information in the “Suicide Rates by Age Group” article: 1. What has been the trend in suicide rates over the past few years? The study indicates that suicide rates are declining. One reason could be the attention that has been given to antidepressants which may cause suicidal tendencies. Newer drugs are currently on the market that may decrease this side effect. 2. What part of the U.S. has the highest suicide rate? The Western United States has the highest suicide rate at 14
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Oz and the Tin Man In the classic film‚ “The Wizard of Oz”‚ Dorothy meets a tin woodsman. The solemn Tin Man tells Dorothy that he wasn’t given a heart. He then sings his hit single‚ “If I Only Had a Heart”‚ and through song and choreographed dance‚ the Tin Man shares his dream. He would be “friends with the sparrows and the boy that shoots the arrows”. He would be kind‚ he would be gentle‚ and he’d be “awful sentimental”‚ if he only had a heart. He believes that professional help is
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Antidepressants are‚ therefore‚ effective in treating symptoms of IBS and other functional GI disorders. Patients who have taken antidepressants for their IBS symptoms have reported significant improvement in their abdominal pain and reduction in other IBS symptoms‚ such as diarrhea‚ constipation‚ bloating‚ nausea or urgency. Patients who have been taking antidepressants should be aware of the possibility of developing Antidepressant Discontinuation Syndrome‚ or SSRI
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Have you ever felt completely and totally worthless? Like nothing you can do could ever right the wrongs that have been done? Like you’re not good at anything you do? Like everybody hates you? Like you’re completely alone? The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that about 121 million people worldwide have felt these emotions before due to some form of depression; however‚ less than 25 percent have access to effective treatment [source: WHO]. Even though many people don’t realize it‚ there
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treatments. This leads to greater therapeutic efficacy‚ provides a more comfortable administration for the patient and allows preventing over dose. Agomelatine is a new agent with a unique pharmacological action‚ as it is the first melatonergic antidepressant.
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When people think about suicide‚ they think about someone taking their own life away on purpose. They think about someone going through a depression of some short and can no longer live with it and decide to end his or her existence. Suicide is a dramatic word that can change the way people view things in life. But when youth is in front of the word suicide it becomes more serial. Consider these numbers “this year‚ about 2‚800 young people will kill themselves‚ including about 1‚600 in the emotionally
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with people with depression living with a partner. This study‚ with an unusually long 2-year follow-up‚ is described in more detail below. The London Depression Intervention Trial (Leff et al‚ 2000) was set up to compare the effectiveness of antidepressants‚ individual CBT and systemic couple therapy. Patients diagnosed by psychiatrists as having depression and who were in a stable relationship with a partner were randomly assigned to one of these three treatment modalities. The trial involved an
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factors in its aetiopathogenesis. Dysregulation of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis reduces hippocampal volumes and prefrontal cortex (PFC) activity in depressed patients and disrupts homeostasis within the neurocircuit of depression. Antidepressant drugs increase brain-derived neurotrophin‚ restoring neuronal growth and activity and modulate interactions between the neurocircuit anatomical structures. Areas of controversy: It remains to be confirmed whether structural changes in the brain
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weed. The active component in St. John’s wort is hypercin. Its antidepressant action may be due to the herb’s ability to inhibit the reuptake of serotonin and other neurotransmitters (Deglin‚ J.‚ Vallerand‚ A.‚ & Sanoski‚ C.‚ 2011). For centuries‚ extracts of St. John’s wort has been used to treat nerve pain and mental disorders (Acee‚
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intensive psychotherapy 4 times a week with one of the best psychologists in the Austin area. My doctor also prescribed a very strong antidepressant directed towards
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