Dysthymic depression also known as persistent and dysthymia depression is a consistent long-term depression that seems to have no end. In adults the symptoms must last between two and three years‚ but in children the symptoms must only occur for a year to be treated. Dysthymic depression is most common in women rather that men. It can affect up to 4% of the American population‚ but only 1% will get the help that they need. This type of depression mostly begins around the age of 21 and older but can
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Causes and Treatment of Panic Attacks Rosendo Rodriguez Liberty University Abstract It is necessary to first understand what anxiety disorder is in order to understand more easily what and how panic attacks occur in an individual. Anxiety is a normal reaction to different situations of life. However‚ when it comes as chronic or excessive it becomes a disease that prevents the normal functioning of a person. The anxiety symptoms are a response to a situation that is interpreted
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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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Body Dysmorphic Disorder Previously known as Dysmorphophobia‚ Body Dysmorphic Disorder was first documented in 1886 by Morselli. The name changed to the latter and was accepted into the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual‚ or DSM in 1987 (Wikipedia). Shortened to BDD‚ this disorder is characterized by a person who is obsessively preoccupied with changing their outward appearance to become more attractive when outsiders see nothing in need of such changes. These bodily obsessions
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straightforward definition is the failure to respond to two adequate trials of antidepressants from different pharmacological classes.3 Here‚ we use a pragmatic definition of difficult-to-treat depression — failure to respond to an adequate course of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant. This was the definition used in the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) trial in the United States‚4 which was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and
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Reuptake: Remaining neurotransmitter molecules in the synaptic gap gets taken back up by the sending neuron. 10. Describe how an SSRI antidepressant medication works. SSRI stands for selection serotonin reuptake inhibitor. The antidepressant Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) works by slowing the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain. The increased level‚ of the naturally occurring chemical serotonin‚ in the synaptic gap is known to enhance moods and overcome depression
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Strategies for dealing with challenging behaviour: Given the position that Kerri is in I would suggest to her that she has counselling. This may be a challenge depending on how willing Kerri would like to open up and talk about her problems‚ it may be a struggle however if will be really beneficial for Kerri given her situation. I would like to delve into her lifestyle and she how much she values herself and what gives her the urges to consume alcohol and drugs. I would also like to try and build
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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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such as military combat‚ physical assault‚ rape‚ or car accidents. Although research continues‚ EMDR remains controversial among some health care professionals. 5.) Which two medications are approved by the FDA for PTSD? Medications‚ specifically selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Two in particular-paroxetine (Paxil) and sertaline (Zoloft)-have been approved by the Food and Drug
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for anxiety are reduced causing the anxiety levels to reduce or the brain communication causing the anxiety is stops communication with other brain areas. There are two ways in which this can be done; it can firstly be done chemically using (SSRI) Selective Serotonin reuptake inhibiter‚ these drugs reduce the activity of the chemical serotonin in the thalamus. The other way in which OCD can be treated is with surgery‚ this means that the connection between the thalamus and the orbitofrontal cortex is
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