Neuroses are characterized by anxiety, depression, or other feelings of unhappiness or distress that are out of proportion to the circumstances of a person’s life. They may impair a person’s functioning in virtually any area of his life, relationships, or external affairs, but they are not severe enough to incapacitate the person. Affected patients generally do not suffer from the loss of the sense of reality seen in persons with psychoses. Causes of psychoneurosis may include: --Anxiety --Depression --Impaired concentration --Impaired decision-making --Memory problems --Obsessions --Irrational fears --Sleeping problems --Compulsions --Irritability --Difficulty enjoying social relations --Shortness of breath --Headache --Fatigue --Persisting tension --Gastrointestinal symptoms
