Key Takeaways

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The most common psychological disorder is major depression.

• Many psychological disorders are comorbid with one another.

• Anxiety disorders can be focused on a particular thing or can be generalized.

• PTSD and dissociative disorders are related to trauma. PTSD can involve any trauma, while dissociative disorders involve childhood trauma specifically.

• Mood disorders can involve subtypes of major depression or bipolar disorder.

• There are positive and negative symptoms linked to schizophrenia, which affect thoughts, behaviors, and emotions.

• Childhood neurodevelopmental disorders are largely biological in origin; they include ADHD and autism spectrum disorder.