Articles about Diagnosis

Unspecified Anxiety Disorder is a provisional diagnosis applied when clinically significant anxiety symptoms are evident but cannot yet be precisely classified, allowing ...

Paraphilic Disorders are defined by persistent, intense sexual interests that become clinically significant when they cause distress, impair functioning, or involve harm ...

Unspecified Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorder is a provisional diagnosis used when clinically significant OCD-related symptoms are present but cannot yet be fully...

When symptoms don’t fit a clear diagnosis, they still matter. Other Specified Mental Disorder recognises these in-between experiences and supports tailored care.

When depressive symptoms are evident but the full picture is unclear, clinicians may use Unspecified Depressive Disorder as a provisional diagnosis, prioritising timely c...

Not everyone who lives on the margins of social life feels lonely. Schizoid Personality Disorder highlights a quieter pattern, marked by genuine detachment, limited emoti...

When physical symptoms take centre stage, the real burden often lies in the distress around them. Somatic Symptom Disorder captures this pattern, where genuine bodily con...

Acute Stress Disorder is the mind’s immediate response to trauma, marked by intrusive memories, heightened alertness, and emotional disruption in the first weeks after an...

When eating disorder symptoms are clear but don’t fit neatly into a diagnosis, Unspecified Feeding or Eating Disorder provides a clinical placeholder, prioritising immedi...

Unspecified Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorder is a provisional diagnosis used when trauma-related symptoms cause distress or impairment, but there isn’t enough inform...

Schizotypal Personality Disorder sits on the edge of the schizophrenia spectrum, where unusual beliefs, perceptual distortions, and social discomfort shape how a person r...

Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED) is a clinically significant diagnosis encompassing eating disorder symptoms that do not meet full criteria for a specif...