Conditions

This is the part of Shrinkopedia that covers diagnosable mental health conditions in full. Each entry takes one diagnosis and explains it from the ground up: what it is, how it tends to start, what it looks like day to day, how clinicians actually diagnose it, and what helps. It's written for the person trying to understand a diagnosis they or someone close to them has received, and for anyone who wants a clear, accurate picture rather than a scattered one.

Every condition entry is researched from primary sources, including the DSM-5-TR, the ICD-11, NICE guidance, the National Institute of Mental Health, and Cochrane systematic reviews. We write it in plain language, and the editorial team led by Dr. Shariq Refai reviews each entry before it's published. Where the evidence behind a claim is solid, we say so. Where it's still unsettled, we say that too. Every entry carries an evidence-strength rating of Strong, Mixed, or Limited, so you can tell how confident the field is about what you're reading.

Browse the list below or use the filter to jump to a specific condition. Each entry links out to the symptoms that tend to come with it, the treatments used for it, and the terms worth knowing, so you can follow a diagnosis into the wider picture instead of reading it in isolation.