The World Psychiatry Association has recently decided that the list of drug-treatable mental illnesses isn't quite long enough. Not really, they've just decided that there needs to be an increase in the diagnosable illnesses and so they have put forward a list that they think should be added. Below I've got a list of some of my favorites. Some of these haven't made it into medical journals and so are still basically under wraps (I know a few people in the Psychology Business, in fact most of my counsellors are in this industry)
Pre-Adolescent Psychosis - Actually defined as "A teenager who is a bit odd". Brilliant, because we need a few more of them.
Associative Identity Disorder - Similar to Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personalities) except it covers people who act different ways in the presence of different people or in different circumstances.
Atypical Paranoia - This is an interesting one; it covers people that are worried that they aren't worried about things.
Monopolar Disorder - Covers people who don't have major changes in their emotional response.
Pre-Echolalia - Covers people who manage to know what is going to be said before it is said (thought to be related to an overdeveloped Temporal Cerebellum)
Daymare Disorder - Similar to Nightmare Disorder but covers the time spent day dreaming (This one is a bit controversial as it is still unclear whether it is a self-imposed illness or one born out of some trauma)
Anti-Defiance Disorder (Jones' Syndrome) - This one is probably a teachers best friend. It covers kids who show a higher than average propensity for following orders.
Attention Surplus Syndrome - Roughly the opposite of Attention Deficit Disorder where people have an attention span greater than the average. It is unclear whether this is an Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Cognitive Tourette's - Similar to both Standard and Somatic Tourette's Syndromes (where someone is incapable of controlling some of their speech or actions). In this variation, a person is unable to control their thought patterns. Characteristically they consistently change the topic of a conversation or are incapable of following a continual argument.
Boanthropy - A disorder where the sufferer thinks he is a cow (Don't believe me, look it up)
Pre-Adolescent Psychosis - Actually defined as "A teenager who is a bit odd". Brilliant, because we need a few more of them.
Associative Identity Disorder - Similar to Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personalities) except it covers people who act different ways in the presence of different people or in different circumstances.
Atypical Paranoia - This is an interesting one; it covers people that are worried that they aren't worried about things.
Monopolar Disorder - Covers people who don't have major changes in their emotional response.
Pre-Echolalia - Covers people who manage to know what is going to be said before it is said (thought to be related to an overdeveloped Temporal Cerebellum)
Daymare Disorder - Similar to Nightmare Disorder but covers the time spent day dreaming (This one is a bit controversial as it is still unclear whether it is a self-imposed illness or one born out of some trauma)
Anti-Defiance Disorder (Jones' Syndrome) - This one is probably a teachers best friend. It covers kids who show a higher than average propensity for following orders.
Attention Surplus Syndrome - Roughly the opposite of Attention Deficit Disorder where people have an attention span greater than the average. It is unclear whether this is an Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Cognitive Tourette's - Similar to both Standard and Somatic Tourette's Syndromes (where someone is incapable of controlling some of their speech or actions). In this variation, a person is unable to control their thought patterns. Characteristically they consistently change the topic of a conversation or are incapable of following a continual argument.
Boanthropy - A disorder where the sufferer thinks he is a cow (Don't believe me, look it up)
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