Comparison of Brain Disorders: Mental Disorders vs Behavioral Disorders

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Tracy, N. (2019). Brain disorders: Mental disorders vs. behavioral disorders. HealthyPlace.

This article provides vast knowledge about mental and behavioral disorders and their differences and their manifestations in children. The author gives many statistics and data useful for the research, such as the heritability of behavior disorders or their symptoms in children. Therefore, this article will be used as one of the main sources for study, since it provides general but useful information to answer the primary research questions.

Karimzadeh, M., Rostami, M., Teymouri, R., Moazzen, Z., & Tahmasebi, S. (2017). The association between parental mental health and behavioral disorders in pre-school children. Electronic Physician, 9(6), 4497–4502.

The authors of this article provide research on the impact of parents’ general and mental health problems on children’s behavioral disorders and note the strong relationship between them. This article presents empirical research and has a qualitative theoretical basis, although it is limited by small-scale sampling. For this reason, this scholarly paper will be used in the study to explain risk factors and ways of behavioral disorders prevention.

McDaniel, S. C., Lochman, J. E., Tomek, S., Powell, N., Irwin, A., & Kerr, S. (2018). Reducing risk for emotional and behavioral disorders in late elementary school: A comparison of two targeted interventions. Behavioral Disorders, 43(3), 370–382. Web.

The authors of this article explore two methods of intervention to prevent the development of behavioral disorders. The authors note that these interventions had positive outcomes and also qualitatively describe the logic of their application in their research. The results of this research will be used in the study to compare and distinguish differences between methods and processes of preventing and treating mental and behavioral disorders.

Newman, L., Judd, F., Olsson, C.A. Castle, D., Bousman, C., Sheehan, P., Pantelis, C., Craig, J.M., Komiti, A., & Everall, I. (2016). Early Origins of mental disorder – Risk factors in the perinatal and infant period. BMC Psychiatry, 16(2016).

The primary purpose of this article was to study the risk factors in the perinatal and infant period that can lead to the development of mental diseases in children. The authors explore different mechanisms and risks of disorders’ development, for example, maternal anxiety, genetic factors, and caregiving. This article is vital for the study to understand and explain the origins of mental disorders and their nature.

Kumar, V., Sattar, Y., Bseiso, A., Khan, S., & Rutkofsky, I. H. (2017). The effectiveness of Internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy in the treatment of psychiatric disorders. Cureus, 9(8), e1626.

This article presents a study of Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for the treatment of behavioral disorders. The authors demonstrate a qualitative approach to research, variable and therapy selection, and sampling; however, they note that the results can be inaccurate on small-scale research. Nevertheless, this article will be used in the study to demonstrate one method of treatment for behavioral disorders and its comparison to mental disorders control.

Hoch, E., Niemann, D., von Keller, R., Schneider,M., Friemel, C.M., Preuss, U.W. Hasan, A., & Pogarell, O. (2019). How effective and safe is medical cannabis as a treatment of mental disorders? A systematic review. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 269(2019), 87–105. Web.

The authors of this article study the effect of medical cannabis in treating mental disorders and conclude that it is beneficial but do not confirm the harm. For this purpose, the authors conducted an extensive review of scientific papers and presented the precise criteria for their selection. Therefore, this article is useful as it offers an overview of one of the treatments for mental disorders addressed in the study.

Mohammadi R, & Garavand A. (2017). Classification of mental and behavioral disorders related information with the approach of the international classification of diseases. Journal of Police Medicine, 5(4): 307-314.

The article’s authors explore the differences and international classification of mental and behavioral disorders and their importance in medicine. Even though the authors do not provide much unique or new information, they summarize and highlight the most important factors in the classification of diseases. This article is essential for research since it highlights the differences and characteristics of the perception of some mental and behavioral disorders.

Keeley, J. W., Reed, G. M., Roberts, M. C., Evans, S. C., Medina-Mora, M. E., Robles, R., Rebello, T., Sharan, P., Gureje, O., First, M. B., Andrews, H. F., Ayuso-Mateos, J. L., Gaebel, W., Zielasek, J., & Saxena, S. (2016). Developing a science of clinical utility in diagnostic classification systems: Field study strategies for ICD-11 mental and behavioral disorders. American Psychologist, 71(1), 3–16. Web.

The central topic of this article is the classification of mental and behavioral disorders by the World Health Organization. The authors investigate the changes and main differences of the classification to demonstrate the features of its formation and possibilities of its future development. This article is essential for the study as it provides examples of the differences between behavioral and mental disorders at the official international level.

Reed, G. M., Robles, R., & Domínguez-Martínez, T. (2016). Classification of mental and behavioral disorders. In J. C. Norcross, G. R. VandenBos, D. K. Freedheim, & N. Pole (Eds.), APA handbook of clinical psychology: Psychopathology and health (p. 3–28). American Psychological Association. Web.

This chapter in the book focuses on the classification of mental and behavioral disorders and their gaps and disadvantages. The authors discuss factors that subject classification to criticism and make the division of conditions more confusing. Although the chapter focuses on the previous version of DSM-5, it has relevant and accurate information for comparing mental and behavioral disorders that can be useful for the study.

Leichsenring, F., Steinert, C., & Ioannidis, J. (2019). Toward a paradigm shift in treatment and research of mental disorders. Psychological Medicine, 49(13), 2111-2117.

This article criticizes current approaches to the study and treatment of mental and behavioral disorders and calls for research and correction of their shortcomings. While many of the authors’ assumptions can be challenged, they offer comprehensive empirical and theoretical evidence to support their arguments. Thus, this article is useful for the study as it gives a new perspective on understanding and treatment of disorders, which is necessary for a qualitative revealing of the issue.

References

Leichsenring, F., Steinert, C., & Ioannidis, J. (2019). Toward a paradigm shift in treatment and research of mental disorders. Psychological Medicine, 49(13), 2111-2117.

Reed, G. M., Robles, R., & Domínguez-Martínez, T. (2016). Classification of mental and behavioral disorders. In J. C. Norcross, G. R. VandenBos, D. K. Freedheim, & N. Pole (Eds.), APA handbook of clinical psychology: Psychopathology and health (p. 3–28). American Psychological Association. Web.

Tracy, N. (2019). Brain disorders: Mental disorders vs. behavioral disorders. HealthyPlace.