The Psychopathological Finding: What is This Finding Needed For?

The psychopathological findings allow the physician to accurately describe the patient’s mental state. The next step toward diagnosis is then to evaluate all the symptoms, which are often typical of certain syndromes (e.g., a depressive syndrome). The ICD Psychiatric diagnoses are now referred to as disorders and in Germany follow the international classification of disorders … The Psychopathological Finding: What is This Finding Needed For?

Paruresis as a Taboo Subject

The word “paruresis” refers to a difficult psychological problem that hardly anyone dares to talk about. Paruresis is the inability to urinate in public toilets in the possible presence of other people. In English, the term Shy Bladder Syndrome has become established for this. Estimates put the number of paruresis sufferers in Germany at 1 … Paruresis as a Taboo Subject