The symptom lists below have been culled and summarized from current diagnostic criteria most commonly used in the United States by mental health professionals. The lists are divided into three broad categories: adult, childhood, and personality disorders; some disorders may fall under more than one category. These categories are just an easy way to find a disorder, the categories themselves do not mean anything.

Remember, the lists of symptoms are not necessarily complete. Many times, differential diagnoses were left out of these lists, to keep things simple. Some of the categories listed below are not actual diagnoses, but rather parts of a diagnosis (e.g.- the descriptions of "episodes"). Only an experienced mental health professional can make an actual diagnosis.

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ADULT DISORDERS Acute Stress Disorder Adjustment Disorders Agoraphobia Alcohol/Substance Abuse Alcohol/Substance Dependence Anorexia Nervosa Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD/ADD) Bereavement Bipolar Disorder Major Depressive Episode Hypomanic Episode Manic Episode Mixed Episode Body Dysmorphic Disorder Brief Psychotic Disorder Bulimia Nervosa Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder Conversion Disorder Cyclothymic Disorder Delusional Disorder Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type Depression Depersonalization Disorder Dissociative Amnesia Dissociative Fugue Dissociative Identity Disorder (MPD) Dyspareunia Dysthymic Disorder Eating Disorders Exhibitionism Female and Male Orgasmic Disorders Female Sexual Arousal Disorder Fetishism Frotteurism Gender Identity Disorder Generalized Anxiety Disorder Hypersomnia, Primary Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder Hypochondriasis Insomnia Intermittent Explosive Disorder Kleptomania Major Depressive Disorder Male Erectile Disorder Nightmare Disorder Narcolepsy Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Pain Disorder Panic Attack Panic Disorder Pathological Gambling Pedophilia Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Premature Ejaculation Psychotic Disorder NOS Pyromania Schizoaffective Disorder Schizophrenia Schizophreniform Disorder Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Sexual Masochism and Sadism Shared Psychotic Disorder Sleep Terror Disorder Sleepwalking Disorder Social Phobia (also known as Social Anxiety Disorder) Somatization Disorder Specific or Simple Phobia Transvestic Fetishism Trichotillomania Vaginismus Voyeurism

CHILDHOOD DISORDERS Childhood disorders, often labeled as developmental disorders or learning disorders, most often occur and are diagnosed when the child is of school-age. Although some adults may also relate to some of the symptoms of these disorders, typically the disorder's symptoms need to have first appeared at some point in the person's childhood. Asperger's Disorder Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD/ADD) Autistic Disorder Conduct Disorder Disorder of Written Expression Encopresis Enuresis Expressive Language Disorder Mathematics Disorder Mental Retardation Oppositional Defiant Disorder Pica Reading Disorder Rett's Disorder Rumination Disorder Selective Mutism Separation Anxiety Disorder Stereotypic Movement Disorder Stuttering Tourette's Disorder Transient Tic Disorder   PERSONALITY DISORDERS These disorders typically aren't diagnosed until an individual is a young adult, often not until their 20's or even 30's. Most individuals with personality disorders lead pretty normal lives and often only seek psychotherapeutic treatment during times of increased stress or social demands. Most people can relate to some or all of the personality traits listed; the difference is that it does not affect most people's daily functioning to the same degree it might someone diagnosed with one of these disorders. Personality disorders tend to be an intergral part of a person, and therefore, are difficult to treat or "cure." Learn more about personality disorders and personality traits... Antisocial Personality Disorder Avoidant Personality Disorder Borderline Personality Disorder Dependent Personality Disorder Histrionic Personality Disorder Multiple Personality Disorder, see Dissociative Identity Disorder Narcissistic Personality Disorder Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder Paranoid Personality Disorder Schizoid Personality Disorder Schizotypal Personality Disorder

 

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Last reviewed:
  On 7 Dec 2007
  By John M. Grohol, Psy.D.