also prioritize psychological healthcare funding, allocating resources to develop effective interventions and provide access to care for underserved communities.
5. Workforce Shortage: There is a shortage of mental health professionals worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Governments and healthcare organizations need to invest in training more mental health professionals, including psychologists, social workers, and counselors. This could include providing scholarships, grants, and other incentives to encourage individuals to pursue psychological healthcare professions.

Overall, addressing the largest problems in psychological healthcare requires a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach that involves investing in infrastructure and resources, reducing stigma, increasing access to care, improving integration with other healthcare services, and increasing funding and the mental health workforce.

 Personalized care from the right providers is critical in the field of healthcare. Here are some ways to ensure that you receive personalized care from the right providers:

1. Choose the right provider: One of the most important aspects of receiving personalized care is choosing the right provider. Look for a provider who has experience in treating your specific condition and who has a treatment philosophy that aligns with your own values and preferences.
2. Establish a strong relationship: A strong relationship between you and your provider is critical to personalized care. Take the time to communicate your concerns and goals, and ask questions about your treatment plan. Your provider should listen to you and work with you to develop a plan that meets your unique needs.
3. Tailor your treatment plan: Every individual is unique, and your treatment plan should be tailored to your specific needs. Your provider should take into account your personal preferences, medical history, and lifestyle when developing your treatment plan. Be sure to communicate your preferences and concerns throughout the process.
4. Collaborate with your healthcare team: Personalized care often involves a collaborative approach between you and your healthcare team. This may include working with other healthcare professionals, such as psychologists, dietitians, or physical therapists. Be open to collaborating with your team and be sure to communicate your goals and preferences throughout the process.
5. Follow up regularly: Regular follow-up appointments with your provider are essential for personalized care. This allows your provider to monitor your progress, adjust your treatment plan as needed, and ensure that you are receiving the right care for your needs.

Overall, personalized care from the right providers requires a collaborative approach that takes into account your unique needs, preferences, and goals. By working with a healthcare team that listens to you and tailors your treatment plan accordingly, you can achieve the best possible outcomes for your health and wellbeing.

Telehealth services refer to the delivery of healthcare services, including psychological services, through telecommunication technologies such as video conferencing, phone calls, and text messaging. Here are some components that are necessary for complete telehealth services:

1. Video Conferencing: Video conferencing is a key component of telehealth services. It allows patients and providers to have face-to-face communication and to interact in real-time. This is particularly important for psychological services, as it allows patients to receive the same level of care as they would in an in-person session.
2. Secure Communication: It is critical to ensure that all communication between patients and providers is secure and meets HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) requirements. This can be achieved through the use of secure messaging platforms and encrypted video conferencing technologies.
3. Electronic Health Records (EHR): EHRs are essential for telehealth services. They allow providers to access patient information from anywhere and provide a comprehensive view of a patient's medical history. EHRs also allow providers to share information with other healthcare professionals involved in a patient's care.
4. Remote Monitoring: Remote monitoring is a key component of telehealth services. It allows providers to monitor patients' health remotely, and to intervene when necessary. This can be particularly useful for patients with chronic conditions, who may require regular monitoring and follow-up care.
5. Patient Education: Patient education is an important part of telehealth services. It can help patients understand their condition, treatment options, and how to manage their health at home. This can be done through online resources, video tutorials, and virtual classes.

Overall, complete telehealth services require a combination of video conferencing, secure communication, EHRs, remote monitoring, and patient education. By providing comprehensive, high-quality care through telehealth services, healthcare providers can improve access to care and achieve better health outcomes for their patients.

we are specialist Medical professionals are trained and licensed to diagnose, treat, and prevent illnesses and injuries. We provide medical care to patients in various settings, such as hospitals, clinics, and private practices.

Legal professionals, on the other hand, are trained and licensed to provide legal advice, represent clients in legal matters, and advocate for their legal rights. They include attorneys, judges, paralegals, legal assistants, and other legal professionals. They work in various areas of law, such as criminal law, civil law, family law, and corporate law, among others.

In some cases, medical and legal professionals may work together. For example, medical-legal consultants provide expertise to attorneys in medical cases, such as personal injury claims or medical malpractice lawsuits. Forensic pathologists may provide expert testimony in criminal trials. Some medical professionals may also have training in law and provide legal services, such as serving as a medical expert witness in court cases.

It is important to note that medical professionals should not provide legal advice unless they are licensed to practice law, and legal professionals should not provide medical advice unless they are licensed to practice medicine. It is essential to seek advice from the appropriate professional in each area.