An Overview of Major Depressive Disorder Major Depressive Disorder‚ also referred to commonly as depression‚ is a brain disorder that causes both physical and psychological symptoms in the patients of whom it effects. Depression is very common‚ but the symptoms can be extremely severe and potentially deadly if left ignored or untreated for any significant period of time. The cause of depression can be a combination of genetic‚ environmental‚ and psychological factors. Depression is a chronic disorder
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It is possible to encounter a variety of obsessive compulsive disorders. The most common type is contamination obsession. It is a fear of any disease or contact any subject. As a result of this‚ the person starts to over-clean‚ such as often hand washing. Excessive hand washing can sometimes even lead to a complete deep skin destruction. The person can spend most of their day at home by washing themselves or isolating themselves from being out because of fear of contamination. Another common obsession
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Interpersonal Therapy for Depression (Bleiberg‚ & Markowitz‚ 2008). The combination of both psychotropic‚ and CBT as a mode of treatment‚ is more effective in respect to cost-effectives‚ and reduces the probabilities of relapse (Young‚ Rygh‚ Weinberger‚ & Beck‚ 2008). Brain Stimulation Therapy is a type of treatment in which the brain is stimulated with electricity. Brain Stimulation Therapy has faded out throughout recent years (National Institute‚ 2016). This was due to an interest of practitioners
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Major depression is severe debilitating psychiatric disorder associated with impairment in cognitive functions. We previously showed that depression-induced cognitive deficits are manifested due alterations in the dendritic arborization‚ volumes‚ levels of neurotransmitters and abnormal synaptic plasticity which were restored by chronic treatment with escitalopram or reboxetine. Unfortunately‚ most of the medications that target monoaminergic system are ineffective; produces recurrence and lack of
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Chronic back pain is one of the most common ailments suffered by people in North America. Almost everyone experiences "ordinary" back pain at one time or another but chronic pain is different. Chronic pain is persistent pain‚ usually lasting for more than three months‚ it often gets progressively worse‚ and its cause is sometimes difficult to pin down. Only someone who has experienced excruciating and continuing pain can realize how devastating and demoralizing it really is and it gets to the stage
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder also known as OCD is a brain disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. In the United States alone‚ one 1 in 40 adults and 1 in 100 children are faced with the negative effects of OCD. The average age of diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder is 19 years of age. As a mental disorder‚ OCD can cause people to contemplate suicide. Around 5 to 25 percent of people with OCD have had the thoughts of killing themselves because of how much it controls their life
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Abstract Obsessive compulsive disorder is a common psychiatric illness that has become recognized among adolescents. The onset of the disorder typically occurs in adulthood but many findings have reported the onset during childhood. Obsessive compulsive disorders can have a negative effect on an individual’s quality of life if it goes untreated. Early detection of this disorder can be beneficial to the client by helping them to cope and understand that the disorder is treatable. Cognitive behavioral
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Name: Title: Institution: GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) is the principal inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain and known to exert most of its function by activation of so-called GABA-A receptors. Abnormalities in the inhibitory amino acid neurotransmitter system of gama- aminobutyric acid (GABA) play a role in the pathophysiology of major depressive disorder (MDD). Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H MRS) studies that have investigated of these GABAergic abnormalities in vivo in patients
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The 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) is a scale used to identify depression. Postpartum depression affects about 22% of mothers in the first year following childbirth (Gjerdingen‚ et.al.‚ 2009). Mood‚ pleasure‚ energy‚ concentration‚ self-worth and sleep can all be affected by depression. In postpartum depression‚ not only is the mother affected‚ but her relationship with her child and the child’s well-being may also be affected. The article‚ “Postpartum Depression Screening at Well-Child
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How can one manage anxiety or stress? Some people engage themselves into fun‚ worthwhile activities or simply doing some relaxation techniques. On the other hand‚ a person with obsessive compulsive personality disorder deals anxiety in another way. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder in which a person experiences recurrent‚ unwanted thoughts (obsession) and manifests repetitive behaviors (compulsion). People with this kind of disorder are usually preoccupied with orderliness
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