etiology

(noun)

The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something. 

Related Terms

Examples of etiology in the following topics:

  • Depressive Disorders

    • A depressive disorder can be classified as substance-induced if its etiology can be traced to the direct physiologic effects of a psychoactive drug or other chemical substance, or if the development of the depressive disorder occurred alongside substance intoxication or withdrawal.
    • The etiology and treatment of persistent depressive disorders is much the same as that of MDD.
    • Little is known about its course or etiology.
    • Summarize the similarities and differences in diagnostic criteria, etiology, and treatment options among the depressive disorders

  • Factitious Disorders

    • Though the etiology of factitious disorders is not well understood, risk factors for developing the disorder include childhood traumas, growing up with parents/caretakers who were emotionally unavailable due to illness or emotional problems, a serious illness as a child, history of working in healthcare and/or failed aspirations to work in the medical field, personality disorders, and low self-esteem.
    • Summarize the diagnostic criteria, etiology, and treatment of the two types of factitious disorder

  • Specific Learning Disorder

    • Summarize the diagnostic criteria, etiology, and treatment of common learning disorders

  • Introduction to Anxiety Disorders

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder

    • The results of family and twin studies suggest that genetic factors play a role in the etiology of ASD and other pervasive developmental disorders.
    • Summarize the diagnostic criteria, etiology, and treatment of autism spectrum disorder

  • Gender Dysphoria

    • Other research into genetic variation, hormones, and differences in brain functioning and brain structures suggest evidence for the biological etiology of the symptoms associated with gender dysphoria; however much of this research is preliminary and still controversial.

  • Intellectual Disabilities

  • Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)

  • Reactive Attachment Disorder

    • Summarize the diagnostic criteria, etiology, and treatment of reactive attachment disorder

  • Somatic Symptom Disorders

    • Summarize the similarities and differences in diagnostic criteria, etiology, and treatment options among somatic symptom disorders