is mdd a chronic illness?
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There are two major categories of chronic unipolar depression: chronic major depressive disorder and dysthymic disorder. Chronic major depressive disorder (CMDD) is defined as MDD in which criteria for major depressive episode (MDE) are continually met for at least 2 years.
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GAD is a common anxiety disorder that involves constant and chronic worrying, nervousness, and tension. Unlike a phobia, where your fear is connected to a specific thing or situation, the anxiety of GAD is diffused—a general feeling of dread or unease that colors your whole life.
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Bipolar disorder (sometimes called manic depression) is different. If you have it, you have extreme mood swings. You experience periods of depression (similar to MDD). But you also have periods of great highs.
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Mental illness is a leading cause of disability. Untreated mental illness can cause severe emotional, behavioral and physical health problems. Complications sometimes linked to mental illness include: Unhappiness and decreased enjoyment of life.
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Second, mental illness can cause health problems all on its own. Chronic stress is associated with a risk of heart attacks, stroke, obesity, and premature death, and many other symptoms associated with mental illness can also lead to serious health issues.
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Even though PDD and MDD are separate conditions, people can have them both at the same time. If you've had PDD for a number of years and then have a major depressive episode, this is referred to as double depression.
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“Patients with chronic, severe mental illnesses are still in facilities—only now they are in medical hospitals, nursing homes and, increasingly, jails and prisons, places that are less appropriate and more expensive than long-term psychiatric institutions.”
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Muscular dystrophy (MD) refers to a group of nine genetic diseases that cause progressive weakness and degeneration of muscles used during voluntary movement. Myotonic dystrophy (DM) is one of the muscular dystrophies. It is the most common form seen in adults and is suspected to be among the most common forms overall.
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Anxiety and depression are common in patients with FND but many patients do not have such problems. Chronic pain is also common in patients with FND including fibromyalgia, which is also related to disturbed nervous system functioning.
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Illness under mood disorders include: major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder (mania - euphoric, hyperactive, over inflated ego, unrealistic optimism), persistent depressive disorder (long lasting low grade depression), cyclothymia (a mild form of bipolar disorder), and SAD (seasonal affective disorder).
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DMDD was added to the DSM-5 in 2013 to address the problem of overdiagnosing and overtreating bipolar disorder in children. It is hoped that new diagnostic criteria for children with extreme irritability and frequent temper tantrums will lead to targeted and more effective interventions.
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Chronic Pain Chronic mental illness can lead to aches, pains, and gastrointestinal distress that have no physical source. Over time, your aches and pains become detrimental to your physical health. You may develop serious physical injuries that make it even more difficult to recover from mental illness.
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Chronic diseases tend to become more common with age. The leading chronic diseases in developed countries include (in alphabetical order) arthritis, cardiovascular disease such as heart attacks and stroke, cancer such as breast and colon cancer, diabetes, epilepsy and seizures, obesity, and oral health problems.
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A person with chronic diseases like, hypertension or diabetes can potentially control their disease with a proper diet and exercise. A person diagnosed with a terminal illness like metastatic breast cancer can exercise and diet, but it will not change the fact that they will eventually succumb to their disease.
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Mal de debarquement (MDD) is a rare and poorly understood disorder of the vestibular system that results in a phantom perception of self- motion typically described as rocking, bobbing or swaying. The symptoms tend to be exacerbated when a patient is not moving, for example, when sleeping or standing still.
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BPD is not necessarily a lifelong disorder. Many patients retain residual symptoms later in life.
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Nurturing our mental health can also help us combat or prevent the mental health problems that are sometimes associated with a chronic physical illness. In some cases, it can prevent the onset or relapse of a physical or mental illness. Managing stress well, for instance, can have a positive impact on heart disease.