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Munchausen syndrome is a mental disorder in which the patient fakes illness to gain attention and sympathy...
Dissociation is a mental process where a person disconnects from their thoughts, feelings, memories or sense of identity...
Diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder may be difficult because the symptoms are similar to bipolar disorder and schizophrenia...
Without treatment, frequent and prolonged panic attacks can be severely disabling...
Paranoia is the irrational and persistent feeling that people are ‘out to get you’ or that you are the subject of persistent, intrusive attention by others...
Anxiety disorders are common mental health problems that affect many people...
Bipolar disorder is a type of psychosis, which means the person?s perception of reality is altered. It is characterised by extreme mood swings...
People with borderline personality disorder may exhibit extreme behaviour, such as repeated self-mutilation or taking overdoses of medication...
In psychosis, the everyday thoughts that enable us to lead our daily lives become confused...
People with schizophrenia do not have 'split personalities' and they are not intellectually disabled...