SHOULD ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY EVER BE USED TO TREAT MENTAL DISORDERS? A. Thesis Statement Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a treatment for severe mental illness in which the brain is stimulated with a strong electrical current which induces a seizure. The seizure rearranges the brain’s neurochemistry and results in an elevation of mood. This essay asks: Is ECT any safer and more effective in treating mood disorders than drug therapies? This treatment has a controversial history ever since
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Jesus wants us to treat others as equal. Matthew 22:39 says “And the second is like unto it‚ Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself” (James‚ 1973). Jesus treated people whom he came into contact with as equals. Although he had the power to walk on water‚ cause the lame to walk and the blind to see. Jesus still thought himself no greater than those that were around them‚ he loved them all. From the prostitutes‚ to the thieves and even the tax collectors‚ Jesus treated us all the same. What
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In the story‚ Reginald was a fictitious character created by Saki. Trying to look deeper‚ the name‚ Reginald‚ can actually mean ‘king’. In the first sentence‚ “ ‘Never‚’ wrote Reginald to his most darling friend‚ ‘be a pioneer. It’s the Early Christian that gets the fattest lion.’ ” this sentence actually means it is better to stay in middle and keep silent. Being Christians were banned in that era‚ they were being killed. This sentence in the story is very ironic. Reginald was a teenager who was
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İdeas about the Globalization and EU .Different perspectives and different ideas... Globalization a threat or an opportunity for the EU? No nationalities in the world imagine That Everyone talks same languange‚living and Sharing same world wihtout any borders or lines .It seems utopia of course same languange among these ımpossible things which couldnt achive .Yet there are too many scenarios in stage.North Atlantic-pacific Organization‚United Nations‚European Union these organizatons
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At the end of World War 1‚ Italy recieved very little from the Treaty of Versailles even though it was one of the winning nations along with America‚ France‚ and Britain. The Italian national pride took a hit and the people felt cheated. As chaos grew‚ Mussolini and his party recruited unemployed ex-soldiers and formed small groups that would restore peace in the streets of Italy. They were known as the Blackshirts‚ clashed with communists and anarchists. The government did nothing about the blackshirts’
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Should MDMA be used in psychotherapy to treat PTSD? In this essay‚ it will be argued that MDMA should be used in psychotherapy and in particular Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) but only in a controlled clinical setting as there is no evidence for MDMA neurotoxicity in such conditions. Mithoefer et al (2011) is a recent study that attempted just that. It reported findings that 83% of participants no longer met DSM-IV criteria for PTSD after MDMA treatment‚ highlighting its potential value in
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Occasional Paper #1 Historical Biographical Analysis on “Another Invitation to the Pope to Visit Tondo” Emmanuel Torres is a poet‚ art critic‚ professor of English and Comparative Literature at the Ateneo de Manila and curator of its art museum who was born on April 29‚ 1932 in Manila. He was born on the Third Republic of the Philippines when the country was already considered independent. He witnessed the administration of Manuel Roxas‚ Elpidio Quirino‚ Ramon Magsaysay‚ Carlos P. Garcia
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Case 3 Part C For the case of Mr. Chapman‚ our group decided that he should not be allowed to smoke and another alternative method should be used to treat his anxiety. This action is consistent with the level of moral behavior that I anticipated because action needed to be taken to either prevent or allow Mr. Chapman to smoke. As mentioned earlier‚ we recommended that Mr. Chapman find an alternative method to reduce his anxiety. Possible solutions include medication‚ or a nicotine patch and gum
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On Lawrence case‚ she says “And I wished he would come back‚ my snake.” The speaker learns that snake is dangerous and disgusting from society‚ but she wants snake to come back after it leaves. Generally‚ many people get scare by snake and don’t want it‚ but the speaker
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How We Treat the Animals We Eat Angela M Groves DeVry University How We Treat the Animals We Eat Are the factory farms we buy our meat from treating animals humanely? Animal mistreatment is illegal and we can make a difference to put a stop to it. According to Ethical Farms “Some of the largest US factory farms refuse to uphold humane USDA and OSHA standards‚ having unsanitary‚ unhealthy conditions and animal rights violations. In 1958‚ the US government composed the Humane Slaughter Act
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