What is neurosis?

  Neurosis is a psychiatric disorder that is characterized by anxiety, depression, fear, compulsion, hypochondriasis or neurosis, in which the patient feels very distressed without any organic pathology and most of the patients do not recover.  The initiating factors are related to psychosocial factors, such as interpersonal relationships, marriage, economy, family, work, etc.; they are also related to qualities and personality bases, such as obsessive-compulsive personality, performance personality, type A personality.  Neuroses are classified as: phobias, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, somatoform disorders, neurasthenia, other or to be classified neuroses. Its clinical manifestations are diverse and often have the following six major manifestations: ① brain dysfunction manifestations: easy mental excitement, easy mental fatigue; ② emotional symptoms: anxiety, depression, fear, irritability; ③ obsessive-compulsive symptoms: obsessive-compulsive ideas, obsessive-compulsive intentions, obsessive-compulsive behavior; ④ hypochondriac symptoms; ⑤ somatic symptoms: chronic pain, dizziness, autonomic symptom cluster, chest tightness and shortness of breath, etc.; ⑥ sleep disorders.  Neurosis is a psychological disorder and should be treated mainly with psychiatric treatment and supplemented with medication. Patients need to be under the guidance of a professional psychiatrist for progressive symptomatic treatment to eliminate the cause of the disease.