Labels & Individuality

ADULT DISORDERS

Common Disorders

• Alcohol/Substance Abuse
• Alcohol/Substance Dependence
• Anorexia Nervosa
• Anxiety Disorders
• Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD/ADD)
• Bipolar Disorder
  • Major Depressive Episode
  • Hypomanic Episode
  • Manic Episode
  • Mixed Episode
• Bulimia Nervosa
• Depression
• Eating Disorders
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• Major Depressive Disorder
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Panic Disorder
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Schizophrenia
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Social Phobia (also known as Social Anxiety Disorder)

Dissociative Disorders

• Depersonalization Disorder
• Dissociative Amnesia
• Dissociative Fugue
• Dissociative Identity Disorder (MPD)
• Dissociative Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (NOS) 

PERSONALITY DISORDERS

These disorders typically aren't diagnosed until an individual is a young adult, often not until their 20's or even 30's. Most individuals with personality disorders lead pretty normal lives and often only seek psychotherapeutic treatment during times of increased stress or social demands. Most people can relate to some or all of the personality traits listed; the difference is that it does not affect most people's daily functioning to the same degree it might someone diagnosed with one of these disorders. Personality disorders tend to be an intergral part of a person, and therefore, are difficult to treat or "cure." Learn more about personality disorders and personality traits...

• Antisocial Personality Disorder
• Avoidant Personality Disorder
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Dependent Personality Disorder
• Histrionic Personality Disorder
• Multiple Personality Disorder, see Dissociative Identity Disorder
• Narcissistic Personality Disorder
• Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
• Paranoid Personality Disorder
• Schizoid Personality Disorder
• Schizotypal Personality Disorder

.....You get the idea. There are so many labels out there (I only chose the most common to copy and paste) you can sometimes get lost in your diagnosis. I tend to prefer focusing on the individual rather than the label. That is the problem with some Psychiatrists. Either they know nothing about the "disorder" or assume that everyone diagnosed displays the same characteristics as the person next to them. 
Just a thought.

-E