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A mood disorder, also known as an affective disorder, is any of a group of conditions of mental and behavioral disorder [ 2] where a disturbance in the person's mood is the main underlying feature. [ 3] The classification is in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and International Classification of Diseases (ICD).
Personality disorders ( PD) are a class of mental disorders characterized by enduring maladaptive patterns of behavior, cognition, and inner experience, exhibited across many contexts and deviating from those accepted by the individual's culture. [ 1] These patterns develop early, are inflexible, and are associated with significant distress or ...
Stress-related disorders constitute a category of mental disorders. They are maladaptive, biological and psychological responses to short- or long-term exposures to physical or emotional stressors. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences categorizes Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as ...
Impulse-control disorder ( ICD) is a class of psychiatric disorders characterized by impulsivity – failure to resist a temptation, an urge, or an impulse; or having the inability to not speak on a thought. Many psychiatric disorders feature impulsivity, including substance-related disorders, behavioral addictions, attention deficit ...
Social communication disorder. Pervasive developmental disorder. Auditory processing disorder. Communication disorder. Autism spectrum disorder (formally a category that included Asperger syndrome, Classic autism and Rett syndrome) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Developmental coordination disorder.
Oppositional defiant disorder. Oppositional defiant disorder ( ODD) [ 1] is listed in the DSM-5 under Disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders and defined as "a pattern of angry/irritable mood, argumentative/defiant behavior, or vindictiveness". [ 2] This behavior is usually targeted toward peers, parents, teachers, and other ...
In the DSM-5, it is called unspecified depressive disorder. Examples of disorders in this category include those sometimes described as minor depressive disorder and recurrent brief depression. "Depression" refers to a spectrum of disturbances in mood that vary from mild to severe and from short periods to constant illness. [1]
Psychiatry, psychology. Emotional and behavioral disorders ( EBD; also known as behavioral and emotional disorders) [1] [2] refer to a disability classification used in educational settings that allows educational institutions to provide special education and related services to students who have displayed poor social and/or academic progress.