A Primer on Mental Disorders: A Guide for Educators, Families, and Students 9781461655985, 0802053033, 1461655986

Table of contents :
Disorders usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence (Mental retardation --
Learning disorders --
Motor skills disorder--developmental coordination disorder --
Communication disorders --
Pervasive developmental disorders --
Attention-deficit and disruptive behavior disorders --
Feeding or eating disorders of infancy or early childhood --
Tic disorders --
Elimination disorders --
Other disorders) --
Delirium, dementia, amnestic, and other cognitive disorders (Delirium --
Dementia --
Amnestic disorder --
Postconcussional disorder). Substance-related disorders (Dependence and abuse --
Intoxication and toxic effects --
Withdrawal --
Substance-induced disorders) --
Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders --
Mood disorders (Depressive disorders --
Bipolar disorders) --
Anxiety disorders (Panic disorder and phobias --
Obsessive-compulsive disorder --
Posttraumatic stress disorder --
Generalized anxiety disorder) --
Somatoform disorders (Somatization disorder --
Conversion disorder --
Pain disorder --
Hypochondriasis --
Body dysmorphic disorder) --
Facitious disorders --
Dissociative disorders (Dissociative amnesia --
Dissociative fugue --
Dissociative identity disorder --
Depersonalization disorder) --
Sexual and gender identity disorders (Sexual dysfunction --
Paraphilia --
General identity disorder) --
Eating disorders (Anorexia nervosa --
Bulimia nervosa). Sleep disorders (Dyssomnias --
Parasomnias) --
Impulse-control disorders (Intermittent explosive disorder --
Kleptomania --
Pyromania --
Pathological gambling --
Trichotillomania) --
Adjustment disorders --
Personality disorders (Paranoid personality disorder --
Schizoid personality disorder --
Schizotypal personality disorder --
Antisocial personality disorder --
Borderline personality disorder --
Histrionic personality disorder --
Narcissistic personality disorder --
Avoidant personality disorder --
Dependent personality disorder --
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder) --
Other conditions (Psychological factors affecting medical (physical) conditions --
Medication-induced movement disorders --
Other syndromes) --
Conclusions--where do we go from here? Appendixes (Numerical listing of DSM-IV-TR Diagnoses and Codes --
Listing of advocacy and self-help resources --
Sources of additional information for the layperson for diagnoses, medication, psychotherapy, referrals --
Mental health web site resources for educators, families, and students).

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