The prescribing health provider I interviewed is a part-time psychiatrist at the VA Long Beach Healthcare System. To begin‚ I started the interview by inquiring how she prepared herself to work in the field of psychiatry. For her undergraduate study‚ she stated that her major was in biology at first but‚ after being fascinated to learn about psychological aspects of chronic medical illnesses in her health psychology class‚ she changed her major to psychology. Then‚ she went to medical school to study
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The research topic I chose was the impact that substance abuse (whether it be drugs or alcohol) has on domestic violence offenders. I feel that most domestic violence offenders are currently abusing‚ or have abused some type of substance at some point in their lives. Sometimes even the aggressor can cause their abused spouse to misuse substances as well causing their behaviors to change or possibly cause them to become unconscious. Domestic violence isn’t always the same act of force in each case
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Prescription Drug Abuse Research Paper According to results from the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)‚ an estimated 2.4 million Americans used prescription drugs non medically for the first time within the past year. This statistic averages to approximately 6‚600 new people per day who are taking prescription drugs that were not prescribed to them‚ or are not needed to treat a serious condition anymore. More than one-half of the 2.4 million people taking prescription drugs
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PSYCHOACTIVE MEDICATION CLASSIFICATION Student Name__________________________ Clinical Instructor___________________________________ PSYCHOACTIVE MEDICATION CLASSIFICATION: __Selective Seratonin Reuptake Inhibitors___________________________________ Uses in Mental Health | | Therapeutic Actions Expected to be Observed | Should relieve symptoms of major depressive disorder such as ability to once again find pleasure in relationships and daily activities‚ relief from hypersomnia or insomnia
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Bipolar Disorder Gail Fryer SOC 313 Instructor Sabrina Geoffrion October 29‚ 2012 Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder is a medical illness that causes extreme shifts in mood‚ energy and functioning. These changes can be subtle or dramatic and vary greatly over a persons’ life. Bipolar disorder affects men and women equally and usually starts between the ages of 15-25 years old. In this paper‚ I will explain the different types of bipolar disorder and some of the symptoms of each‚ the lifestyle
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The Effect of Alzheimer’s on the Elderly Senior English Miranda Ormiston 1 Introduction 2 Body a What is Alzheimer’s? i Symptoms 1 Memory 2 Moods 3 Difficulty with everyday activities 4 Confusion 5 Suspicion of loved ones ii Diagnosis 6 Mental Status Testing 7 Physical & Neurological exam 8 Brain imaging & Blood tests b Treatments
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*DSM4 1.Mental Illness (thought and mood disorders) 2. Developmental Disability (mental retardation and personality disorders) 3. Comorbid Medical Conditions (DM) 4. Stressors (psychosocial and environmental problems) 5. GAF (0-100) Age | Freud-psychosexual | Erikson-psychosocial | 0-1 Infant | Oral | Trust v. Mistrust | 1-3 Toddler | Anal | Autonomy v. Shame and doubt | 3-6 Preschoool | Phallic/ Oedipal | Initiative v. Guilt | 6-12 Schoolage | Latency | Industry v. Inferiority
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(this beginning is a bit too open‚ it doesn ’t have a lead up to the point) In the last thirty years‚ the number of patients diagnosed with depression has doubled. (doubled from what? What percentage) The sharp increase in these diagnoses is due to the fact that the medical community has blurred the distinction between everyday unhappiness and clinical depression. (what percentage or numbers are you getting the 40% from?) The use of Psychotropic medication in depressed patients has increased in
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Everybody has experienced feelings of anxiety from time to time; and sometimes people get so overwhelmed‚ they go into a state panic. Anxiety is actually a normal human reaction to stress. However‚ in severe cases‚ anxiety and panic can become disabling and interfere with everyday living. For an adolescent‚ life is already stressful enough. How does an adolescent‚ then‚ live day to day with one or both of these conditions? This paper will take an in depth look at what anxiety‚ specifically generalized
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reported to use: opioids 60%‚ tranquilizers 40%‚ sedatives 11%‚ amphetamines 3.5%‚ and inhalants 1.9%. Of the top 17 abused prescriptions in 2013‚ 16 of the drugs (94%) are classified as Schedule II‚ III‚ or IV medications including Ritalin‚ Oxycodone‚ Ativan‚ Vicodin‚ and Percocet. Many providers are victims of drug abuse and divert drugs to maintain their habit. At a facility in Tennessee‚ a physician was abusing narcotic
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