Mental Disorders

An unusual behaviour is not automatically a mental disorder: consider context, duration, distress, impairment and possible medical causes.

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An unusual behaviour is not automatically a mental disorder: consider context, duration, distress, impairment and possible medical causes. (Introduction to Psychiatry)
Classification is the systematic grouping of mental disorders into named categories according to shared features (symptoms, course, duration, sometimes cause), with agreed definitions or criteria. (Classification of Mental Disorders)
The most common group of mental disorders diagnosed among homicide offenders is: (Psychiatry Year 6 CAT: June 2023, psychopathology, psychosis, mood and child psy)
In studies of homicide offenders with a mental disorder, personality disorder is the commonest diagnosis, and substance misuse is also very frequent. (Psychiatry Year 6 CAT: June 2023, psychopathology, psychosis, mood and child psy)
Symptoms are not better explained by another mental disorder or occurring only during psychosis. (Neurodevelopmental Disorders II: ADHD and Disruptive Behaviour)
Poorly adjusted individuals are more likely to succumb to mental disorders after a major life event (Behavioural Sciences MCQs — December 2013 Paper I (Past Paper))