Glenmarks Clinic
Admitted Disorders

Anxiety disorders involve excessive worry, fear, or apprehension that significantly impact daily functioning. They may include persistent tension, nervousness, and physical symptoms.
○ Symptoms: Persistent worrying, restlessness, irritability, muscle tension, difficulty concentrating, sleep disturbances.

Persistent worrying, restlessness, irritability, muscle tension, difficulty concentrating, sleep disturbances.

Therapy (e.g., cognitive-behavioural therapy, exposure therapy), medication, relaxation techniques, and lifestyle changes.

Bipolar mood disorders involve extreme mood swings between depression and periods of mania or hypomania. They disrupt mood, energy levels, and behaviour.

Sadness, loss of interest, fatigue, suicidal thoughts (depression), euphoria, increased energy, impulsivity (mania/hypomania).

Mood stabilisers, antipsychotic medications, therapy, lifestyle management.

Depression is a mood disorder characterised by persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and loss of interest. It affects various aspects of life.

Depressed mood, changes in appetite or weight, sleep disturbances, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, thoughts of death or suicide.

Therapy (e.g., cognitive-behavioural therapy), antidepressant medications, lifestyle changes, and support groups.

Schizophrenia and psychotic disorders involve disruptions in thinking, perception, emotions, and behaviour. They include hallucinations, delusions, and disorganised thinking.

Hallucinations, delusions, disorganised speech or behaviour, social withdrawal, cognitive impairments.

Antipsychotic medications, therapy, supportive services, lifestyle management.

Postnatal depression, or postpartum depression, affects new mothers after childbirth due to hormonal changes, sleep deprivation, and the demands of caring for a newborn.

Mood swings, irritability, crying spells, feelings of worthlessness or guilt, sleep disturbances, difficulty bonding with the baby.

Therapy, antidepressant medications, social support, lifestyle changes.

PTSD develops after a traumatic event, causing intense fear, helplessness, or horror. It involves intrusive memories, flashbacks, hypervigilance, and avoidance.

Intrusive memories, flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, avoidance, negative changes in mood and cognition.

Therapy (e.g., trauma-focused therapy), medication, and self-care strategies

Personality disorders involve rigid and maladaptive thinking, feeling, and behaviour patterns. They affect interpersonal relationships, emotional regulation, and overall functioning.

Difficulties in relationships, impulsivity, emotional instability, distorted self-image.

Therapy (e.g., dialectical behaviour therapy, psychodynamic therapy), medication for co-occurring symptoms, and support groups.

Ageing disorders, also known as geriatric mental health disorders, pertain to mental health conditions that commonly affect older adults. These disorders may arise with age, including cognitive decline, mood disturbances, and changes in behaviour.

Cognitive decline, memory problems, mood changes, anxiety, depression, social isolation.

Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), medication management, lifestyle interventions, and support services.

Eating disorders involve unhealthy patterns of eating behaviour that impact physical and emotional health. They include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder.

Restrictive eating, binge eating, purging behaviours, excessive exercise, body image disturbances.

Therapy (e.g., cognitive-behavioural therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy), nutritional counselling, medical monitoring, and support groups.

Grief and loss refer to the emotional and psychological response to the death of a loved one or other significant losses. They involve various emotions and can vary in intensity and duration.

Sadness, shock, disbelief, guilt, anger, feelings of emptiness or numbness.

Grief counselling, support groups, therapy, and coping techniques.

ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. It affects focus, organisation, time management, and impulse control.

Difficulty focusing or staying organised, impulsivity, restlessness, forgetfulness, difficulty following instructions.

Medication, behaviour therapy, parent training, classroom accommodations.

ASD is a developmental disorder affecting communication, social interaction, and behaviour. It includes challenges in social communication, repetitive behaviours, and sensory sensitivities.

Difficulties in social interaction, repetitive behaviours, restricted interests, sensory sensitivities, and communication challenges.

Behavioural interventions, speech therapy, occupational therapy, social skills training, educational support.

OCD is characterised by obsessions (unwanted thoughts) and compulsions (repetitive behaviours) to alleviate anxiety. It involves distressing obsessions and compulsive rituals.

Obsessive thoughts (e.g., contamination, symmetry), compulsive behaviours (e.g. handwashing, checking).

Therapy (e.g. exposure and response prevention, cognitive-behavioural therapy), medication, and lifestyle modifications.

Panic disorder involves recurrent and unexpected panic attacks, causing intense fear or discomfort. It includes palpitations, sweating, trembling, and fear of losing control.

Sudden feelings of intense fear or discomfort, palpitations, sweating, trembling, fear of losing control or dying.

Therapy (e.g., cognitive-behavioural therapy, exposure therapy), medication, relaxation techniques, and lifestyle changes.

Phobias are anxiety disorders characterised by excessive fears of specific objects, situations, or activities. They lead to avoidance behaviours and significant distress or impairment.

Avoidance, intense anxiety when exposed to the phobic stimulus, impairment in social or occupational functioning.

Therapy (e.g., exposure therapy, cognitive restructuring), medication, and self-help strategies.

Dissociative disorders involve disruptions in consciousness, memory, identity, or perception. They may occur in response to trauma and manifest as dissociative amnesia, depersonalisation, or identity confusion.

Dissociative amnesia, depersonalisation, derealisation, identity confusion, dissociative fugue.

Therapy (e.g., trauma-focused therapy), medication for co-occurring symptoms, and grounding techniques.

Adjustment disorders are stress-related disorders characterised by emotional or behavioural symptoms in response to a specific stressor or life change. They include sadness, anxiety, and impaired functioning.

Sadness, anxiety, irritability, difficulty concentrating, impaired social or occupational functioning.

Supportive therapy, stress management techniques, problem-solving skills training, coping strategies.

Conduct disorders involve persistent patterns of antisocial behaviour violating societal norms and others’ rights. They include aggression, defiance, deceitfulness, and disregard for rules or authority.

Aggression, defiance, deceitfulness, vandalism, theft, disregard for rules or authority.

Therapy (e.g., cognitive-behavioural therapy, parent management training), family therapy, and behaviour modification techniques.

Sleep disorders disrupt standard sleep patterns, impacting health and well-being. They include insomnia, sleep apnoea, and other sleep quality or quantity conditions.

Difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, excessive daytime sleepiness, breathing disturbances during sleep.

Therapy (e.g., cognitive-behavioural therapy for insomnia), medication, lifestyle modifications, sleep hygiene practices.

Gender dysphoria involves distress related to the incongruence between one’s gender identity and assigned sex. It includes desires for gender-affirming interventions.

Persistent distress related to gender and desire for gender-affirming interventions.

Therapy (e.g., gender-affirming therapy), hormone therapy, gender-affirming surgery, and support from healthcare providers.

BDD is characterised by obsessive preoccupation with perceived flaws in appearance, leading to significant distress. It includes repetitive behaviours and impaired functioning.

Excessive grooming, avoidance of social situations, seeking reassurance, distress or impairment.

Therapy (e.g., cognitive-behavioural therapy), medication, and support groups.

Hoarding disorder involves persistent difficulty discarding possessions, leading to excessive accumulation and clutter. It includes distress related to discarding items and impaired functioning.

Excessive item acquisition, difficulty organising possessions, distress related to discarding items, impaired functioning.

Therapy (e.g., cognitive-behavioural therapy), medication, and interventions to improve organisation skills.

IED is characterised by recurrent episodes of impulsive aggression or violent behaviour disproportionate to the provocation. It includes verbal or physical aggression and feelings of guilt.

Verbal or physical aggression, temper tantrums, property damage, feelings of guilt.

Therapy (e.g., cognitive-behavioural therapy, anger management therapy), medication, and stress reduction techniques.

Trichotillomania involves recurrent pulling out of one’s hair, leading to noticeable hair loss and distress. It includes tension before pulling and attempts to resist the behaviour.

Repetitive hair pulling, tension before pulling, gratification or relief after pulling, attempts to resist.

Therapy (e.g., habit reversal training, cognitive-behavioural therapy), medication, and support groups.

Dermatillomania involves repetitive picking at one’s skin, leading to tissue damage and distress. It includes attempts to remove perceived imperfections and feelings of shame.

Repetitive skin picking, attempts to remove imperfections, relief after picking, shame.

Therapy (e.g., cognitive-behavioural therapy), medication, and strategies to reduce picking behaviour.

Tourette syndrome is characterised by involuntary motor and vocal tics beginning in childhood. It includes sudden, rapid movements and vocalisations.

Involuntary motor and vocal tics.

Therapy, medication, and support services.