A lack of dopamine can contribute to this neurological disease.
Preoccupation with the idea your body has or might get a serious disease characterized by physiological arousal, bodily focus and behaviors designed to avoid or check for physical illness.
This country leads the world in terms of the prevalence of psychological disorders.
One of the positive symptoms of Schizophrenia characterized by incoherent, disorganized speech and thought.
A disorder of the body characterized by physical symptoms that seem to suggest a psychological disorder, yet have no physical causes or evidence.
Another word for "fleeing" or "walking out." A patient with this type of Dissociative Disorder can create an entirely new life and appear to function normally. Brought on by traumatic, stressful events (i.e., divorce, death, etc.).
Symptoms of Schizophrenia that include inappropriate behaviors, demonstrating excessive or distorted functioning (i.e., delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech).
An anxiety disorder characterized by obsessions and compulsions.
According to the Dopamine Hypothesis, overactivity of dopamine in the brain may contribute to this disorder.
Characterized by worry, fear, apprehension, intrusive thoughts that occur for at least 6 months, this disorder seems to have an automatic quality that can occur with daily pressures or personal crisis.
Considered a Somatic disorder, this sub-type is characterized by paralysis, blindness, deafness, or other loss of sensory control; individual has no discernable physical cause despite neurological examination.
Considered "white matter," deterioration of this structure of the neuron is thought to have an impact on the likelihood of developing Schizophrenia.
Shortness of breath, dizziness, shaking, sweating, numbness or tingling, are only some of the symptoms of this Anxiety disorder.