Major depression is a therapeutic sickness influencing 9.9 million American grown-ups. Dissimilar to typical emotional encounters of passing mood states‚ misery‚ or loss‚ major depression is constant and can fundamentally meddle with an individual’s thinking‚ conduct‚ mind-set‚ action‚ and physical wellbeing. Major depression has 4 categories. The first is the manner by which it influences your point of view/thought process making it hard to focus and most thoughts are negative. Second is mood change
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following essay is a case study of a client named John who is suffering from major depression and was sent to see me for treatment by his concerned wife. I will provide brief background information about John then further discuss interventions and strategies I believe can be applied in each session with my client in order to make John’s life more manageable. In the essay‚ I will be writing as the therapist‚ and the sessions are based on a ten week period. BACKGROUND INFORMATION (Case History) A 27-year-old
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Major depressive disorder (MDD) (also known as clinical depression‚ major depression‚ unipolar depression‚ or unipolar disorder; or asrecurrent depression in the case of repeated episodes) is a mental disorderﾧ characterized by a pervasive and persistent low moodﾧ that is accompanied by low self-esteemﾧ and by a loss of interest or pleasureﾧ in normally enjoyable activities. This cluster of symptoms (syndromeﾧ) was named‚ described and classified as one of the mood disordersﾧ in the 1980 edition
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Case Study: The Case of Joseph Wesbecker University of Phoenix PSY 410 November 14‚ 2011 Case of Joseph Wesbecker Depression can be a major catalyst for disrupt behavior and unusual patterns of actions which are sometimes difficult to justify. Many are suffering through mild phases of sadness brought up from the loss of a family member‚ a relationship break up‚ a job loss‚ or simply from hereditary components. In fact‚ more severe conditions can lead to clinical depression that can affect individuals
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Major Depression 2 Many individuals are faced with challenging times throughout their lifetime. Although a Psychological disorder like Major Depression can profoundly alter both your state of mind and your body. Major Depression is one of the most complex psychological disorders out there‚ which is why it is crucial that people are aware of the characteristics and proper treatments. Major depression is characterized under the category of a “mood disorder” that has a harmful effect on
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Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a well known psychiatric illness that can be described by symptoms such as a steady low mood and/ or a marked decrease in experiencing everyday activities. The majority of people who suffer from major depressive disorder tend to show or experience some severe type of mood disturbance. MDD has been estimated to affect nearly one out of seven people and has commonly been associated with several harmful consequences such as increasing risk of suicide (Clark‚ Watson
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Case Study: Depression Answer Sheet Ellen: Depression and Suicidality Student Name: Diagnosing Ellen 1a. Refer to the DSM-IV checklist and list all symptoms that Ellen has that match the criteria for major depressive episode. Which of Ellen’s symptoms meet any of the criteria? (Be sure to match specific symptoms with specific criteria.) Ellen is not comfortable and feels out of place and therefore is not interested in social activities‚ she feels guilty about not having a very loving relationship
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Major depression is severe debilitating psychiatric disorder associated with impairment in cognitive functions. We previously showed that depression-induced cognitive deficits are manifested due alterations in the dendritic arborization‚ volumes‚ levels of neurotransmitters and abnormal synaptic plasticity which were restored by chronic treatment with escitalopram or reboxetine. Unfortunately‚ most of the medications that target monoaminergic system are ineffective; produces recurrence and lack of
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diagnosed with major depression and psychotic features. Major depression is defined as a person who “has a history of one or more depressive episodes and no history of manic or hypomanic episodes. Symptoms often interfere with the person’s social or occupational functioning and in some cases may include psychotic features”. (Varcarolis 327) Psychotic features are “breaks with reality (such as hallucinations‚ delusions)” (Vacarolis 329) Andrea Yates was diagnosed with depression with suicide risk
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PSY 102 November 30‚ 2014 Depression Depression is a mood disorder that deprives an individual of the ability to lead a life that is filled with happiness‚ joy and contentment. The effects of depression can be destructive on the mental abilities‚ physical health and emotional stability of those that suffer with this disorder. Individuals may choose to not seek help due to embarrassment or a lack of admitting there is a problem. Others may choose to seek help to end the cycle of unanswered questions
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