Anxiety disorders are characterized by feelings of exaggerated and excessive fear.
Attachment disorders are disorders that result from failure to form normal attachments to primary caregiving figures in early childhood.
Bipolar disorders are characterized by prolonged periods of excessive elevation in mood with or without depressed episodes.
Depressive disorders are a group of disorders characterized by prolonged episodes of low mood.
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)
Disruptive disorders involve problems in the self-control of emotions and behaviors. The problematic behavior typically involve the violation of others' rights and/or brings the individual into significant conflict with societal norms or authority figures.
Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED)
Dissociative disorders are characterized by disruption of and/or discontinuity in the normal integration of consciousness, memory, identity, emotion, perception, body representation, motor control, and behavior.
Feeding and eating disorders involve a persistent disturbance of eating or eating-related behaviors that cause a change in consumption or absorption of food.
Neurodevelopmental disorders affect the development of the nervous system, leading to abnormal brain function which may affect emotion, learning ability, self-control, and memory.
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders are characterized by obsessive thoughts and/or compulsive behavior to relieve or avoid distress.
Personality disorders are enduring patterns of behaviors and inner experiences that deviates significantly from the expectations of an individual's culture. Personality disorders are grouped into three categories:
Cluster A (odd, eccentric)
Cluster B (emotional, dramatic)
- Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Histrionic Personality Disorder
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Cluster C (anxious, fearful)
Psychotic disorders are severe mental illnesses characterized by altered reality-testing, thought, and perception.
Trauma and stressor-related disorders develop following a traumatic event or immense life stressor.
Somatic symptom and related disorders are characterized by the fixation on perceived physical symptoms.