Evidence-Based Medical Encyclopedia
Explore thousands of diseases with authoritative clinical information from WHO, CDC, NIH, and international medical guidelines. Every condition features an interactive journey from diagnosis to treatment.
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Psychiatry
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
A debilitating mental health condition triggered by experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event, causing flashbacks, nightmares, and severe anxiety.
Major Depressive Disorder
A serious mental health condition marked by at least two weeks of pervasive sadness and loss of interest, impairing daily life and requiring medical and psychological treatment.
Schizophrenia
A chronic, severe mental disorder characterized by hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking, and emotional flattening, causing severe functional impairment.
Bipolar Disorder
A lifelong mood disorder marked by severe highs (mania) and lows (depression), treated primarily with mood stabilizers like Lithium or Valproate.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
A mental health condition where a person has uncontrollable, recurring thoughts (obsessions) and behaviors (compulsions) they feel the urge to repeat over and over.
Dementia with Lewy Bodies
A progressive dementia causing fluctuating confusion, detailed visual hallucinations, and Parkinson-like stiffness, with severe reactions to typical antipsychotic drugs.
Panic Disorder
Recurrent, unpredictable episodes of overwhelming terror and physical symptoms, followed by persistent fear of future attacks.