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The Third Category of Mental Disorders

The Third Category of Mental Disorders Cult Med Psychiatry (2009) 33:496–500 DOI 10.1007/s11013-009-9153-3 COMMUNIQUE Youxin Xu Published online: 2 September 2009 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2009 Based on the present status of our clinical knowledge of psychiatry, we can roughly divide mental disorders into three major categories: organic mental disorders, psychotic disorders and nonorganic, nonpsychotic mental disorders. Organic Mental Disorders The first category, encompassing all sorts of organic mental disorders, can be further divided into three subcategories. 1. Mental disorders due to brain diseases, brain injuries, or developmental brain disorders 2. Mental disorders due to physical or medical diseases 3. Mental disorders due to psychoactive substance use Psychotic Disorders The second category, covering various kinds of psychotic disorders, has three subcategories as well. 1. Paranoid or delusional disorder 2. Manic-depressive illness. The depressive phase (especially in unipolar depres- sion) should possess the following characteristics: (a) markedly depressed mood with (b) psychomotor retardation. The course of the disease shows an episodic pattern; in other words, there should be periods of complete remission Y. Xu (&) Institute of Mental Health, Beijing University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China e-mail: shengli@bjmu.edu.cn 123 Cult Med Psychiatry (2009) 33:496–500 497 between episodes. To prevent underdiagnosis, one episode fulfilling these two conditions http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png "Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry" Springer Journals

The Third Category of Mental Disorders

Xu, Youxin
"Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry" , Volume 33 (4) – Sep 2, 2009
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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2009 by Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
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Social Sciences; Anthropology; Public Health; Psychiatry; Sociology, general; Clinical Psychology
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10.1007/s11013-009-9153-3
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Cult Med Psychiatry (2009) 33:496–500 DOI 10.1007/s11013-009-9153-3 COMMUNIQUE Youxin Xu Published online: 2 September 2009 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2009 Based on the present status of our clinical knowledge of psychiatry, we can roughly divide mental disorders into three major categories: organic mental disorders, psychotic disorders and nonorganic, nonpsychotic mental disorders. Organic Mental Disorders The first category, encompassing all sorts of organic mental disorders, can be further divided into three subcategories. 1. Mental disorders due to brain diseases, brain injuries, or developmental brain disorders 2. Mental disorders due to physical or medical diseases 3. Mental disorders due to psychoactive substance use Psychotic Disorders The second category, covering various kinds of psychotic disorders, has three subcategories as well. 1. Paranoid or delusional disorder 2. Manic-depressive illness. The depressive phase (especially in unipolar depres- sion) should possess the following characteristics: (a) markedly depressed mood with (b) psychomotor retardation. The course of the disease shows an episodic pattern; in other words, there should be periods of complete remission Y. Xu (&) Institute of Mental Health, Beijing University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China e-mail: shengli@bjmu.edu.cn 123 Cult Med Psychiatry (2009) 33:496–500 497 between episodes. To prevent underdiagnosis, one episode fulfilling these two conditions

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"Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry" – Springer Journals

Published: Sep 2, 2009

References

  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV)