Bipolar Disorder: Finding the Light in the Dark Affecting nearly one percent of the population of the United States‚ bipolar disorder has quickly become one of the leading forms of mental illness (Spearing). While advancements in medical science and technology have allowed researchers and physicians to understand its elements more clearly‚ the effects of bipolar disorder are tragic and often deadly. Often the negative results occur due to a lack of proper diagnosis: some seventy-five percent
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A Beautiful Mind with an Ugly Mental Disorder Submitted by: Nazila R. Salamkhail V-00410030 Psychology101-901 Instructor: Tim Donahue Virginia Commonwealth University 04/27/2011 The movie “A Beautiful Mind” is a fascinating movie. Although‚ I am not a movie watcher‚ it drew my full attention as soon as I started playing it. It displays the character of a great mathematician John Nash who is struggling with schizophrenia during his college period
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Spencer A.‚ Greene‚ Beverly (2008). Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Orders. Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World (7 ed.)‚ 397-399. Rivas-Vasquez‚ Rafael A. (2001). Ziprasidone: Pharmalogical and Clinical Profile of the Newest Atypical Antipsychotic. Research and Practice‚ 32‚ 662-665. Schulze‚ Beate and Angermeyer‚ Matthias C. (2005). What is Schizophrenia? Secondary School Students’ Associations With the Word and Sources of Information About the Illness. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
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exacerbate the symptoms of those who currently have schizophrenia. They release three neurotransmitters‚ the bulk of which is dopamine. Researchers are sure of the fact that the psychosis induced effect of amphetamines is due to increase in dopamine as antipsychotics are an effective treatment for amphetamine psychosis.
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Schizophrenia Tony Woodall South Georgia Technical College This paper is meant to be written to provide a better understanding of schizophrenia‚ its history and diagnosis and treatment. There are a lot of views concerning this disorder and they are found all over the internet and in different books published about the disorder. It seems that writing one paper could consume a lot of time and patience. I believe that even putting all of what I have found as far as beliefs
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technology to detect it‚ or from children having more behavioral disorders. The bottom line is we‚ as a society‚ are treating it with medication more now than ever before. Foltz talks about how different types of medication such as stimulant and antipsychotic medications‚ are used to treat the behaviors. He is calling for strategies to bring back a more relationship-based treatment for children with ADHD. “In 1990‚ the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) determined that the United States
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Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder in which a persons personal‚ social‚ and occupational functioning in normal life deteriorates to unusual perceptions‚ odd thoughts‚ disturbed emotions‚ and motor abnormalities. A person struggling with schizophrenia will lose contact with reality and begin to lose the ability to function at home‚ school‚ or work. Individuals may also suffer from hallucinations and or delusions. There are three main categories of symptoms for schizophrenia: positive symptoms
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Caryn Cabral SOC 102-7101 June 2‚ 2014 The Deinstitutionalization Movement and its Long Term Effects on Society Deinstitutionalization is the process of replacing long-stay psychiatric hospitals with less isolated community mental health services for people diagnosed with a mental disorder or developmental disability. Deinstitutionalization has been an overall benefit for most psychiatric patients‚ but many have been left homeless and without
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way she will also be monitored to ensure that the medication administered is being taken she is taking her medications. She will need a therapeutic environment so she can get the proper treatment. Next I would like to start her on some Atypical antipsychotic medication along with some antidepressant. Depression is a common symptom that is associated with schizophrenia so having her on the antidepressant will diminish the mood swing that may arise‚ After I have her stabilized and settled I would like
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Othello syndrome might be the nightmare for a medical student who dreads taking any English class as it is a neurological disorder which combines mental health and a Shakespearian character. In the tragedy written by William Shakespeare‚ the title character Othello murders his wife after falsely believing that she was unfaithful to him. Though it is obvious that a case does not have to turn murderous for Othello syndrome to be present‚ signs of morbid and irrational jealousy are usually the indicator
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