Definitions for mental disorder
men·tal dis·or·der

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1. mental disorder, mental disturbance, disturbance, psychological disorder, folienoun

   (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness

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1. Mental disorder

   A mental disorder, also referred to as a mental illness or psychiatric disorder, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning. Such features may be persistent, relapsing and remitting, or occur as single episodes. Many disorders have been described, with signs and symptoms that vary widely between specific disorders. Such disorders may be diagnosed by a mental health professional, usually a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist. The causes of mental disorders are often unclear. Theories may incorporate findings from a range of fields. Mental disorders are usually defined by a combination of how a person behaves, feels, perceives, or thinks. This may be associated with particular regions or functions of the brain, often in a social context. A mental disorder is one aspect of mental health. Cultural and religious beliefs, as well as social norms, should be taken into account when making a diagnosis.Services are based in psychiatric hospitals or in the community, and assessments are carried out by mental health professionals such as psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses and clinical social workers, using various methods such as psychometric tests but often relying on observation and questioning. Treatments are provided by various mental health professionals. Psychotherapy and psychiatric medication are two major treatment options. Other treatments include lifestyle changes, social interventions, peer support, and self-help. In a minority of cases, there might be involuntary detention or treatment. Prevention programs have been shown to reduce depression.In 2019, common mental disorders around the globe include depression, which affects about 264 million, bipolar disorder, which affects about 45 million, dementia, which affects about 50 million, and schizophrenia and other psychoses, which affects about 20 million people. Neurodevelopmental disorders include intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorders which usually arise in infancy or childhood. Stigma and discrimination can add to the suffering and disability associated with mental disorders, leading to various social movements attempting to increase understanding and challenge social exclusion.

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1. mental disorder

   A mental disorder, also known as a mental illness, is a condition characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, behavior, or a combination of these, that causes distress or impaired functioning. These disorders can significantly interfere with an individual's cognitive, emotional, or social abilities. They might be caused by various factors, including genetic, biological, environmental or psychological components.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mental disorder in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mental disorder in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of mental disorder in a Sentence

1. William Eaton:

   Mostly, if you take somebody with a mental disorder -- anxiety, depression, schizophrenia -- and look at their rate of inflammation, it's likely to be higher. There's likely to be inflammatory cytokines involved in that disorder, and we don't understand why.

2. Arthur Koestler:

   If one looks with a cold eye at the mess man has made of history, it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that he has been afflicted by some built-in mental disorder which drives him towards self-destruction.

3. Nicolas Martin, www.iatrogenic.org:

   Narcissist: a person who is more confident than other people think he should be. Narcissism: a mental disorder that prevents one from reaching the celebrated status of victim.

4. Ramana Pemmaraju:

   Psychology is more concerned with identifying the degree of mental disorder and less with its cure!”

5. George DuPaul:

   You have the usual challenges that are associated with the growing independence of adolescents and the need for independence, but at the same time, a need for structure, you have that tension that you have under typical conditions ... interwoven with symptoms of a mental disorder. It exacerbates both things.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=mental disorder
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_Disorder
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