Clinical psychology is the divison within psychology concerned with the assessment and treatment of mental illness, abnormal behavior and psychiatric problems. This field integrates the science of psychology with the treatment of human problems, making it an the first choice for psychology students looking for a challenging and rewarding career in psychology.
DSM Categorised Conditions
Anxiety Based Disorders:
Agoraphobia, Specific Phobias, Panic Attacks, PSD, Stress Disorders, Anxiety Disorders.
Behavioral Disorders of Infancy, Childhood or Adolescence:
ADD, Tourettes Syndrome, Elimination Disorders…
Cognitive Disorders:
Delirium, Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disorder, Parkinson’s, CJD and other Cognitive Disorders…
Developmental Disorders in Infancy or Childhood:
Autism / Asperger Syndrome, Speech Disorders, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Dyslexia…..
Dissociative Disorders:
Multiple Personality Disorder, Psychogenic Fugue, Psychogenic Amnesia, Depersonalization Disorder……
Eating Disorders:
Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa….
Factitious Disorders:
Munchausen Syndrome ..
Impulse Control Disorders
Intermittent Explosive Disorder, Kleptomania, Pyromania, Pathological Gambling, Trichotillomania, Adjustment Disorder….
Mood & Affective Disorders:
Major Depression,, Bipolar, Cyclothymia, Dysthymia, Self injury, Puerperal Depression ….
Personality Disorders:
Avoidant, Anti-Social, Borderline, Dependent, Histrionic, Narcissistic, Obsessive Compulsive, Paranoid, Schizoid ….
Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders
Catatonic, Disorganized, Paranoid, Undifferentiated..
Sexual Disorders:
Impotence, Premature Ejaculation, Vaginismus, Sex Therapy, Exhibitionism, Frotteurism, Fetishism …
Sleep Disorders:
Insomnia, Primary Hypersomnia, Narcllepsy, Nightmare Disorder, Sleep Terrors, Sleepwalking Disorder …..
Somatoform Disorders:
Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Conversion Disorder, Hypochondrias, Somatization Disorder…
Stress and Trauma
Stress, Trauma, PTS..
Substance Related Disorders:
Alcohol, Amphetamine, Caffeine, Cannabis, Cocaine, Inhalant, Nicotine, Opioid, PCP. Sedatives ..
Miscellaneous
Clinical Psychology – General
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