According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), one may be diagnosed with language disorder if there are difficulties in the attainment and use of language due to comprehension or discourse shortfalls. These deficits can exist in spoken as well as written communication and even…
Schizotypal personality disorder is a mental health condition marked by a sufferer’s inability to relate or connect with others. This disconnect is often fuelled by fantastical or imaginary beliefs, superstitions, or eccentric behaviors. Schizotypal individuals may seem to be unhappy about feeling disconnected from others but are often not highly…
The Good Doctor, modeled after the South Korean series of the same name, is a television series coming to ABC this fall about a surgeon, Shaun, with autism and savant syndrome. Shaun leaves his troubled town and childhood behind to join the pediatric unit at San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital—he…
To call Game of Thrones a worldwide phenomenon doesn’t even do it proper justice. It’s by far the most captivating and addicting show ever created and it’s largely due to the fact that the show has so many amazing characters… with severe mental disorders. As season 7 of GOT rages on this…
According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), voyeuristic disorder may be diagnosed if an individual continuously experiences strong sexual arousal from observing an unsuspecting person who is either naked, undressing, or engaging in sexual activity. Those diagnosed may be either disclosing individuals or non-disclosing…
According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), pyromania is typically diagnosed after multiple episodes of deliberate and purposeful fire setting. People with this disorder are extremely fascinated by fire and are often regular “watchers” at fires, may set off false fire alarms, and receive…
Tourette’s Disorder is a continuous, hereditary neuropsychiatric (attributed to the nervous system) disorder that involves bodily and vocal spasms/tics that first started in childhood. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5)* has made a distinction between the incessant/chronic tics and those tics that have existed for…
According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5)*, Inhalant Use Disorder is diagnosed when people use inhalants (aerosols, gases, nitrites and solvents) for a psychoactive effect. (The chemicals that are misused as inhalants are contained in a variety of household products.) People inhale the chemicals…
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is a neuromotor (nerve impulses that are transmitted to the muscles), sleep disorder that causes the individual to move his legs or arms and usually involves uncomfortable sensations that are described as creeping, tingling, itching, crawling and burning. These symptoms worsen when the person is resting….
Gambling continuously and repeatedly to the point where it causes problems in a person’s life and anxiousness is deemed a Gambling Disorder by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5)*. According to the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG), it is estimated that two million—or one…
According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fifth Edition (DSM-5)*, Frotteuristic Disorder is when an individual rubs up against or touches another person, resulting in his sexual stimulation. The victim of the Frotteurism does not give permission or approval of the behavior. The touching can be on any part of…
According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition*, Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder is a condition where the woman feels virtually no sexual interest. It may be that the disinterest has been lifelong, or it could have resulted after she had fulfilling sexual activities in the past….
