Psychiatric Disorders of the Mind: Schizophrenia Fernanda Green SOC 313 Instructor Deborah LaBarca May 21‚ 2013 Schizophrenia I. Introduction a) Percentage of the U.S. population being affected by Schizophrenia II. Definition: What is schizophrenia? III. Symptoms caused by the disorder: Challenges of the afflicted patient population IV. Who is more likely to be affected by the illness? V. Intervention(s): How to promote health stability for those dealing with
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MHR1000 FOUNDATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: MENTAL HEALTH Mental Health Issues And Its Effects Upon The Individual‚ Their Carers‚ Family and Friends Summative Assessment 3299 Words 10th July 2013 Schizophrenia is a widely recognized chronic and severe psychiatric disorder which according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE‚ 2009) guidelines‚ affects one per-cent of the UK population. Schizophrenia can be classified as an overall category for the mental
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Antipsychotic medications can target positive‚ and negative‚ even though most of their benefits has been in reducing positive symptoms. The choice of Antipsychotic medications should be based on patient preference‚ previous treatment reaction‚ side effect experience and long-term treatment planning (Carpenter‚ Bernacchio & Burker‚
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al.‚ 2005; Austin et al.‚ 2015; Kenney et al.‚ 2015). Along with these symptoms‚ these individuals also show difficulties in managing social and daily activities (Sullivan et al.‚ 2013‚ 2014). Even though early identification and treatment with antipsychotic medication leads to the improvement in positive‚ negative and cognitive symptoms‚ improvement in the daily activities and social functioning are not readily evident (Schooler et al.‚ 2005; Keefe et al.‚ 2004; Malla et al.‚ 2002; Robinson et al
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A.R. Yoo‚ J.S.‚ (2004). The impact of a stage matched intervention to promote exercise behaviour in participants with type 2 diabetes. International Journal of Health Promotion‚ 41‚ 833-841. Lean‚ M.E. Pajonk‚ F.G. (2003)‚ Patients on atypical antipsychotic drugs: another high-risk group for type 2 diabetes: response to Hardy and Breier [letter]. Diabetes Care‚ Vol. 26‚ pp 3202-3203. Liberman‚ R.P. Hilty‚ D.M. Drake‚ R.E. et al‚ (2001)‚ Multidisciplinary Roles in the 21st Century; Requirements for
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(pg 605–638) Treatment of Psychological Disorders Modern mental health therapies can be classified into two main categories – favored treatment depends on disorder and therapist’s viewpoint Learning-related disorders (phobias) are usually treated with psychotherapy Biologically influenced disorders (schizophrenia) usually treated with biomedical therapy – prescribed medication/medical procedure that acts directly on the patient’s nervous system Usually patients receive combination of drug and
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Disorders Comparison Major Films Three Faces of Eve and A Beautiful Mind involve psychological disorders‚ disorders that aren’t particularly common. Both films portray disorders from their main characters. Schizophrenia from A Beautiful Mind‚ and DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) from Three Faces of Eve tell the story of a charcter living with the disorder. Although both disorders are commonly confused‚ DID and schizophrenia differentiate in symptoms and effects on daily life. Even medication
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and neurogenic differentiation factor 1 (NEUROD1) was significantly upregulated in PBMNCs in individuals with acute psychosis. Also‚ with the initiation of antipsychotic medications‚ reversal of the phenomenon was observed‚ indicating the possible use of them as biomarkers. Similarly‚ Serum miR-21 found to decrease significantly with antipsychotic medications and this change was negatively correlated with improvement of positive‚ general psychopathology‚ and aggressiveness symptoms. This study showed
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Original requirements for this medication restricted it’s use to only those over the age of 16‚ diagnosed with schizophrenia‚ who displayed a resistance to typical antipsychotic medications or experienced adverse reactions‚ but has since been utilized as a treatment for a variety of disorders in addition to schizophrenia including mood disorders such as Bipolar Mania‚ Depression‚ and Schizoaffective Disorder; neurologic
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Neurocognitive Disorder Research: Autism Psychology November‚ 09‚ 2010 "Autism is a lifelong developmental disability. It is part of the autism spectrum and is sometimes referred to as an autism spectrum disorder‚ or an ASD. The word ’spectrum ’ is used because‚ while all people with autism share three main areas of difficulty‚ their condition will affect them in very different ways. Some are able to live relatively ’everyday ’ lives; others will require a lifetime of specialist
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