Children's health
08 Jul 2003
Eating disorder: Anorexia nervosa (self-starvation; malnutrition; extreme weight loss)
Anorexia is a potentially life-threatening eating disorder, characterised by extreme reluctance to consume food as a result of a disturbed body image.
Diseases
08 Jul 2003
Eating disorder: Bulimia nervosa (binge eating disorder)
Bulimia nervosa is a psychological disease characterised by episodic, uncontrolled binge eating, followed by self-induced vomiting to avoid weight gain.
Diseases
08 Jul 2003
Personality disorders
Personality disorder, a psychological condition, causes a pattern of predictable behaviours that lead to social rejection or occupational dysfunction.
Children's health
08 Jul 2003
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Chronic fatigue syndrome refers to disabling fatigue and pain for six months or longer, often after flu-like illness. The cause is unknown.
Diseases
08 Jul 2003
Somatoform disorders (Briquet’s syndrome)
Somatoform disorders or Briquet's syndrome is a complaint of symptoms with no physical evidence of pathology and in pain or body dysmorphic conditions.
Diseases
08 Jul 2003
Dissociative disorders
Dissociative disorder is a psychological condition in which consciousness, memory, identity or perception are disrupted e.g. multiple personality disorder.
Diseases
08 Jul 2003
Insomnia
Insomnia is unsatisfactory sleep that affects daytime functions because of fatigue, irritability, decreased memory and concentration, and malaise.
Diseases
07 Jul 2003
Vascular dementia (multi-infarct dementia)
Vascular dementia refers to cognitive decline after multiple strokes. It is the second most common type of dementia, affecting 20% of people over 80 years.
Diseases
07 Jul 2003
Lewy body dementia (LBD)
Dementia with Lewy bodies (LBD) is a neurodegenerative disorder associated with abnormal structures in the brain. It is often associated with Parkinson's.
