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Body integrity dysphoria (BID), also referred to as body integrity identity disorder (BIID), amputee identity disorder or xenomelia, and formerly called apotemnophilia, is a rare mental disorder characterized by a desire to have a sensory or physical disability or feeling discomfort with being able-bodied, beginning in early adolescence and resulting in harmful consequences. [1]
Many people living with SMI experience institutional recidivism, which is the process of being admitted and readmitted into the hospital. [8] This cycle is due in part to a lack of support being available for people living with SMI after being released from the hospital, frequent encounters between them and the police, as well as miscommunication between clinicians and police officers. [8]
Catatonia is a complex neuropsychiatric behavioral syndrome that is characterized by abnormal movements, immobility, abnormal behaviors, and withdrawal. [2] [3] The onset of catatonia can be acute or subtle and symptoms can wax, wane, or change during episodes.
The Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) is a 50-question visual memory recognition test that discriminates between true memory impairment and malingering, with two learning trials and an optional retention trial following a delay. [1] It was first published in 1996 and is intended for testing individuals ages 16 and older.
The American Psychological Association aligns with this in a resolution: it "urges all mental health professionals to take the lead in removing the stigma of mental illness that has long been associated with homosexual orientation" [108] and "Therefore be it further resolved that the American Psychological Association opposes portrayals of ...
Following the chief complaint in medical history taking, a history of the present illness (abbreviated HPI) [1] (termed history of presenting complaint (HPC) in the UK) refers to a detailed interview prompted by the chief complaint or presenting symptom (for example, pain).
Malingering Index; to assist in identifying feigned mental illness. Rogers Discriminant Function; to assist in identifying simulated profiles with a negative bias. Further identification of exaggeration and/or negative bias can be calculated used the NIM Predicted Profile [1] Additionally, one can also apply the use of the Negative Distortion ...
V65.2 Malingering; V71.01 Adult antisocial behavior; V71.02 Child or adolescent antisocial behavior; V62.89 Borderline intellectual functioning; 780.9 Age-related cognitive decline; V62.82 Bereavement; V62.3 Academic problem; V62.2 Occupational problem; 313.82 Identity problem; V62.89 Religious or spiritual problem; V62.4 Acculturation problem