Question 1

child mental health problems.  how common are the real psychiatric problems, not autism or add?

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Wow, where to begin?: I'm not sure what's "not real" about autism or adhd; but, in prepubertal children, there's also anxiety, sometimes depression, & learning disabilities.  After puberty, depression and anxiety increase markedly, as do eating disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder.  Not counting adhd (8-10% of the population), in any one year, serious other illness affect about 10-12% of the child population.

Question 2

what is the most common psychiatric illness in the united states?

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Major Depression: According to the national institute of mental health, major depressive disorder is the leading cause of disability in the U.S. For ages 15-44.  "mental disorders are common in the United States and internationally. An estimated 26.2 percent of americans ages 18 and older — about one in four adults — suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year.".

Question 3

could these physical and psychiatric problems be symptoms of a disease?

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Symptoms: Depends on which symptoms you are referring to.

Question 4

what are the different drugs that can be used for psychiatric problems?

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Hard to Answer...: Very difficult question to answer briefly. There are many different medicines that are used in psychiatry, and these are grouped into several categories. The most well known are the antidepressants. Other groups are the antipsychotic medications, mood stabilizing meds, stimulants, and antianxiety meds. Some meds fall into more than one category.

Question 5

if a child has problems with attachment, will this lead to other psychiatric problems as an adult?

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Likely: Despite the importance of secure attachment (parent-child relationship),  events later in life also play an important role in shaping one's emotional health and capacity for intimate human relationship.  The children who had an disorganized/disoriented pattern of attachment (abused children, children of parents with major depression, alchol use and bipolar disorder) are at the highest risk.

Question 6

what kinda psychiatric problems happen to doctors?

Accepted Answer

All kinds: I have seen doctors with every type of psychiatric problem and have heard of doctors who have schizophrenia. When i was a fellow in child & adolescent psychiatry at johns hopkins hospital, i had a patient who developed schizophrenia while in medical school. Doctors are in no way "immune" from all or any of the conditions which they might treat.

Question 7

what psychiatric problems do khat create?

Accepted Answer

Psychological: addiction, anxiety, aggressiveness and altered sexual drive have been reported.

Question 8

my sister-in-law says she has psychiatric problems. are other family members more likely to get the same thing?

Accepted Answer

Psych sister-in-law: Hi, i don't know what your sister-in-law's diagnosis is, but i can say that she is open, reaching out to her family.If she has the urge to discuss this situation, please listen and support her.Is she seeking
help-treatment for her psych problems?Is she a threat to herself or others?  The immediate problem is not the transmissability of her disorder-but is she o-k.?If not, call psych intervent asap.

Question 9

what is the definition or description of: psychiatric problem?

Accepted Answer

Impairment: A psychological/behavioral symptom that causes impairment in a person's function or distress for that person. For example: anxiety is normal & keeps us alert to possible danger. If anxiety is excessive or out of proportion to the situation, and causes us distress or impaiment in our ability to handle situations, then we have an anxiety disorder. It is then considered to be a psychiatric problem.

Question 10

what are some of the most common organic (non-psychiatric) reasons for insomnia?

Accepted Answer

Pulmonary and cardia: Chronic pain, COPD , CHF , sleep apnea and CNS disoders.

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