What we haven't touched yet: one line each
So the map has no blank spaces: the remaining DSM-5 categories, one honest sentence each. Any of these can become a full chapter later.
| Category | Flagship disorders | One-line handle |
|---|---|---|
| Bipolar & related | Bipolar I · II · cyclothymic | Mania (≥1 wk) defines Bipolar I, with or without depression; hypomania (≥4 d) plus major depression, never mania, defines Bipolar II; see the boundary note on the Depression page |
| Dissociative | Dissociative identity · dissociative amnesia · depersonalisation/derealisation | Disrupted integration of memory, identity, perception: strongly trauma-linked |
| Personality disorders | Cluster A (paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal) · B (antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic) · C (avoidant, dependent, obsessive-compulsive) | Enduring, inflexible patterns of inner experience and behaviour from early adulthood; BPD (instability of relationships, self-image, affect; abandonment fear; self-harm risk) is the one the Mental Health-3 class notes name |
| Neurocognitive | Delirium · major/mild neurocognitive disorder (Alzheimer's, vascular…) | Acquired decline in cognition; delirium is acute, fluctuating, medical: an emergency, not counseling material |
| Gender dysphoria | Gender dysphoria | Distress from incongruence between experienced and assigned gender: the dysphoria, not the identity, is the clinical focus |
| Elimination | Enuresis · encopresis | Bed-wetting past age 5 / soiling past 4: rule out medical causes, never punish |
| Sexual dysfunctions | Desire, arousal, orgasm, pain disorders | ≥6 months, distressing; rarely volunteered in Nepal: ask privately |
| Paraphilic disorders | Pedophilic, exhibitionistic, voyeuristic… | Atypical arousal is a disorder only when it causes distress/impairment or involves non-consent |
- DSM-5 has about twenty chapters; this atlas covers ten in depth and the rest in one honest sentence each.
- Bipolar I is defined by mania; bipolar II by hypomania plus depression; delirium is a medical emergency, not a counselling case.
- Knowing a category exists is enough to refer well; any of these can become a full chapter later.
Three friendly questions to settle what you just read. This is reassurance, not a test: a wrong tap is part of learning, and you can try again.
A full manic episode (1 week or more) means:
✔ Yes. Hypomania (4 days, milder) plus depression makes Bipolar II.
Not quite; have another look. The answer is in this section.
Borderline personality disorder's hallmark is:
✔ Yes. Named in your Mental Health-3 notes; self-harm risk demands care.
Not quite; have another look. The answer is in this section.
Delirium is best treated as:
✔ Yes. Acute, fluctuating confusion has a medical cause; refer fast.
Not quite; have another look. The answer is in this section.
Pick one, not all: these are chosen to be light, not exhaustive.
That is plenty for one sitting. Whatever brought you here, reading about the mind with care is itself an act of care.