Mental illnesses can be divided into three groups: autism spectrum disorders, schizophrenic and manic-depressive disorders. In psychiatry, it is generally accepted that the term "disorders" is equivalent to the term "mental illness".
List of autistic disorders
Classic autism - Kanner's autism. The patient has a genetic predisposition to disorders at the neurological level. There is a decrease in the ability to control emotions and find mutual understanding with others. Kanner's autism includes several other mental illnesses. The list can be expanded with two more common types of autism: low-functioning and high-functioning. The first signs of these two diseases can appear at a very early age (about 18 months). The difference between them is only in the level of IQ: the level of a patient with high-functioning autism is always significantly lower than that of his he althy peers. Autism is difficult to treat. Asperger's Syndrome is a form of autism in which a person has difficulty understanding other people's emotions, which in turnqueue leads to closure.
Alzheimer's disease - with this disease, it is difficult for a person to find words for certain objects, terms, events, and besides, he suffers from too short a memory. Rett syndrome is more common in girls because almost all boys with this syndrome are stillborn. In addition to mental, there are violations in the coordination of movements. Savant Syndrome: Serious developmental disorders occur in all areas of life except in one specific area, usually associated with the arts.
Atypical autism or autistic traits: The patient has only a subset of the typical symptoms of an autistic disorder. For example, speech development may be impaired, but the desire for interaction will remain.
Chizophrenia spectrum mental illness list
Schizophrenia-like disorder is similar in symptoms to schizophrenia, but does not leave a defect: after effective treatment, there are no complications.
Continuous-current schizophrenia - hallucinations sometimes last up to six months; the person is incapacitated. After a course of treatment, a relapse is possible after a certain period of time. The patient is difficult to treat with medication, psychotherapy often gives little results.
Burst-like schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder: similar in symptoms to manic-depressive mental illness (listed below). In paroxysmal schizophrenia, in addition to sensory delusions and other typicalsymptoms, there are phases of emotional ups and downs, replacing each other.
Names of mental illness on the manic-depressive spectrum
With manic-depressive psychosis - MDP (bipolar disorder) - the course of the disease depends on the sequence and duration of the three phases: mania, depression and the state of enlightenment of consciousness. The disease usually begins between the ages of 20 and 30.
Epileptic paroxysms of temporal origin - paroxysmal disease. The main symptom of an attack is various types of hallucinations that occur simultaneously. This type of disorder can appear both in childhood and on the background of alcohol or drug intoxication.
Neurotypical syndrome: the main symptom is a pathological desire for presence among other people, increased social activity. The patient is unable to be alone with himself, but it is difficult for him to listen to another; any difference between people and himself causes an obsessive fear.
It is important to note that only the most common mental illnesses are listed on this page. The list of diseases in a detailed study of any of the three main types of disorders needs to be clarified.
