Mental diseases 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 autism.The patient has a genetic predisposition for abnormalities at the neurological level. There is a decrease in the ability to control emotions and find mutual understanding with other people. Kanner Autism includes some other mental illnesses. The list can be supplemented with two more common types of autism: low-functioning and high-functioning. The first signs of these two diseases may 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-functional autism is always significantly lower than that of his healthy peers. Autism is difficult to treat. Asperger syndrome is a form of autism where it is difficult for a person to understand the emotions of other people, which in turn leads to isolation.
Alzheimer's disease - in this diseaseit is difficult for a person to choose words for certain subjects, terms, events, besides, he suffers because of too short memory. Rett syndrome is more common in girls, because almost all boys with this syndrome are born dead. In addition to mental, there are violations in the coordination of movements. Sawant syndrome: severe mental impairment occurs in all areas of life, except in any one specific area usually associated with art.
Атипичный аутизм или аутичные черты:the patient has only a fraction of the typical symptoms of autistic disorder. For example, there may be irregularities in speech development, but the desire for interaction will remain.
The schizophrenia-like symptom disorder resembles schizophrenia, but leaves no defect: there are no complications after effective treatment.
Continuous-current schizophrenia - hallucinationssometimes last up to six months; the person loses capacity. After a course of treatment, a relapse is possible over a period of time. The patient is difficult to drug treatment, psychotherapy often gives minor results.
Paroxysmal schizophrenia or schizoaffectiveimpairment: symptomatic, it resembles manic-depressive mental illness (listed below). In paroxysmal schizophrenia, in addition to sensual delirium and other typical symptoms, there are phases of emotional upsurge and decline, replacing each other.
The names of mental diseases manic-depressive spectrum
При маниакально-депрессивном психозе - МДП (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 20 and 30 years.
Epileptic paroxysms of temporal origin- paroxysmal illness. The main symptom of an attack is various types of hallucinations that occur simultaneously. This type of disorder can occur both in childhood and in the presence of alcohol or drug intoxication.
Neuroypical syndrome:the main symptom is a pathological desire to be present among other people, increased social activity. The patient is unable to be alone with himself, but it is difficult for him to listen to the other; any difference between people and himself causes obsessive fear.
It is important to note that this page showsonly the most common mental illnesses. The list of diseases in a detailed study of any of the three main types of disorders should be clarified.
