Memory Disorders in Clinical Practice

Narcissistic disorders in clinical practice.

In this paper, the concept of narcissism in the psychoanalytic literature is reviewed and three uses of the term are defined, firstly, clinical narcissism, secondly, an innate force or tendency opposed to relationships and thirdly, narcissistic personality disorders. The latter can be further differentiated on the basis of the transference/countertransference into borderline (thin-skinned), alo...

Memory: Clinical Disorders

Althoughmemory is usually robust and accurate, different disease processes can disrupt memory and cause either distortions or outright failure. The goal of this article is to provide an overview of the six basic memory systems, their relevant neuroanatomy (Figure 1) and the clinical disorders that disrupt them (Table 1). By ‘memory system’, wemean a way in which the brain processes information ...

Clinical Practice Guideline for Eating Disorders

The first descriptions of AN date back to the 17th century, when Morton determined that the origin of this disorder, in contrast to other states of malnutrition, was a disturbance of the nervous system accompanied by sadness and pre-occupation. In the 19th century, it was described as an individual psychopathological picture similar to the one observed today, though it was believed to be a mood...

Clinical practice guidelines. Management of anxiety disorders.

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Sleep Disorders

S116 is a common complaint with a number of Psychiatric disorders e.g., depression, anxiety, and withdrawal from the substances that depress cerebral functioning. In addition, we now have evidence that link the depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia with the disordered circadian rhythms and many of these patients show delayed sleep wake phase cycle.Similarly, antidepressants are known t...