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mental disorders

Major Depression: Pervasive and persistent low mood. Low-self esteem and lost of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities. ICD-10 F32, F33

Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Excessive, uncontrollable and often irrational worry. Excessive worry which often interferes with daily functioning. ICD-10 F41

Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: Feels the need to check things repeatedly or performs certain routines repeatedly, e.g. hand washing. ICD-10 F42

Bipolar Disorder: Periods of elevated mood and periods of depression. Elevated mood is significant and is known as mania or hypomania. ICD-10 F31

Schizophrenia: Abnormal social behaviour and failure to recognize what is real. Symptoms include false beliefs, confused thinking or auditory hallucinations. ICD-10 F20

Autism: Neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social interaction verbal and non-verbal communication, and restricted and repetitive behaviour. ICD-10 F84

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Neurodevelopmental psychiatric disorder. Significant problems with executive functions which cause attention deficits and hyperactivity. ICD-10 F90

Eating Disorder: Abnormal eating habits that negatively affect a person's physical or mental health. They include binge eating disorder, anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa to name but a few. ICD-10 F50

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Can develop after a person is exposed to one or more traumatic events, such as sexual assault, warfare, traffic collisions, terrorism or other threats on a person's life. ICD-10 F43

Substance Abuse: Substance abuse is a mental disorder brought on by behaviour. In this case consuming substances with addictive properties. ICD-10 F10, F19