The most difficult mental illness to treat

 

Mental disorders are quite difficult to identify and treat, especially if they are very rare or bizarre.

Here are some of the rarest and strangest mental illnesses encountered:

Stockholm syndrome

Stockholm Syndrome is a name given to the phenomenon when hostages/victims manifest empathic feelings towards their captors.

The term "Stockholm Syndrome" was coined after a 1973 bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden. Two armed men attempted to rob a bank, and in doing so, took three people captive for about six days. According to numerous reported documentations, the hostages were upset with the police when they came to their rescue. The hostages were allegedly angry with the police and eventually assisted in the captor's defense by refusing to testify against his captor. Amazingly, these people, whose personal safety was at risk, were able to identify and form a sympathetic bond between themselves and their kidnappers.

Lima syndrome

Lima syndrome is a condition in which kidnappers develop an emotional bond with their victims. It could be said that it is the other side of the Stockholm syndrome.

Paradoxically, the kidnapper begins to empathize with his victim. In addition, at one point, they even begin to care about your needs and well-being.

Diogenes syndrome

This syndrome is a disorder characterized by extreme self-neglect, a tendency to isolate and a desire to collect many objects in the house, sometimes animals.

It is mainly discovered in older people. The name of the syndrome is, however, quite incorrect, considering that the Greek philosopher Diogenes only led an ascetic life, with no information to indicate that he neglected himself.

Stendhal's Syndrome

Stendhal syndrome is a condition that causes rapid heart rate, dizziness, confusion, and even hallucinations in a person who views works of art, especially when they are very beautiful or when there are many in one place. Also, clutter can occur when a person can see a corner of nature of overwhelming beauty.

The name of the condition comes from the famous French writer Stendhal who, in his book "Rome, Naples and Florence", described the experience he had during his visit to Florence, Italy, in 1817.

Jerusalem syndrome

This syndrome encompasses many experiences, including obsessive religious ideas, hallucinations, or other psychotic experiences that are triggered by a trip to or en route to Jerusalem.

The disorder usually occurs during a visit to the Holy City and tends to pass after a few weeks. Of those who developed this syndrome, all had previously had a mental illness.

Capgras syndrome

This syndrome is a rare one and is characterized by the fact that the affected person thinks that a close relative has been replaced by an impostor with an identical appearance. The disorder is common in patients suffering from schizophrenia, although it can also occur in those suffering from dementia, or after a head injury.

Fregoli syndrome

Fregoli syndrome is somewhat the opposite of Capgras syndrome. It is also a rare one, the affected person believes that more people are actually a person who changes their physical appearance or disguises themselves.

The disorder was named for Italian actor Leopoldo Fregoli, who became famous for his ability to rapidly change his appearance while on stage.

Cotard's Syndrome

Cotard's syndrome is a rare psychiatric disorder, the affected person believes that he is dead, that he does not exist, that he is rotten or that he has lost blood or internal organs. In rare cases, the belief that she is immortal may appear. The name comes from Jules Cotard, a French neurologist who first described the condition in 1880.