Schizophrenia is a complex and multidimensional psychiatric disorder that leads to impairments in an individual’s perception of reality. Frequently misunderstood in society, this disorder is not limited solely to psychotic...
Read MoreSeparation Anxiety Disorder
Separation Anxiety Disorder (SAD) is an anxiety disorder defined by excessive and developmentally inappropriate fear experienced in situations where the individual is separated, or anticipates separation, from attachment figures. According...
Read MoreBody Dysmorphic Disorder
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a chronic and disabling psychiatric disorder within the spectrum of anxiety disorders, characterized by exaggerated and distorted perceptions of physical defects in appearance. The individual...
Read MoreHoarding Disorder
Hoarding Disorder is a chronic and progressive psychiatric disorder characterized by persistent difficulty discarding possessions of little or no value, which can render living spaces dysfunctional. Defined as an independent...
Read MorePost-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a chronic and functionally impairing psychiatric disorder that develops after exposure to, witnessing, or learning about a traumatic event involving actual or threatened death, serious...
Read MoreBipolar I Disorder
Bipolar I Disorder is a severe psychiatric illness characterized by extreme mood fluctuations, involving episodes of both mania and major depression. Sometimes referred to in society as “manic-depressive illness,” this...
Read MoreBipolar II Disorder
Bipolar II Disorder is a serious and chronic psychiatric illness characterized by sharp mood fluctuations, in which depressive episodes and hypomanic periods alternate. The fundamental difference from Bipolar I Disorder...
Read MoreCyclothymic Disorder
Cyclothymic Disorder is a chronic psychiatric illness characterized by mild mood fluctuations, often remaining unnoticed. Defined as part of the bipolar spectrum, this condition involves alternating periods of hypomanic and...
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