Diagnosis and treatment of common mental illnesses
1. Depression: low mood, loss of interest in pleasurable activities, Sleep and appetite changes, lack of attention and concentration, forgetfulness, lethargy, suicidal ideas or attempt
2. Chronic headaches: Tension headache , Migraine headache etc.
3. Sleep related disorders: Insomnia, sleep walking, Night eating, Nightmares, excessive snoring, sleep talking, teeth grinding etc.
4. Psychosomatic disorders: Various type of bodily complaints for which all investigations are normal and causing excessive stress to the individual.
5. Sexual dysfunction: Premature ejaculation and erectile dysfunction in male, loss of sexual desire in male and female etc.
6. Adjustment disorder: Depressive and anxiety symptoms secondary to recent loss, recent change in life or any adverse situation.
Diagnosis and treatment of common mental illnesses
Panic disorder: sudden palpitation, sweating, dizziness, restlessness, insomnia, tremors, fear of heart attack and death
Specific phobias: fear of height, water, closed spaces, open places, blood etc.
Social phobia: Fear of social situations and performance in front of people.
Generalize anxiety disorder: continuous excessive worries about everyday life.
Diagnosis and treatment of common mental illnesses
1. Schizophrenia and psychotic disorders: Abnormal behaviour, irrelevant talking, delusion, hallucination etc.
2. Bipolar mood disorder: excessive talking, risk taking behaviour, insomnia and elated mood etc.
3. Obsessive compulsive disorder: Recurrent thought like dirt contamination, doubt etc. and recurrent behaviour like washing, checking etc.