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Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

By Dr. Ahmed Hafez

What is complex PTSD? Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that can develop in people who have been through a traumatic event. The event may have threatened their life or safety, or they may have witnessed a serious accident, death or natural disaster. Complex PTSD is a condition that can occur after prolonged and repeated trauma, particularly due to child abuse or domestic violence. Trauma can cause problems with memory and disrupt the development of a person’s identity and their ability to control emotions and form relationships with others. What are the symptoms of complex PTSD? People

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Dissociative identity disorder

By Sama Mohamed

What is dissociative identity disorder? Dissociative identity disorder is a psychological condition where disturbance to a person’s sense of identity causes them to feel or be observed by others to have 2 or more separate personalities. It was previously known as ‘multiple personality disorder’. Dissociative identity disorder is a type of dissociative disorder — where there is a disconnect between your thoughts, memories and feelings and sense of who you are. Dissociative identity disorder is usually long-term and is a response to extreme trauma. Dissociative identity disorder may be incorrectly mixed up with schizophrenia. While they are both mental health disorders,

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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

By Sama Mohamed

What is autism spectrum disorder (ASD)? Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a lifelong developmental disorder. It affects how people behave and interact with the world around them. In people with ASD, the brain does not grow in the same way it does in most people. ASD presents differently in boys and girls. ASD is not a mental health problem or an intellectual disability. But some people with ASD will also have those problems. Children and adults with ASD may be highly intelligent, of normal intelligence, or have an intellectual disability. Along with some challenges, an autistic person will also have

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