In this category, you will get information about all mental disorders, their types, symptoms, treatment, and everything related to mental disorders.
Motor disorders are involuntary or uncontrollable movements of the body is caused by malfunctions of the nervous system. They can result in involuntary movement or lack of intended movement. Motor disorders include tremors, jerks, twitches, contractions, spasms and jerking movements. There are several motor disorders included in the DSM-5. These include developmental coordination disorder, stereotypical…
What is chronic motor tic disorder? A condition known as chronic motor tic disorder involves brief, uncontrollable, spasm-like movements or vocal outbursts (otherwise known as phonic tics or vocal tics), but not both at the same time. This condition is known as Tourette’s Syndrome if the physical tics are combined with vocal outbursts. Tourette syndrome…
What is a sociopath? The term “Sociopath” is used to describe someone who suffers from antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) – as is the term psychopath. Mental health professionals use DSM-5 to diagnose mental health disorders. It describes ASPD as violating other people’s rights on a regular basis and disregarding rules and social norms. It is…
What is transient tic disorder? The transient tic disorder, which is also known as provisional tic disorder, involves physical and verbal tics. A new diagnosis was given to this disorder in 2013 when the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 5th Edition (DSM-5) was published. Tics are sudden, uncontrollable movements or sounds that deviate from normal behavior….
What is tourette syndrome? Tourette syndrome is a condition of neurological disorder. An involuntary tic is a recurrent, involuntary physical movement and vocal outburst associated with this disorder. There is no known cause. Tourette syndrome is a tic disorder. Tics are uncontrollable muscle spasms. Muscle twitches occur when a group of muscles contract suddenly. Tourette…