Schizoaffective disorder is a severe mental illness in which the patient has symptoms of both schizophrenia and a mood (affective) disorder, but fails to meet the diagnostic criteria for either illness alone. There are two main …
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Schizoaffective Disorder/ Schizophrenia? | Ask the Therapist
What ive come up with is that it could be some type of schizoaffective disorder, or schizophrenia. In general I feel depersonalized most of the time, and over the years ive learned to just get on with it, and found ways to deal …
Stanford physician highlights the “never-ending battle” of PTSD …
Stanford physician highlights the "never-ending battle" of PTSD. VJ Periyakoil, MD, a palliative care physician at Stanford, first met Mr. M, a 78-year-old veteran with heart failure, in the remaining few weeks of his life – when he …
What Is Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD …
Affecting 3 to 8 percent of the population, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is the most common of all the personality disorders. This week, the Savvy Psychologist explains the eight traits of OCPD.
Understanding Personality Disorders | The Exhausted Woman
Eventually in everyone's life, they will come across a person with a personality disorder (PD). It may be a family member, co-worker, neighbor or friend.