What is parasomnia? Parasomnias is a sleep disorder characterized by abnormal sleeping behavior. The behavior can occur at any point during sleep, including during the transition from waking to sleep and vice versa. You may move around, talk, or do unusual things while sleeping if you have parasomnia. Others may believe you are awake, but…
Overview Rumination disorder, also known as rumination syndrome, is a chronic disease that affects a small number of people. It has an impact on infants, children and adults. Most meals are regurgitated by people with this condition. When recently consumed food rises into the esophagus, throat and mouth, it isn’t ejected from the mouth spontaneously…
Binge eating disorder (BED) is a type of feeding and eating disorder that is now officially recognized. It affects about 2% of the world’s population and can lead to other health problems connected to food, such as diabetes and high cholesterol. Feeding and eating disorders are classified as mental disorders since they are not only…
Pica is the continuous eating of non-nutritive substances such as dirt or paint. Pica patients may eat substances that are reasonably safe, such as ice. Alternatively, they may eat highly unsafe things such as dried paint flakes or metal fragments. The disorder can have catastrophic consequences in the latter situation, such as lead poisoning. Children…
Delusional parasitosis (DP) is a mental disorder that affects a small number of people. A person suffering from this disease is afraid that they are affected by a parasite. This isn’t the case; they don’t have any type of parasite infection. This condition is also known as Ekbom syndrome or parasitosis delusions. A parasite is…