Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 29/04/13
Short article
outlining the purpose and mechanisms of the most important classification system
for mental health in the Western world
Suicide?
In-depth piece exploring the nature and causes of suicide, based in large
part on the classic study by Émile Durkeim
On being Sane in Insane Places
David Rosenhn’s classic investigation into the validity
of psychiatric diagnosis, set out in Key Study format
Autism
Mind map outlining the history and key factors in Autism
Approaches to Abnormality
Defining & Classifying Abnormality
Defining Abnormality
Mind map reviewing the key criteria for defining Abnormality
Classifying Abnormality
Mind map considering the systems, pros and cons of classifying
Abnormality
International Classification of Diseases
Short article on the history and importance
of the principal alternative to DSM
DSM vs ICD
Table to assist in comparing and constrasting the world's premier classification
systems for mental health
Cross-Cultural Issues in Mental Health
Mind map taking into consideration race, gender
and other sources of bias in diagnosing mental health problems
Culture-Bound Syndromes
Mind map looking at whether mental health problems are universal
or more distinctly the products of local/regional culture
Behavioural Abnormality
Mind map outlining the Behavioural explanations for Abnormal
Behaviour
Little Albert
The infamous Classical Conditioning experiment conducted on an eleven-month-old
baby by John B Watson & Rosalie Rayner, set out in Key Study format
Biological Abnormality
Mind map outlining the Biological explanations for Abnormal
Behaviour
The Genetic Basis for Mental Disorders
Mind map outlining the genetic basis for Abnormal
Behaviour
Psychodynamic Abnormality
Mind map outlining the Psychodynamic basis for Abnormal
Behaviour
What are Anxiety Disorders
Mind map reviewing the types and effects of Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety Disorders - Biological Explanations
Mind map exploring Biological explanations
of Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety Disorders - Evolutionary Explanations
Mind map exploring Evolutionary explanations
of Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety Disorders - Psychological Explanations
Mind map exploring Psychological explanations
of Anxiety Disorders
About Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Article defining the nature of OCD
Some Causes of OCD
Article exploring the potential causes of OCD
These pages deal with the concepts, classification, theories about and treatments
for mental health problems and abnormal behaviour - ranging from learning difficulties
to psychotic disorders such as Schizophrenia. The pages are based on standard academic
specifications but most enquiring visitors should find the level of detail comprehensible.
Can vMEMES cause Clinical Depression...?
Detailed discussion of the symptoms and causes
of Major Depression, with a particular emphasis on the functioning of vMEMES and
how that functioning can be related to mood
Autism Symptoms
Article providing detailed information on the kind of symptoms you can expect to
find with a child on the Autistic Spectrum
Diagnosing Autism
Brief consideration of criteria based on DSM IV-TR
Causes of Autism
Mind map exploring theories and research into the origins of Autism
Autism & Pathophysiology
Short article focusing on neural abnormalities associated with the characteristics
of Autism
Fear of Animals: what is prepared 03/03/10
John Bennett-Levy & Theresa Marteau’s groundbreaking study in to the concept of ‘preparedness’
to develop phobias - in Key Study format
Eating Disorders & Obesity
Eating Disorders
Mind map outlining the history and characteristics of Annorexia,
Bulimia and other eating disorders
Eating Disorders - Behavioural
Mind map exploring Behavioural explanations for Annorexia,
Bulimia and other eating disorders
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Eating Disorders - Biological
Mind map exploring Biological explanations for Annorexia,
Bulimia and other eating disorders
Eating Disorders - Cognitive
Mind map exploring Cognitive explanations for Annorexia,
Bulimia and other eating disorders
raves Model
Eating Disorders - Psychodynamic
Mind map exploring Psychodynamic explanations for
Annorexia, Bulimia and other eating disorders
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The Ancestry of Anorexia
Boston Globe article describing new Evolutionary theory explaining
Anorexia
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