In DSM-IV a mental disorder is conceptualized as a clinically significant behavioral or psychological syndrome or pattern that occurs in an individual and that is associated with present distress or disability, or with significantly increased risk of suffering death, pain, disability or an important loss of freedom.

Examples, Subsets and Synonyms for Psychiatric Disorders

• Adjustment Disorders
• Anxiety Disorders
• Panic Disorder - Obsessive/Compulsive Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Phobias
• Impulse Control Disorder
• Mood Disorders
• Oppositional-Defiant Disorder