Bipolar and Related Disorders
A group of disorders in which episodes of mania alternate with periods of depression.
Depressive Disorders
A group of disorders characterized by feelings of extreme sadness and worthlessness, along with reduced interest in previously enjoyable activities.
- Major Depressive Disorder
- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), a more severe form of Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS), which is not a psychiatric disorder.
Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
Psychotic disorders that cause detachment form reality. People with these diagnoses experience delusios, hallucinations, and disorganized thinkinng and speech.
- Schizophrenia
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety involves focusing on bad or dangerous things that could happen and worrying fearfully and excessively about them.
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
- Panic Disorder
- Phobias
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
People with these disorders experience repeated and unwanted urges, thoughts, or images (obsessions) and feel driven to taking repeated actions in response to them (compulsions).
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Hoarding Disorder
- Hair-Pulling Disorder (Trichotillomania)
Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders
Psychiatric disorders that develop after stressful or traumatic life events.
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Acute Stress Disorder
Dissociative Disorders
Disorders in which a person’s sense of self is disrupted.
- Dissociative Identity Disorder
- Dissociative Amnesia
Somatic Symptoms and Related Disorders
A person with distressing and incapacitating physical symptoms with no clear medical cause.
- Somatic Symptom Disorder (prev. hypochondriasis)
- Factitious Disorder
Personality Disorders
Lasting patterns of emotional instability and unhealthy behaviors that seriously disrupt daily living and relationships.
- Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
- Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Eating and Feeding Disorders
Disturbances related to eating.
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Binge Eating Disorder
Elimination Disorders
Inappropriate elimination of urine or stool either voluntarily or involuntarily.
- Enuersis (Bed-wetting)
Sleep-Wake Disorders
Sleep disorders that affect the ability and quality of sleep.
- Insomnia Disorder
- Nightmare Disorder
- Sleep Apnea
- Restless Legs Syndrome
Sexual Dysfunctions
Disorders of sexual response
- Premature Ejaculation
- Erectile Disorder
- Female Orgasmic Disorder
Paraphilic Disorders
“Sexual-interest” disorders.
- Sexual Sadism Disorder
- Voyeuristic Disorder
- Pedophilic Disorder
Gender Dysphoria
Disorders that stem from the distress that goes with a person’s stated desire to be a different gender. The diagnostic criteria in this group differ between age groups.
Neurocognitive Disorders
Affected thinking and reasoning. These disorders involve delirium.
- Dementia of the Alzheimer Type (DAT)
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Disorders that often begin in infancy or childhood.
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Learning Disorders
Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
Problems with the excessive use of alcohol, opioids, recreational drugs, hallucinogens, and other (6) types of drugs. This also includes addictions to gambling, gaming, and sex.
Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders
Difficulty in emotional and behavioral self-control
- Kleptomania
- Intermittent Explosive Disorder
Other Mental Disorders
Disorders that don’t classify as any of the previously listed disorders.