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Neurotic disorder

MedGen UID:
10334
•Concept ID:
C0027932
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Disorder, Neurotic; Disorders, Neurotic; Neuroses; Neurotic Disorder; Neurotic Disorders; Psychoneuroses
SNOMED CT: Neurotic disorder (111475002); Neurosis (111475002); Nonpsychotic mental disorder (111475002)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005379

Definition

A form of functional mental illness that manifests in distressed emotional reactions such as anxiety, obsessive thoughts, compulsive behaviors, or irrational fears. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVNeurotic disorder

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical utility of the Mood and Anxiety Symptom Questionnaire (MASQ) in a sample of young help-seekers.
Buckby JA, Yung AR, Cosgrave EM, Killackey EJ
BMC Psychiatry 2007 Sep 17;7:50. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-7-50. PMID: 17868477Free PMC Article
The reluctance to seek treatment for neurotic disorders.
Meltzer H, Bebbington P, Brugha T, Farrell M, Jenkins R, Lewis G
Int Rev Psychiatry 2003 Feb-May;15(1-2):123-8. doi: 10.1080/0954026021000046038. PMID: 12745319

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

New data toward fulfilling the promise of the ICD-11 severity criterion.
Sharp C
Personal Ment Health 2022 May;16(2):93-98. doi: 10.1002/pmh.1549. PMID: 35581693
Do Limited English Proficiency and Language Moderate the Relationship Between Mental Health and Pain?
Koleck TA, Lor M
Pain Manag Nurs 2022 Aug;23(4):443-451. Epub 2021 Nov 22 doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2021.10.005. PMID: 34824021Free PMC Article
Stimulant use in patients presenting with psychocutaneous disorders.
Richey PM, Laageide L, Swick BL
J Am Acad Dermatol 2022 May;86(5):1002-1009. Epub 2021 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.04.033. PMID: 33878406
Premature mortality of people with personality disorder in the Nottingham Study of Neurotic Disorder.
Tyrer P, Tyrer H, Yang M
Personal Ment Health 2021 Feb;15(1):32-39. Epub 2019 Aug 15 doi: 10.1002/pmh.1466. PMID: 31414571
Premenstrual symptoms.
Br Med J 1973 Mar 24;1(5855):689-90. PMID: 4735136Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

New data toward fulfilling the promise of the ICD-11 severity criterion.
Sharp C
Personal Ment Health 2022 May;16(2):93-98. doi: 10.1002/pmh.1549. PMID: 35581693
Do Limited English Proficiency and Language Moderate the Relationship Between Mental Health and Pain?
Koleck TA, Lor M
Pain Manag Nurs 2022 Aug;23(4):443-451. Epub 2021 Nov 22 doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2021.10.005. PMID: 34824021Free PMC Article
Personality change in the Nottingham Study of Neurotic Disorder: 30-Year cohort study.
Yang M, Tyrer H, Johnson T, Tyrer P
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2022 Mar;56(3):260-269. Epub 2021 Jul 10 doi: 10.1177/00048674211025624. PMID: 34250845Free PMC Article
Premature mortality of people with personality disorder in the Nottingham Study of Neurotic Disorder.
Tyrer P, Tyrer H, Yang M
Personal Ment Health 2021 Feb;15(1):32-39. Epub 2019 Aug 15 doi: 10.1002/pmh.1466. PMID: 31414571
Pharmacotherapy for personality disorders.
Hori A
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 1998 Feb;52(1):13-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1998.tb00967.x. PMID: 9682928

Therapy

Relationships between treatments received in the Nottingham Study of Neurotic Disorder over 30 years and personality status.
Tyrer P, Tyrer H, Yang M
Personal Ment Health 2022 May;16(2):99-110. Epub 2022 Jan 3 doi: 10.1002/pmh.1535. PMID: 34981662
Stimulant use in patients presenting with psychocutaneous disorders.
Richey PM, Laageide L, Swick BL
J Am Acad Dermatol 2022 May;86(5):1002-1009. Epub 2021 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.04.033. PMID: 33878406
Premature mortality of people with personality disorder in the Nottingham Study of Neurotic Disorder.
Tyrer P, Tyrer H, Yang M
Personal Ment Health 2021 Feb;15(1):32-39. Epub 2019 Aug 15 doi: 10.1002/pmh.1466. PMID: 31414571
Pharmacotherapy for personality disorders.
Hori A
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 1998 Feb;52(1):13-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1998.tb00967.x. PMID: 9682928
Premenstrual symptoms.
Br Med J 1973 Mar 24;1(5855):689-90. PMID: 4735136Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Differences in psychiatric comorbidity patterns in patients diagnosed with chronic stress-induced exhaustion disorder and depression - A cohort study in the total population of Region Stockholm.
Wallensten J, Ljunggren G, Nager A, Wachtler C, Petrovic P, Carlsson AC
J Affect Disord 2024 Apr 15;351:765-773. Epub 2024 Feb 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.01.273. PMID: 38331048
New data toward fulfilling the promise of the ICD-11 severity criterion.
Sharp C
Personal Ment Health 2022 May;16(2):93-98. doi: 10.1002/pmh.1549. PMID: 35581693
Prevalence of depression and anxiety among drug resistant tuberculosis: A study in North India.
Srinivasan G, Chaturvedi D, Verma D, Pal H, Khatoon H, Yadav D, Sahil AP, Gautam D, Deepak D
Indian J Tuberc 2021 Oct;68(4):457-463. Epub 2021 Apr 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ijtb.2021.04.010. PMID: 34752313
Premature mortality of people with personality disorder in the Nottingham Study of Neurotic Disorder.
Tyrer P, Tyrer H, Yang M
Personal Ment Health 2021 Feb;15(1):32-39. Epub 2019 Aug 15 doi: 10.1002/pmh.1466. PMID: 31414571
Mental health of the non-heterosexual population of England.
Chakraborty A, McManus S, Brugha TS, Bebbington P, King M
Br J Psychiatry 2011 Feb;198(2):143-8. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.110.082271. PMID: 21282785

Clinical prediction guides

Do Limited English Proficiency and Language Moderate the Relationship Between Mental Health and Pain?
Koleck TA, Lor M
Pain Manag Nurs 2022 Aug;23(4):443-451. Epub 2021 Nov 22 doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2021.10.005. PMID: 34824021Free PMC Article
Prevalence of depression and anxiety among drug resistant tuberculosis: A study in North India.
Srinivasan G, Chaturvedi D, Verma D, Pal H, Khatoon H, Yadav D, Sahil AP, Gautam D, Deepak D
Indian J Tuberc 2021 Oct;68(4):457-463. Epub 2021 Apr 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ijtb.2021.04.010. PMID: 34752313
Abnormal cortisol awakening responses in patients with neurotic and personality disorders admitted for psychotherapy in day hospital.
Dembińska E, Rutkowski K, Sobański J, Mielimąka M, Citkowska-Kisielewska A, Klasa K, Konietzka M
J Psychiatr Res 2020 Nov;130:207-214. Epub 2020 Jul 26 doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.06.024. PMID: 32836009
Economic Stress and Mental Health: The Relationship Between the Stock Market and Neurotic Disorder Doctor Visits.
Chen CC, Lin YT, Liu TC, Chen CS
Stress Health 2016 Dec;32(5):607-615. Epub 2016 Mar 27 doi: 10.1002/smi.2677. PMID: 27017837
Premenstrual symptoms.
Br Med J 1973 Mar 24;1(5855):689-90. PMID: 4735136Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

The relationship between personal unsecured debt and mental and physical health: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Richardson T, Elliott P, Roberts R
Clin Psychol Rev 2013 Dec;33(8):1148-62. Epub 2013 Sep 10 doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2013.08.009. PMID: 24121465

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