Mood disorders such as major depression‚ dysthymia‚ bipolar disorder‚ and cyclothymia are common and very treatable forms of psychiatric problems. Depression is one of the most common conditions encountered in medical practice and affects up to 25 percent of women and 12 percent of men. Untreated depression can persist for two years or longer. Sixty percent of patients who receive treatment and recover will experience a recurrence of depression within three years. Fortunately‚ most episodes of major
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Depersonalization Disorder I’ve been using cannabis since the final week of my 13th year. I was actually the last of my inner circle to try it. One day two of my best (only) friends came into school acting goofier than usual. I asked them what they had been up to and sure enough‚ they had both just finished getting high for the first time. This terrified me. I was barely getting used to my newly grown body hair‚ while other kids my age were already engaging in the use of illegal substances. With
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Physiological disorders: In this assignment I am going to describe two physiological disorder in details‚ the details that I am going to go into is what the disorder is‚ signs and symptoms‚ cause of the disorder‚ physiological changes as a result of treatment and the factors influencing the development of the disorder‚ explain the signs and symptoms related to two named physiological disorders‚ describe the investigations that care carried out to enable the diagnosis of these physiological disorders and
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Menstrual Disorders. Neuroendocrine Syndromes in Gynecology Menstrual Disorders Menstruation disorders are a common problem during adolescence. These disorders may cause significant anxiety for patients and their families. Physical and psychological factors contribute to the problem. In order to treat menstruation disorders‚ becoming familiar with the normal menstrual cycle is important. The Menstrual Cycle The menstrual cycle is regulated by the complex surge and fluctuations in many different
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Analysis of “The Globalization of Eating Disorders” I still remember when I was a child‚ my parents always called me “fat boy”. In the traditional culture of my hometown China‚ “fatty” means cute‚ full of blessing. No one associated “fat” with being ugly. Even when I was a high school student‚ “fat boy” was still my parents’ nickname for me. But in recent years‚ Chinese aesthetics has been changing quickly. Now‚ you can easily find all kinds of diet pills on sale in stores‚ and more and more recreation
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Speech on Bipolar Disorder I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Well I want everyone to think about this; how many people do you know are bipolar? I’m sure the things you’ve heard or seen you think they’re all crazy‚ but believe it or not there are many famous people with bipolar including Abraham Lincoln‚ Marilyn Monroe‚ Drew Carey‚ and many others. Most people who are bipolar don’t realize they are bipolar and go throughout life untreated because mentally they don’t believe they have a problem
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A sleep disorder can be defined as a disturbance of the normal sleep pattern. This causes a disruption in the way an individual typically sleeps‚ which can lead to other complications such as irritability and dysfunction during the day. Four common sleep disorders are insomnia‚ sleep apnea‚ restless legs syndrome‚ and narcolepsy. Nearly 70 million Americans suffer from these and many other sleep disorders every year. Insomnia is a sleep disorder in which the affected individual has difficulty falling
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patterns and cause insomnia including‚ but not limited to: anxiety disorders‚ medical conditions‚ depression‚ stress‚ bipolar disorders‚ restless leg syndrome‚ etc. Sleep habits and hygiene can help reduce our susceptibility to sleep insomnia. Going to bed at different times‚ napping‚ poor sleep environment‚ working night shifts‚ lack of exercise‚ etc. are all factors that can cause insomnia. As far as treatment and signs of this disorder go‚ sleep studies can be conducted to look at your symptoms‚ which
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Cognitive Processing Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Capella University Abstract The purpose of this paper is to discuss the effectiveness of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) in treating rape victims suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD is a mental disorder that affects individuals emotionally‚ behaviorally‚ and psychologically. PTSD estimated to affect about 7% of Americans in a lifetime. The content of this paper is to analyze the
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Parkinson’s disease Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects the movement. It develops gradually‚ sometimes starting with a barely noticeable tremor in just one hand. But while a tremor may be the most well-known sign of Parkinson’s disease‚ the disorder also commonly causes stiffness or slowing of movement. Parkinson’s disease become worst as your condition progress over time‚ at the early stage of the disorder your face may show no expression‚ the way you walk
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