Diseases

Influenza is a highly contagious, acute respiratory infection caused by influenza viruses (A, B, and rarely C). It is characterized by sudden onset of systemic…

Adjustment disorder is a psychiatric condition characterized by the development of emotional or behavioral symptoms in response to an identifiable stressor occurring within three months…

Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a psychiatric condition characterized by a distressing or impairing preoccupation with one or more perceived defects or flaws in physical…

Excoriation disorder is a body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB) characterized by recurrent picking at one’s own skin, resulting in tissue damage. Despite repeated attempts to stop…

Trichotillomania is a body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB) characterized by the recurrent pulling out of one’s own hair, resulting in noticeable hair loss. Patients experience an…

Hoarding Disorder is a persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of their actual value. This behavior stems from a perceived need to save…

Gender Dysphoria refers to the psychological distress that results from an incongruence between one’s experienced or expressed gender and their sex assigned at birth. The…

Dementia is a broad clinical syndrome characterized by a chronic, progressive decline in cognitive function beyond what is expected from biological aging. It involves impairment…

Delirium is a clinical syndrome characterized by a sudden, fluctuating disturbance in attention, awareness, and cognition. Unlike chronic dementia, delirium typically develops over hours or…

Illness Anxiety Disorder (IAD) is a psychiatric condition characterized by a preoccupation with having or acquiring a serious, undiagnosed medical illness. Unlike Somatic Symptom Disorder,…