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Mental Health

Kleptomania: Understanding the Compulsive Urge to Steal

Kleptomania is a mental health disorder characterized by a constant urge to steal items even though the items are not needed. According to the DSM-5, people with kleptomania “typically...

Pica Disorder: Understanding & Overcoming Cravings

What is Pica Disorder? Pica Eating Disorder is a condition that involves an irreversible urge to ingest inedible or...

Purging Disorder: Understanding the Complexities

Purging disorder is a mental health condition, specifically an eating disorder characterized by recurrent behaviors aimed at getting rid...

Night eating syndrome: a habit or a disorder?

We all have been through times when we find ourselves hunting for food in the fridge or kitchen...

Types of PTSD: Exploring the Different Variants of PTSD

PTSD is a mental disorder that is more common than it is assumed to be. This psychiatric condition...

Catatonic Schizophrenia: Often Overlooked and Misunderstood

Catatonic Schizophrenia is a rare form of schizophrenia that causes various psychiatric and medical symptoms. A study suggestsFrancis, A., Fink, M., Appiani, F., Bertelsen,...

Rumination disorder: Causes, symptoms, tests and treatment

Rumination disorder is a behavioral disorder causing regurgitation of either undigested or partially digested food back into the mouth from the stomach. The patient...

ARFID: How does it differ from other restrictive eating disorders?

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is among the common eating disorders in teenagers. A study suggestsNicely TA, Lane-Loney S, Masciulli E, Hollenbeak CS, Ornstein...

Types of OCD: In depth guide into diagnosis and treatment options

OCD, or Obsessive-compulsive disorder, is a type of mental illness (anxiety disorder) characterized by repeated obsessions (undesired thoughts, sensations, or images) that provoke anxiety....