[Medical Q&A] How many types can common childhood mental disorders be roughly divided into?

Author: Zhang Cheng, Beijing Huilongguan Hospital

Zhang Xueqian Beijing Huilongguan Hospital

Reviewer: Liu Huaqing, Chief Physician, Beijing Huilongguan Hospital

Children's mental health refers to the cognitive level, emotional characteristics and personality traits of children corresponding to their age. Children with good mental health can effectively control their behavior and emotions in most cases, can deal with various situations in the environment in a relatively appropriate way, have good adaptability, have good interpersonal relationships in social interactions, and experience happiness and joy.

Common mental disorders in children can be roughly divided into the following types. ① Learning disorders: Learning disorders refer to psychological disorders that are concentrated in specific learning situations, including dyslexia, mathematical disorders, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. ② Developmental disorders: Developmental disorders refer to psychological and mental disorders that occur in people during their development, mainly including autism, schizophrenia, and mental retardation. ③ Emotional disorders: Emotional disorders refer to individuals who are seriously out of touch with reality in their emotional feelings and respond to external things in a way that hinders problem-solving operations and is self-defeating, mainly including depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorders.