14 – Sleep Disorders
Abstract Sleep disorders are prevalent, disabling, and deleterious to an array of physiologic systems. Given the intricate relationship between sleep, cognition, and emotional regulation, it is not surprising that complaints…
11 – Neurocognitive Disorders
Abstract Cognitive disorders in the DSM-IV-TR included delirium, dementia, amnestic disorder, and cognitive disorders not otherwise specified. DSM-V retains the diagnosis of delirium and introduces the term neurocognitive disorder (NCD),…
12 – Feeding and Eating Disorders
Abstract DSM-V describes three eating disorders (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder), three feeding disorders (avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, pica, and rumination disorder), and two residual feeding and…
13 – Child Psychiatry and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Abstract Given that children and adolescents can never be thought of simply as “little adults” but rather as patients with their own unique developmental, psychological, and biological characteristics, it is…
10 – Personality Disorders
Abstract At the turn of the twenty-first century, our understanding of personality disorders radically evolved as research on their biological characteristics and effective evidence-based treatments (EBTs) emerged to challenge preexisting…
9 – Substance Use Disorders
Abstract Substance use disorders are highly prevalent, affecting millions of Americans directly (social, occupational, and health problems) and indirectly (billions of dollars in health care costs and lost revenues due…
4 – Mood Disorders
Abstract Over the years, attempts have been made to classify depressive syndromes based on various criteria. For several decades, the term reactive depression was used to describe cases involving an…
5 – Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
Abstract Schizophrenia is the most common and important type of a primary psychotic disorder (i.e., not caused by drugs or a medical condition), representing more than half of all patients…
8 – Disorders Related to Stress and Trauma
Abstract Trauma derives from the Greek τραῦμα, meaning “wound.” Although it has been used for centuries as a medical term to designate “an injury to living tissue caused by an…
7 – Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
Abstract This chapter presents an overview of the nature, assessment, and treatment of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders (OCRD), including obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), hoarding disorder (HD), hair-pulling…
