DSM-5: Neurocognitive Disorders

Neurocognitive disorders

Neurocognitive disorders are mental disorders in which cognitive functions are impaired such as memory, problem solving, and perception

Neurocognitive disorders (NCDs) include:

• Delirium
• Major Neurocognitive Disorder & Mild Neurocognitive Disorder
• Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder Due to Alzheimer’s Disease
• Major or Mild Frontotemporal Neurocognitive Disorder
• Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder With Lewy Bodies 
• Major or Mild Vascular Neurocognitive Disorder
• Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder Due to Traumatic Brain Injury
• Substance/Medication-Induced Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder
• Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder Due to HIV Infection
• Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder Due to Prion Disease
• Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder Due to Parkinson’s Disease
• Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder Due to Huntington’s Disease
• Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition 
• Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder Due to Multiple Etiologies
• Unspecified Neurocognitive Disorder

• Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) 
• Delirium 
• Dementia 
• Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Parkinson Disease Dementia 
• Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) 
• HIV-Associated Dementia 
• Normal–Pressure Hydrocephalus 
• Overview of Delirium and Dementia 
• Parkinson Disease 
• Vascular Dementia 
• Overview of Prion Diseases 
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)