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dysthymia

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a mild affective disorder characterized by chronic depression

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major depression, major depressive illness, clinical depression, major affective disorder, unipolar disorder

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a disorder characterized by feelings of worthlessness, fatigue, and loss of interest

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manic depression, bipolar disorder (BD)

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an affective disorder characterized by mood swings of mania and depression

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seasonal affective disorder (SAD)

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an affective disorder characterized by episodes of depression primarily during the winter and fall, but remit in the spring

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generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)

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the most common anxiety disorder; characterized by chronic worrying about everyday problems, affecting the ability to relax and concentrate

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panic disorder

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a disorder of sudden, recurrent attacks of intense feelings, including physical symptoms that mimic a heart attack with a general feeling of loss of control and feeling of imminent death; often progresses to agoraphobia

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phobia

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exaggerated fear of a specific object or circumstance that causes anxiety and panic

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posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

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a condition resulting from an extremely traumatic experience that leads the sufferer with persistent thoughts and memories of the ordeal; symptoms include feelings of fear, detachment, exaggerated startle response, restlessness, nightmares, and avoidance of triggers

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obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

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an anxiety disorder featuring unwanted, senseless obsessions accompanied by repeated compulsions

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hypochondriasis

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a preoccupation with thoughts of disease and concern that one is suffering from a serious condition that persists despite medical reassurance to the contrary

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autism

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a developmental disability resulting from a neurologic disorder affecting brain function, as evidenced by difficulties with verbal and nonverbal communication and inability to relate tot anything beyond oneself (auto = self) in social interactions

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dyslexia

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a learning disability characterized by difficulty understanding written or spoken words that affects reading, spelling and self-expression

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attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

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a dysfunction characterized by consistent hyperactivity, distractibility, and lack of impulse control

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mental retardation

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a condition of subaverage intelligence characterized by an IQ under 70

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anorexia nervosa

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an eating disorder caused by abnormal perception of one’s body weight, as evidenced by an overwhelming fear of becoming fat that results in a refusal to eat and a body weight well below normal

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bulimia nervosa

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an eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by efforts to limit digestion through induced vomiting, use of laxatives or excessive exercise

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substance abuse disorders

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mental disorders resulting from addiction causing personal and social dysfunction

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schizophrenia

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a disease of brain chemistry causing a distorted cognitive and emotional perception of one’s environment

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