Depression is a common mental disorder that causes people to experience depressed mood‚ loss of interest or pleasure‚ feelings of guilt or low self-worth‚ disturbed sleep or appetite‚ low energy‚ and poor concentration. Depression is different from feeling down or sad. Unhappiness is something which everyone feels at one time or another‚ usually due to a particular cause. A person suffering from depression will experience intense emotions of anxiety‚ hopelessness‚ negativity and helplessness‚ and
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MENTAL ILLNESS AND METABOLIC DISORDERS Name of Student Institution affiliation Abstract Objective of the study: To identify the relationship between low income mental patients‚ and metabolic disorders among the 235‚000 patients who have been diagnosed with mental health issues. The study did not target any specific mental health disorder i.e. it conducted a general study of the mentally ill patients in-order to be in a position whereby they could investigate the relationship. Design: Prospective
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affected by a mental disorder at some stage in life‚ says the department of health (Dolye and Fimrite). B. “A Report of the Surgeon General defines mental disorders as “’health conditions that are characterized by alterations in thinking‚ mood‚ or behavior (or some combination thereof) associated with distress and/or impaired functioning’” (“Mental Disorders”). “The most serious problem of this illness today is still the stigma” (Thomas). “Scientists are not certain what causes mental disorders. Research
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leading to aberrant activation of phonemes in neologistic jargon. Parietal lobe involvement is relatively unusual in PPA‚ perhaps accounting for the comparative rarity of jargon early in the course of these diseases. Aphasia is a communication disorder. It’s a result of damage or injury to language parts of the brain. And it’s more common in older adults‚ particularly those who have had a stroke. Aphasia gets in the way of a person’s ability to use or understand words. Aphasia does not impair
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Mental Illness I struggle with a chronic illness known as Bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder is reoccurring episodes of manic and depression that last from a day to months. This mental illness causes unusual and dramatic mood swings‚ energy and the ability to think straight. There is several different types of disorders. Bipolar disorder has a very negative impact on my life. This illness has caused me to ruin many friendships and have a downward spiral in my jobs and school. Ten billion people
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Major Depressive Disorder: Theories andTherapies Deborah G. McGhee Psychopathology and Social Work: SWK 663 Dr. Nikki Wingerson July 25‚ 2012 1. Major Depressive Disorder Definition and Symptoms Major Depressive Disorder may be diagnosed as one or more episodes of a Major Depressive Episode. Symptoms of a major depressive episode include depressed mood‚ diminished interest or pleasure in activities‚ weight changes‚ sleep problems‚ slowing of speech or agitation‚ fatigue or loss
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Research Proposal: Stigmatization of Mental Disorders Introduction When picturing an individual with a mental disorder‚ what is the first image that pops into your head? I admit‚ for me‚ my first thoughts were of a violent out of control individual with a mission to kill. But then I thought‚ I have family members with mental disorders and I myself have been diagnosed with OCD‚ and this description was completely inaccurate in describing my family and me‚ which must also mean it is inaccurate in
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FINAL ESSAY: “Evaluation of the anti-psychiatric approach to understanding mental disorder” Alberto del Río Aguilar Index 1. The anti-psychiatric approach 1 a. Introduction 1 b. What is madness? 2 c. The emergence of a mental disease 3 d. Labelling diseases: the importance of the background 4 e. The problem of medicalization 6
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astonishing. What is even more surprising is the amount of recognition mental disorders are receiving in the 21st century alone. For years‚ people suffering with mental disorders have been very misunderstood; society assumes their problems are fictitious and fraudulent. However‚ hollywood is making great progress towards revealing the truth about these victims. They deserve to finally be heard and understood. Characters with mental disorders are not the only ones being recognized: mentally healthy people
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When treating a patient with major depressive disorder‚ finding an effective treatment plan is crucial‚ especially when many patients with this disorder are unresponsive to medications and psychotherapy. Many psychologists treat major depressive disorder‚ MDD‚ with a combination of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and psychotherapy techniques such as cognitive behavioral therapy or psychodynamic therapy. Beidel‚ Bulik‚ and Stanley (2014) stated that monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOs)
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