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Prevalence, Diagnostic Criteria, and Features of Body Dysmorphic Disorder
The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition Text Revision (DSM-5-TR) defines body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) as a condition in which a person is fixated on what they think is wrong with their appearance when in reality they look fine. BDD is a common mental illness that is often not…
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Psychoeducation (REBT): How ‘Musts’ or Demandingness Lead to Behavioral Disorders
Imagine a scenario where something unexpected happens. This situation stresses you out immensely. You do not know how this problem will resolve, but you want it to just go away. Someone must help you. The event that distressed you must not happen again. You must resolve it quickly. In short, the world must comply with…
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Prevalence, Diagnostic Criteria, and Features of Trichotillomania
Trichotillomania, also known as hair-pulling disorder, is an obsessive-compulsive disorder in which people repeatedly pull out hair from any part of their body. Studies reveal that there have not been many large epidemiological studies on this disorder, but estimates of its frequency show that between 0.5% and 2% of the general population has it. However,…
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Khalil-Ur-Rehman, Crimes, Hypocrisy and Sadism in Pakistan
In July, 2024, a kidnapping made headlines across Pakistani media. According to the victim, the famous screenwriter Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar, he was lured at night to a place by a woman named ‘Aamna Urooj’ where his phone, cash and wallet were snatched from him. The snatchers then made Qamar transfer about Rs 250,000 to their account…
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Prevalence, Diagnostic Criteria, and Features of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a common mental illness that affects 1-3% of the world’s population. It is marked by unwanted thoughts, or obsessions, doing the same things over and over again, or compulsions. These symptoms make patients’ lives very difficult because they take up a lot of time, make them very upset, and make it…
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Procrastination: Important Factors and How to Deal with It
Imagine an important task that you have to complete in a short time. However, you find yourself only thinking about it, contemplating it for most of the time. You know that it is important that you complete it as early as possible. You understand that you will feel less stressed out. But you keep on…
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Prevalence, Diagnostic Criteria, and Features of Agoraphobia
Agoraphobia is the fear that someone will get hurt if they are in a public or busy place where they can’t easily get out or where help might not be easy to find. It is marked by the fear that a panic attack or signs similar to a panic attack could happen in these scenarios.…
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Prevalence, Diagnostic Criteria, Features and Treatment of Selective Mutism
Selective mutism is a long-lasting and severely limiting mental illness in which a child is unable to speak when they should. Selective mutism is classified as an anxiety condition, but because it is so different and complex, it may be thought of as a neurodevelopmental disease. Children with selective mutism are very rare and have…
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Paneck’s Problems at Work
A 35 year old male, Paneck was employed as a manager at a beauty salon. This was his 3rd year at the salon and he had had a troubled experience dealing with the recent issues at work. Thanks to the marketing team and the staff’s work, the beauty salon had recently gotten a boom of…
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Prevalence, Diagnostic Criteria, and Features of Specific Phobia
Specific phobia is an anxiety condition in which a person is overly afraid of a certain thing, situation, or action for no good reason. Anxiety is more than just being scared, it makes people avoid things. The level of fear is often too high compared to the real threat that the phobic trigger poses. For…
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Maladaptive Daydreaming
Have you seen people lost in themselves for hours and hours, unbothered by what is happening in the environment? Do you wonder why they act like they are living a life in a world of their own and are completely dissociated from the present world most of the time? Do you wish to know what…
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Prevalence, Diagnostic Criteria, and Features of Separation Anxiety Disorder
One very common anxiety condition in kids is separation anxiety disorder (SAD). A person with SAD feels too much worry, concern, or even dread about being separated from an attachment figure, even if they are just going to be separated for a short time. It is normal for people to experience separation anxiety at certain…