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Dependent Personality Disorder

At some point in our lives, especially during childhood, we all experience being completely dependent on someone else, even as adults. We continue to rely on others to some extent for guidance, support, and approval, particularly during stressful times. However,

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Non-24-Hour Sleep Wake Disorder

Imagine being trapped in a routine wherein your sleep schedule changes frequently, resulting in often unusual wake-up and sleep times. This is a daily reality for people with Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Disorder (N24SWD), making it extremely difficult for them to lead

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Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) in Children

Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) is a behavioural condition characterized by patient patterns of recalcitrant, defiant, and hostile actions directed toward authority numbers. Generally diagnosed in childhood, it significantly impacts the child’s social, educational, and family life. Understanding ODD is essential

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Collaborative care: Approaches to treating behavioral disorders in teenagers

For several months Reshma had been feeling uptight and tense when it was time for Rihaan, her 13-year-old to return from school. And for good reason. Rihaan had been a “good boy” up until 7th grade. Reshma had never even

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Mental Health Disorders: Breaking The Stigma And Seeking Solutions

A mental health issue is a condition that affects a person’s thoughts, feelings, behaviour and general well-being. It can impact daily life, relationships, and physical health. Mental health psychiatry treatment confines numerous treatments and strategies to control mental disease, restore

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Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)

Imagine being in a world where every meal becomes a challenge. Not because you have a fear of calories or dieting but because you feel this sense of excess fear about the food. People afflicted with ARFID find that eating

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Avoidant Personality Disorder

Avoidant Personality Disorder is a type of personality disorder that is characterised by the persistent pattern of extreme social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and a heightened sense of negative evaluation or rejection from people. People with Avoidant Personality Disorder tend

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Understanding the Hidden Roots of Conversion Disorder

Imagine waking up one day and finding that you cannot move your legs, even though you have not suffered any physical injury or suddenly lost your voice, despite having no throat infection or vocal cord damage. These puzzling scenarios might

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Managing Bipolar Disorder: Impact of Treatment Options

Mood swings are common in day-to-day living. But imagine having to lead a normal life amidst extreme mood swings. Exceptionally high energy levels characterize a manic phase. Then there comes an extremely depressing phase. For some these episodes alternate. How

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Shift Work Sleep Disorder

People working other than traditional hours, such as night shifts, early morning shifts, or rotating shifts, may have Shift Work Sleep Disorder, or SWSD. Unlike the typical 9-to-5 workers, shift workers often find themselves awake when others are asleep and