[Mental disorders in a dental practice. Patients with mental disorders in the dental practice - an introduction]. 2021

M M Bildt, and D L M Broers

Given the high prevalence of mental disorders and the consequences that sometimes arise from this for oral health or the treatability of the patient, it is important for oral care professionals to have some basic knowledge of these disorders. This introductory article examines mental disorders in general, their classification according to the most widely used manual of mental disorders (the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM-5) and some relevant differences in classification and designation from the previous edition of the DSM.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001523 Mental Disorders Psychiatric illness or diseases manifested by breakdowns in the adaptational process expressed primarily as abnormalities of thought, feeling, and behavior producing either distress or impairment of function. Mental Illness,Psychiatric Diseases,Psychiatric Disorders,Psychiatric Illness,Behavior Disorders,Diagnosis, Psychiatric,Mental Disorders, Severe,Psychiatric Diagnosis,Illness, Mental,Mental Disorder,Mental Disorder, Severe,Mental Illnesses,Psychiatric Disease,Psychiatric Disorder,Psychiatric Illnesses,Severe Mental Disorder,Severe Mental Disorders
D015995 Prevalence The total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from INCIDENCE, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time. Period Prevalence,Point Prevalence,Period Prevalences,Point Prevalences,Prevalence, Period,Prevalence, Point,Prevalences
D039721 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Categorical classification of MENTAL DISORDERS based on criteria sets with defining features. It is produced by the American Psychiatric Association. (DSM-IV, page xxii) DSM-IV,DSM-II,DSM-III,DSM-V

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