Is the recognition of personality and neurotic disorders a good or bad thing?

---

I understand that its beneficial for people who need medication. The reason I ask is that my Mum reads a lot of psychology books and has a very good understanding of various psychomatic ailments, but I think because she knows so much about such illnesses and disorders she has tried to "label" me and my siblings in a sort of "psychological hyprochondriac" kind of way. I was diagnosed with depression and as having Aspergers syndrome when I was 10 and I think the Seroxat I was on for ten years may have caused further problems. Also, my brother is 9 and she has successfully had him diagnosed for Aspergers Syndrome and Attention Deficity Hyperactivity Disorder - as far as I'm concerned has is a perfectly normal 9 year old. I'm just worried that my brother will grow up into the personality that she's labelled him as like I did.
I am being ungrateful for my Mum's help or do you think ignorance can be bliss with these sort of things?
The problem you're describing is not with recognition of disorders, but their misdiagnosis.

That is, it's a very good thing to be able to recognize disorders. Seeing them where they don't exist, not so good, in fact, as you suggest, it can be harmful.

It's not that ignorance is bliss, it's that a little knowledge can be dangerous -- that is, when it isn't really knowledge, but is information being misapplied.

Wish I had some advice for you, but I really don't know what to say.

I'm surprised that the people she took your brother to, who agreed with her "diagnosis" did so. I hope they know what they're doing.  (+ info)

Why are there so many kids with disorders and problems these days?

---

I know there's always been people with disorders and sicknesses and problems, but now it seems like there are more and more, and that if one kid in a family has something wrong, the rest of them are much more likely to be diagnosed with a problem, even if it's unrelated to the first one's. Is medical care just that much better than it was when I was a kid? Or are people just more neurotic, and push for diagnoses or self-diagnose their children? Or are problems more widespread for some reason? A combination? What's going on here?
people notice any little thing that could be wrong with there kid and have it immediate checked out by there doctor. there doctor can and will find something wrong with them such as attention deficit disorder or autism. if a kid is a little slow to start talking 20 years ago, the mother would just assume that he is just going at his own pace and will evenutally start talking. in this day an age the mother will assume something is wrong and have her doctor put him on meds and have special tests done. it's a scam.  (+ info)

what are etiological factors of neurotic disorders? what are common characteristics in Neurotics?

---

this is not a home work question. the correct answer will help a lot of people who are suffering from neurotic disorders.
I can't really answer this question. While I agree with the others that the DSM-IV is very useful for this kind of detailing, I don't really agree with the book in general principal. My professors regularly called it the "voodoo book"...meaning that it was invented, contrived in it's prescriptions, and that it was mostly a tool for insurance companies. They believed (as do I) that for cases of treatment in regards to psychotherapy that while there are broad trends, each individual case must be examined in it's own merit.

Too many people "fall through the cracks" otherwise.  (+ info)

Is Dissociative Identity Disorder a neurotic or psychotic disorder?

---

Also, any info on the demographics would be lovely. Sources are wonderful!
psychotic disorder.  (+ info)

Can animals have psychological disorders?

---

Can dogs get depressed? Can cats be schitzophrenic? What about a neurotic octopus or a manic depressive obsessive compulsive owl? Do animals get mental disorders that are different from humans?
From personal experience, I can tell you that dogs and cats can get neurotic. Three of our five animals had complicated lives before they came to us, and they show signs of it to this day. I also boarded with a lady who had an inbred cat who would hide all the time -- I don't think there was any abuse involved, just that the cat had these natural insticts that were on the weird side.

I wouldn't be surprised if there's a whole gamut of psychological disorders in animals. But, those disorders aren't very useful, I think, to wild animals so they tend to get culled. (-: Or they are able to avoid scientists very easily!  (+ info)

How do I deal with someone who is neurotic?

---

My current boyfriend seems to be somewhat neurotic. We've only been together for a month and I've already noticed he has neurotic behaviors. He gets anxiety over his emotions and freaks out about things and I really don't know how to handle it. I really like him and care for him but I don't know how I should handle those situations or what to say to him.
every one has thier quirks... if you love him, accept him as he is...and hope he would do the same for you.  (+ info)

What are some ailments and disorders that involve the human body's nervous system?

---

I would like to know what disorders/ailments affect the nervous system for a biology project, and I figured this was the best place to go.
I have autoimmune pernicious anaemia (unable to absorb vitamin B12 in the digestive system) which affects the nervous system as B12 is essential to maintain the myelin sheath around the nerves. If undiagnosed, it can lead to permanent paralysis, be misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease (and cause permanent Alzhemier's disease if not diagnosed in time) and MS and is fatal without treatment. Misdiagnosis is common as lab levels are far too low. I have nerve damage in my finger still from being misdiagnosed. I had to diagnose myself.

Pernicious Anaemia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pernicious_anemia

http://www.drdach.com/B12_Jeffrey_Dach_drdach.html  (+ info)

What are the odds of my children inheriting these disorders?

---

My fiance and I were in the process of planning our wedding, when he told me his father and aunt have a seizure disorder; presumably from his paternal grandmother, because his father and aunt have different fathers. Now, my fiance also has an aunt (on his mother's side) that has Downs Syndrome. I am concerned about possibly passing something onto my future children. What are the odds of my children inheriting one or both of these disorders?
Down Syndrome isn't something that is inherited, and seizure disorders rarely are. So very low.

If you really are concerned you could talk with a geneticist. But as far as I can tell, there probably is no need to.  (+ info)

How well does zoloft work for anxiety disorders linking to depression?

---

How well does zoloft work for anxiety disorders or is there anything else better that u would recommend that would not put me to sleep. Ive feared social things, going back to school, getting a job and getting infront of people all my life Just wondering wondering if there is something that would help me have a productive life that would help my anxiety? I want even go into a store by myself I panic. Ive always been more to myself because of it no very social.
It works pretty damn good for me. I really don't feel sleepy at all just better.

It's more like your relaxed now that you don't have anxiety. It was a change for me because I couldn't think of a time where I was not panicky except when I was a little kid.

I started taking zoloft for anxiety/depression going on 2 months now.
I started at 25mg and am now at 100 mg, and I think I'm staying at 100.

It is truly amazing for anxiety. Anxiety has made me miserable, but not anymore.

I haven't had a panic attack in about a month now, and let me tell you it is great. I can go out in public now without a problem, Heart palpitations from anxiety are gone, and it also helps with my obsessive compulsiveness.

Good luck, you won't regret it!  (+ info)

What kindof cases/disorders would one expect to find on a Medical Endocrinology ward?

---

I know it is related to hormones, and there seems to be a varying amount of related disorders - from diabetes to thyroid to cancer. Are there any specific disorders in relation to Medical Endocrinology (in the UK)?
Here are some examples: patients with pancreatitis, patients in diabetic coma, sent up by the ER, patients in severe hyperglycemia sent up by the ER, patients with Addisons disease (adrenal trouble), patients with severe anaphylactic reactions that has not been properly diagnosed, young girls with severe abdominal pains who tell you when you ask whether they have had sex : "No doctor I am not married!" with an innocent smile and are about to loose a 6 week embryo,patients with acute neurotoxin infections from seafood, and other sources, patients with chronic heavy metal infections: lead, arsenic , benzene compounds, patients with wrongly diagnosed epileptic seizures.....you want more, we have seen them all mate.  (+ info)

---

---

• Home
• Our method
• Usage examples
• Index

• Statistics
• Contact

---