Experimental Research Design 2011 The effects of an antidepressant medication on reducing symptoms of Major Depressive Disorders in males and females‚ ages 18 – 25‚ who have been diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorders and live in Pinellas County‚ Florida. Major Depressive Disorders is based on the patient’s self-reported experiences‚ behavior reported by relatives or friends‚ and a mental status examination. With the variety of antidepressant medications and the ranges of doses‚ it becomes difficult
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just take an Antidepressant and expect things to get better. What if Antidepressant isn’t the best medication for depression? What if I told you that friendships are the best cure for depression? Mayo Clinic and John Donne both describe in different articles and different time eras that a friend can always be a benefit for hard times. It is common today to see people who are going through a rough time say to their friends or even to themselves “I just need some alone time”. Doctors at The Mayo Clinic
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(Spiegel‚ 2005) This changed with the invention of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)‚ which gave all doctors a checklist of criteria to follow when determining diagnoses. Doctors are no longer faced with uncertainty and diagnosis are much more consistent across the board. (Spiegel‚ 2005) In present day the issue that now surrounds doctors is whether a diagnosis
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intensive psychotherapy 4 times a week with one of the best psychologists in the Austin area. My doctor also prescribed a very strong antidepressant directed towards
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There are various forms of treatment such as medication and psychotherapy‚ however each comes with pro’s and con’s. In today’s pill popping society‚ antidepressants are becoming the number one method of treatment‚ yet how safe are they if their number one side effect is suicide? Much research has been conducted and has shown a link to antidepressants and suicide. There is also evidence that the suicide rate could be decreased with proper diagnosis‚ early detection‚ and supervised treatment when
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Therapeutic action grouping is the most commonly used by service providers and families and common groups are; antidepressants‚ anti-anxiety‚ mood stabilizers‚ and antipsychotics or neuroleptics. There are many benefits and disadvantages to psychotropic medications. Benefits of psychotropic medications include; symptom reduction‚ cost effective‚ and increasing the effective
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College Writing II 13 September 2012 Depression Treatments Depression is a mental illness affecting millions of people‚ not just in the United States‚ but also the world. According to Marcia Clemmitt‚ it’s “loosely defined as a mental and emotional disorder with symptoms of constant sadness‚ lethargy‚ irritability and a loss of interest and pleasure” (575). Depression can be linked to stressful life events‚ such as family issues‚ sexual assault‚ or losing a loved one. Liubov Kavaliauskienė
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799-808 Weiner‚ R. D. (2001). The practice of ECT: Recommendations for treatment‚ training‚ and privileging. Washington‚ DC: American Psychiatric Publishing. Andrews‚ P. W.‚ Gott‚ L.‚ & Thomson‚ J. A.‚ Jr. (2012). Things Your Doctor Should Tell You About Antidepressants. Retrieved December 2‚ 2013‚ from: http://www.madinamerica.com Freedman‚ B. (Producer). (2001). Shock Therapy: The Last Resort [Motion Picture]. United States: Film Garden Entertainment. Gelder‚ M.‚ Mayou‚ R.‚ & Geddes‚ J. (2006)
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Running head: THE EFFECTS OF DRUGS AND DEPRESSION 1 The Effects of Drugs and Depression Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines Joe K. Gerb Bergen Community College THE EFFECTS OF DRUGS AND DEPRESSION 2 Abstract A person may be suffering from depressive symptoms and use narcotics with the hope of acquiring some kind of relief. Depressive symptoms can develop as a result of using mind altering substances or as part of
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that "The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) did a review in 2004 of clinical trials and found that four percent of children and adolescents that took antidepressants thought about or attempted suicide ("Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)"). Two percent of the people who took a placebo attempted suicide. This means that taking an antidepressant doubles your risk of committing suicide. As a result‚ the FDA put a black box warning the following year in order to alert the consumer and
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