a treatable illness associated with fluctuations in the body’s and brain’s chemistry. They are not character flaws or signs of personal weakness‚ nor are they conditions that will just go away on their own. Depression and the depressive phase of bipolar disorder may cause symptoms such as the following: intense sadness hopelessness loss of appetite disruption of sleep decreased ability to perform usual tasks loss of interest in once-pleasurable activities All of the following are accountable
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However‚ her illness was misdiagnosed by several psychological specialist who assumed that she had anxiety disorder coupled with depressive disorder‚ and later mild bipolar disorder. Some of the symptoms that she was experiencing could be registered as normal for a 12 year old girl. At first I thought she may have been dealing with issues with eating. Once a 12 year old girl myself‚ I have also experienced similar feelings
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The movie Girl Interrupted is set in 1967. It is about an 18 year old young lady named Susanna Kaysen. Susanna was not encouraged by her parents to be an individual and she surprises them when she tells them that she does not want to attend college but would rather peruse her passion of being an independent writer. Susanna ingested an entire bottle of aspirin with a bottle of vodka and claimed that she was just trying to get rid of a headache. After the attempted suicide‚ Susanna self admits herself
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classification is that there are different types of depression outlined in the different classification manuals. Sometimes clinicians are unable to distinguish between different types accept unipolar and bipolar. However‚ research has shown that 10% of people diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) develop bipolar episodes later. The same was found with dysthymic disorder which can develop in MDD later; this is known as double depression and is found in 25% of depressed patients. Other diagnostic tool
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People commit murder for many reasons‚ whether it is out of anger‚ love‚ jealousy‚ pure rage‚ etc.‚ but why is it that we never speak of those who just seem more inclined to the extreme emotion‚ or lack of‚ that can lead to murder? In fact‚ “Approximately 1 in 25 adults in the U.S.—10 million‚ or 4.2%—experiences a serious mental illness in a given year that substantially interferes with or limits one or more major life activities.” (Mental Health by the Numbers) Based on the statistics‚ a decent
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For each case‚ include the following: An analysis of the situation and possible causes for the subject’s behavior A preliminary diagnosis of the subject’s disorder using the symptoms he or she displays The set of therapies you suggest for helping the subject deal with his or her symptoms Case Study Number One: Karen Karen is a 30-year-old single woman. She was referred to a psychiatrist after six visits to her primary care physician complaining of headaches‚ body aches‚ sharp pains
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CHAPTER 2 Causes of Suicide among Teenagers According to the book “Filipino Children under Stress” written by author Maria Lourdes Arellano-Carandang‚ teenage suicides are often caused by mental problems‚ substance abuse‚ family history of suicide‚ and other stressors such as bullying and financial dilemma. As Dr. Philip Chua from a blog site of Noemi Lardizabal-Dado would say: “People usually attempt suicide to block unbearable emotional pain‚ which is caused by a wide
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tests and observations should there be a diagnosis and prescription. These prescriptions should be designed for children‚ not adults‚ and should be tested so that the side effects are known beforehand. The case about DJ‚ the four year old boy with bipolar disorder‚ bothered me the most. DJ was taking up to four different antipsychotic drugs at a time‚ which caused several different things‚ such as ticks‚ drooling and excessive eating. This excessive eating has led to obesity and type 2 diabetes in
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Chapter 13 psychological disorders Psychological disorders review Michelle Valle Methodist University Psychological disorders Every person at some point gets anxious‚ depressed‚ withdrawn‚ or suspicious‚ just less intensely than someone with a psychological disorder. Psychological disorders are deviant‚ distressful ‚ dysfunctional patterns of thought‚ and they have changed since the 1700s. There are six types of personality
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Borderline personality disorder "is defined in the DSM IV‚ a manual used by psychiatrists to diagnose all mental disorders‚ as an AXIS II disorder which has symptoms of impulsively and emotional dysregulation" (Livesley 146). A person with BPD have feelings of abandonment and emptiness‚ and have "frantic efforts to avoid abandonment‚ going to extremes to keep someone from leaving" (Burger 300). He or she is emotionally unstable and forms intense but unstable interpersonal relationships. They show
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