Trastornos mentales - World Health Organization (WHO) Hay una gran variedad de trastornos mentales, cada uno de ellos con manifestaciones distintas En general, se caracterizan por una combinación de alteraciones del pensamiento, la percepción, las emociones, la conducta y las relaciones con los demás
Anxiety disorders - World Health Organization (WHO) Generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder are included in the priority conditions covered by WHO’s mhGAP Programme This programme aims to help countries increase services for people with mental, neurological and substance use disorders through care provided by health workers who are not specialists in mental health
Depressive disorder (depression) - World Health Organization (WHO) Depressive disorder (also known as depression) is a common mental disorder It involves a depressed mood or loss of pleasure or interest in activities for long periods of time Depression is different from regular mood changes and feelings about everyday life
Bipolar disorder - World Health Organization (WHO) Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that affects a person’s mood, energy, activity and thought and is characterized by manic (or hypomanic) and depressive episodes An estimated 40 million people live with bipolar disorder worldwide Bipolar disorder is associated with significant disability and difficulties in many areas of life
Addictive behaviours: Gaming disorder - World Health Organization (WHO) Gaming disorder is defined in the 11th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) as a pattern of gaming behavior (“digital-gaming” or “video-gaming”) characterized by impaired control over gaming, increasing priority given to gaming over other activities to the extent that gaming takes precedence over other interests and daily activities, and continuation or
Clinical descriptions and diagnostic requirements for ICD-11 mental . . . The Clinical descriptions and diagnostic requirements for ICD-11 mental, behavioural and neurodevelopmental disorders (CDDR) is a comprehensive diagnostic manual designed to support the accurate and reliable identification and diagnosis of these disorders in clinical settings across the world Based on reviews of the latest available scientific evidence and best clinical practices, the CDDR
Post-traumatic stress disorder - World Health Organization (WHO) An estimated 3 9% of the world population has had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some stage in their lives Most people exposed to potentially traumatic events do not develop PTSD Feeling supported by family, friends or other people following the potentially traumatic event can reduce the risk of developing PTSD
Gambling - World Health Organization (WHO) Gambling disorder is described alongside substance use disorders in both the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM 5), and the International Classification of Diseases, eleventh revision (ICD 11) The ICD-11 describes three diagnostic requirements: 1) impaired control over gambling;
Moving one step closer to better health and rights for transgender people Now, a new edition of the ICD, known as ICD-11, has made changes to reflect a modern understanding of sexual health and gender identity – notably, by replacing “transsexualism” with a new concept of “gender incongruence”, defined as a condition relating to sexual health rather than a mental and behavioural disorder