In this video I provide a brief overview of some of the general issues surrounding the treatment of mental illness. These include the goal of treatment, who provides treatment, who receives treatment, and ethical considerations related to treatment. Disclaimer: This … Read More
Personality Disorders, Psychopathy, & Sociopathy
In this video I describe the symptoms and prevalence of several disorders in the DSM-5 category of Personality Disorders. I also briefly discuss differences between antisocial personality disorder, psychopathy, and sociopathy and the Psychopathy Checklist created by Robert Hare. The … Read More
Bipolar & Related Disorders
In this video I describe the symptoms and prevalence of several disorders in the DSM-5 category of Bipolar and Related Disorders, formerly in the category of mood disorders. I describe the symptoms and prevalence of Bipolar I, Bipolar II, and … Read More
Depressive Disorders
In this video I describe the symptoms and prevalence of several disorders in the DSM-5 category of Depressive Disorders with a focus on Major Depressive Disorder. I describe the symptoms and prevalence of MDD, patterns such as seasonal pattern and … Read More
Feeding & Eating Disorders
In this video I describe the symptoms and prevalence of several disorders in the DSM-5 category of Feeding and Eating Disorders including Pica, Binge-Eating Disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, and Bulimia Nervosa. I also describe comorbid disorders and symptoms and how similar … Read More
Schizophrenia Spectrum & Other Psychotic Disorders
In this video I describe the positive symptoms of schizophrenia, including delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and abnormal motor behavior, as well as negative symptoms of reduced emotional expression, anhedonia, alogia, avolition, and asociality. I also discuss diagnostic criteria, cognitive factors, … Read More
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
In this video I describe some symptoms and prevalence of several disorders in the Neurodevelopmental Disorders category of the DSM-5. This category includes intellectual disability, communication disorders, learning disorders, and motor disorders. In this video I focus on Autism Spectrum … Read More
Dissociative Disorders
In this video I describe some symptoms and prevalence of several disorders in the Dissociative Disorders category of the DSM-5. These include dissociative amnesia, dissociative fugue, dissociative identity disorder, and depersonalization/derealization disorder. Please note that the symptoms described in this … Read More
Culture & Mental Illness
In this video I discuss the relationship between culture and mental illness and how culture may influence the prevalence, expression, or understanding of psychological disorders. While the DSM-IV described “culture-bound syndromes” such as koro (penile retraction syndrome), the DSM-5 has … Read More
The Diathesis-Stress Model
In this video I describe the diathesis-stress model. This model suggests that development of mental illness can be explained by two main factors – a genetic predisposition (diathesis) and environment (stress). Individuals vary for both of these factors and these … Read More