The newer antidepressants produce similar outcomes as found with the older antidepressants but often create fewer side-effects. In fact‚ depressive symptoms can be temporarily suppressed by many different medications‚ including barbiturates‚ benzodiazepines‚ and antipsychotic medications. The beneficial effects of antidepressant medications seem to last only as long as the patients continue to take the prescribed dose” (Overholser 2006). Seeking treatment is a choice that takes strength. Mental
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ASM 4 – Identify and act upon immediate risk of danger to substance misusers 1.1 – Describe the range of different substances subject to misuse and their effects There is a whole range of different substances and they all create different effects. Substances fit into three different categories‚ with more than one category fitting some substances. The three categories are: Stimulants‚ Depressants and Hallucinogens. I will proceed to list the main substances‚ their effects‚ how they are taken
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom: Comparing Treatment Options Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (or PTSD) is far too common these days in our military veterans. Whether a diagnosis is made or not‚ America’s Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans are wandering around‚ some jobless‚ some homeless‚ and some just lost and attempting to find their place in society. This can lead to self-depreciating behavior involving drugs and alcohol‚ a failure to
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high on heroin the night she crashed into the cement truck‚ but she had been using meth intermittingly as well. “Drivers who have used cocaine or methamphetamine can be aggressive and reckless when driving. Certain kinds of sedatives‚ called benzodiazepines‚ can cause dizziness and drowsiness and all of these impairments can lead to vehicle crashes.” (NHTSA‚
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Meaningful Relationships Christina reports having several relationships that serves as meaningful components to her treatment. The most important relationship the patient described is her relationship to her unborn children. The patient has expressed feeling extremely guilty about the troubled relationship she has with her living children‚ and this is a source of motivation for the patient to change and becoming more parent-oriented in her life choices. Another relationship the patient reports as
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Some people may compare them to amphetamines‚ narcotics‚ benzodiazepines‚ but they are different. PEDs can be classified more similarly with drugs like Oxycontin‚ Oxycodone‚ and Lortab. That is due to its potential for addiction as well as some of the side effects that go along with it. These drugs when used by athletes
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PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORT Of Joe Fuller I. Introduction and Identifying Information Intelligence of a person somehow defines him/her. Through intelligence‚ a person will know his capacities and abilities and where he is good at. It boosts someone’s self- esteem and improves the confidence he had in himself. If you’re intelligent‚ you can possibly do and deal with anything especially if you have a very brilliant mind. An intelligent person knows how to deal with people and accept their mistakes
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CHAPTER OUTLINE Psychotherapy is the treatment of psychological disorders through psychological methods‚ such as talking about problems and exploring new ways of thinking and acting. I. BASIC FEATURES OF TREATMENT What features do all treatment techniques have in common? A. The basic features of treatment for disorders include a client‚ or patient; a therapist‚ or helper; a special relationship between the two; a theory about the causes of the client’s problems; and a set of treatment
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Bipolar disorder is a serious mental illness that can damage relationships‚ career prospects‚ academic performance‚ and can even lead to suicidal tendencies and also causes people to have episodes of severe high and low moods. (Psychology Today) People who have this illness switch from feeling overly happy and energized to feeling very sad and vice versa. It is a chronically recurring condition of how you feel and act. Experts believe bipolar disorder is partly caused by an underlying problem with
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Philippine General Hospital The National University Hospital SCHIZOPHRENIA by Rowalt C. Alibudbud STABILIZATION PHASE Goals of Treatment Minimize stress Enhance the patient’s adaptation Continued reduction of symptoms and consolidation of remission 1. Monitor respons for the next 6 months if with adequate therapeutic respons and minimal side effects 2. Assess adverse effects from the acute phase and adjust medications to minimize them 3. Supportive psychotherapeutic interventions
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