Psychological disorders

[irony of truth]

Hello.. I just want a help for a "list".

Is autism a type of psychological disorder?

What I only know of psychological disorders are schizophrenia and depression. Can I ask for list of the very common types of psychological disorders in the society (not mental disorders).

Could someone help me? :D

[hitssquad]

The Americal Psychological Association (APA) publishes The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, now in its fourth edition, for just such a purpose. Rhyme Of The Ancient Wanderer has a website that seems to me to explain the DSM-IV fairly well:
http://ivy_league0.tripod.com/rhyme_of_the_ancient_wanderer/id14.html

I have pesonally used that site as a refernce many times.



Can I ask for list of the very common types of psychological disorders in the society (not mental disorders).I am not aware of any consistent difference between the mainstream use of the term "psychological disorder" and the mainstream use of the term "mental disorder."

[mikepass]

autism is a pervasive developmental disorder (pdd). associated with aspergers syndrome.

for more information concerning autism and aspergers go to http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer

in the DSM4 it is #299. general PDD's are 299.8