Mental Disorders

Misophonia – Definition, Causes, Treatment and Prevention

Definition Misophonia, also known as the “hatred or dislike of sound,” is characterized by the sensitivity to specific sounds, accompanied by an unpleasant emotional and/or physical response. People with misophonia liken the experience of the sound trigger more closely to irritation, disgust, or even pain, rather than anxiety or fear. …

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Paranoia – Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, Preventions

What is Paranoia? Paranoia involves intense anxious or fearful feelings and thoughts often related to persecution, threat, or conspiracy. Paranoia occurs in many mental disorders but is most often present in psychotic disorders. Paranoia can become delusions when irrational thoughts and beliefs become so fixed that nothing (including contrary evidence) …

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Heller’s Syndrome – Definition, Causes, and Treatment.

Definition Heller’s Syndrome is a rare developmental disorder characterized by late onset of developmental delays in language, social function, and motor skills. CDD has some similarity to autism and is sometimes considered a low-functioning form of it. CDD is similar to dementia skills already learned and acquired suddenly disappear and …

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