Introduction To Psychiatry
Introduction To Psychiatry
Introduction To Psychiatry
Dr Mukti Acharya
MBBS (Bangladesh)
MD ( TU)
Asst professor
Deputy Hospital Director
Academic clinical coordinator
Incharge Dept of NeuroPsychiatry
WHAT IS HEALTH?
• World Health Organization's Definition “ A state of
complete physical, mental, social and spiritual well
being and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity”
• WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH?
The most acceptable concept now –a – days A person
who is
• Able to cope/function normally
• Meets the responsibilities
• Expresses balanced attitude towards day to day
challenges/ problems
NORMAL MENTAL HEALTH
• Normal mental health, much like normal health, is a rather
difficult concept to define. Normality is not an easy
concept to define, some of the following traits are more
commonly found in ‘normal’ individuals.
• 1. Reality orientation.
• 2. Self-awareness and self-knowledge.
• 3. Self-esteem and self-acceptance.
• 4. Ability to exercise voluntary control over their behaviour.
• 5. Ability to form affectionate relationships.
• 6. Pursuance of productive and goal-directive activities.
Mental Disorders
• Mental Disorder
• An illness of the mind that can affect the
thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of a person,
preventing him or her from leading a happy,
healthful, and productive life.
• A psychiatric disorder is a disturbance of
Cognition (i.e. Thought), Conation (i.e. Action),
or Affect (i.e. Feeling), or any disequilibrium
between the three domains
CLASSIFYING PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
• Neurotic Disorder
= Usually distressing but that allows one to
think rationally and function socially
• Psychotic Disorder
= Person loses contact with reality experiences
irrational ideas and distorted perceptions
Types of Mental Disorders
• Organic (Including Symptomatic) Mental Disorders- a.Delirium,
b. Dementia,
c. Organic amnestic syndrome, etc
• 2. Schizophrenia
• 3. Mood Disorders
• 4. Neurotic, Stress-related and Somatoform Disorders
• 5. Disorders of Adult Personality and Behaviour
• 6. Sexual Disorders
• 7. Sleep Disorders
• 8. Psychosomatic Disorders
• 9. Child Psychiatry
Psychiatry
• It is a branch of medicine dealing with mental
disorder and its treatment .