Is a mental illness that causes repeated unwanted thoughts or sensations (obsessions) or the urge to do something over and over again (compulsions). Some people can have both obsessions and compulsions.
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Neuropsychological Profile of Various Neurological and Psychiatric Conditions
Ramprasad Santhanakrishnan K. (Dharwad Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, India)
Copyright: © 2020
|Pages: 49
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2860-0.ch010
Abstract
In the current chapter, the neuropsychological profile of various neurological and psychiatric conditions is focused on, including two major divisions (i.e., dementia—cortical and sub-cortical—and major mental disorders—substance use disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, sleep disorders, childhood disorders, personality disorders, and sexual disorders). Both divisions have sub-classifications that include introduction, etiopathogenesis, epidemiology, clinical features, evaluation, treatment, and psychosocial aspects.