| Psychosis Psychosis (from the Greek ψυχή "psyche", for mind or soul, and -ωσις "-osis", for abnormal condition), with adjective psychotic, literally means abnormal condition of the mind, and is a generic psychiatric term for a mental state often described as involving a "loss of contact with reality". Psychosis
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| Anorexia nervosa Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric illness that describes an eating disorder characterized by extremely low body weight and body image distortion with an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Individuals with anorexia are known to control body weight commonly through the means of voluntary starvation, excessive exercise, or other weight control measures such as diet pills or diuretic drugs. Anorexia_nervosa
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| Electroconvulsive therapy Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), also known as electroshock, is a well established, albeit controversial, psychiatric treatment in which seizures are electrically induced in anesthetized patients for therapeutic effect. Today, ECT is most often used as a treatment for severe major depression which has not responded to other treatment, and is also used in the treatment of mania (often in bipolar disorder), catatonia, schizophrenia and other disorders. Electroconvulsive_therapy
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| Hallucination A hallucination, in the broadest sense, is a perception in the absence of a stimulus. In a stricter sense, hallucinations are defined as perceptions in a conscious and awake state in the absence of external stimuli which have qualities of real perception, in that they are vivid, substantial, and located in external objective space. Hallucination
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| Agoraphobia Agoraphobia (from Greek aγορά, "marketplace"; and φόβος/φοβία, -phobia) is an anxiety disorder, often precipitated by the fear of having a panic attack in a setting from which there is no easy means of escape. As a result, sufferers of agoraphobia may avoid public and/or unfamiliar places. In severe cases, the sufferer may become confined to his or her home, experiencing difficulty traveling from this "safe place." Agoraphobia
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| Stephen Fry Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, writer, comedian, author, television presenter and film director. With Hugh Laurie, as the comedy double act Fry and Laurie, he co-wrote and co-starred in A Bit of Fry and Laurie, and the duo also played the title roles in Jeeves and Wooster. Stephen_Fry
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| Borderline personality disorder Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a psychiatric diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV Personality Disorders 301.83) that describes a prolonged disturbance of personality function characterized by depth and variability of moods. Borderline_personality_disorder
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| Self-injury Self-injury (SI), self-harm (SH) or deliberate self-harm (DSH) is deliberate infliction of tissue damage or alteration to oneself without suicidal intent. Although the terms self-injury or self-harm have been used to refer to infliction of harm to the body's surface, the term self-harm may be used to include the harm inflicted on the body by those with eating disorders. Self-injury
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| Teenage suicide Teenage suicide is the act of self-killing by a teenager. Although the suicide rate among youth significantly decreased in the mid-1990s, suicide deaths in the United States remain high in the 15 to 24 age group with 3,971 suicides in 2001 and over 132,000 suicide attempts in 2002, making it the third leading cause of death for those aged 15 to 24.. Teenage_suicide
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| Hearing Voices Movement Hearing Voices Movement is a philosophical trend in how people who hear voices are viewed. It was begun by Marius Romme, a professor of Social psychiatry at the University of Limburg in Maastricht, the Netherlands and Sandra Escher, a science journalist, who began this work after being challenged by a voice hearer as to why they could not accept the reality of her voice hearing experience. Hearing_Voices_Movement
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| Panorama (TV series) Panorama is the longest-running current affairs documentary series in the world. Launched on 11 November 1953 on BBC television, it focuses on investigative journalism. Daily Mail reporter Pat Murphy was the original presenter, only lasting one episode after accidentally broadcasting a technical mishap. Panorama_(TV_series)
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| Human Givens Human Givens approach or Human Givens Psychotherapy is a school or model of psychology and psychotherapy developed by Joe Griffin and Ivan Tyrrell and introduced in their 2003 book Human Givens. It is self-described as a "bio-psycho-social" approach to psythotherapy, and attempts to find and address innate needs common to all humans, termed givens. Human_Givens
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| Developmental disability Developmental disability is a term used to describe life-long, disabilities attributable to mental and/or physical or combination of mental and physical impairments, manifested prior to age 18. The term is used most commonly in the United States to refer to disabilities affecting daily functioning in three or more of the following areas capacity for independent living economic self-sufficiency learning mobility receptive and expressive language self-care self-direction Developmental_disability
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| Mental Health Act 1983 The Mental Health Act 1983 (c.20) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom but applies only to people in England and Wales. It covers the reception, care and treatment of mentally disordered persons, the management of their property and other related matters. Mental_Health_Act_1983
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| Mind (charity) Mind (formerly, the National Association for Mental Health) is a mental health charity in England and Wales. Founded in 1946, it celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2006.Mind offers information and advice to people with mental health problems and lobbies government and local authorities on their behalf. It also works to raise public awareness and understanding of issues relating to mental health. Mind_(charity)
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| Suicidology Suicidology is a science dedicated to the understanding of suicide (taking one's own life). Many fields of study are brought together under suicidology including psychology, psychiatry, physiology and sociology.While some groups advocate a pro-choice stance towards suicide, this is controversial due to the fact that many suicides are due to mental illnesses, rather than euthanasia. Most groups advocate the prevention of suicide as well as aiming to understand it. Suicidology
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| Impact (student magazine) Impact Magazine is the official student magazine of the University of Nottingham, it has been published in various forms and various names since 1939 Run on a voluntary basis using funds from the Students' Union, the magazine is available free to students. Impact also publishes a website, which has been online since January 8, 2006. Impact_(student_magazine)
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