Project Manager‚ Citigroup Market Monitor‚ New York‚ NY‚ USA Ph.D.‚ Director‚ Pharmacoeconomics‚ Elan Pharmaceuticals‚ Inc.‚ San Diego‚ CA‚ USA 3 Ph.D.‚ Hellums-Rowland Consultants‚ Portage‚ MI‚ USA Abstract Background: Depression is a common disorder that impacts an individual’s ability to perform life activities‚ including those required by the workplace. Academic performance can be viewed as a direct parallel to workforce performance‚ with students belonging to a unique set of individuals
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EFFECTS OF DEPRESSION IN ADOLESCENCE In recent years‚ depression has been a major topic in the news and media and its effect on individuals. Depression therefore is a serious condition that affects the human brain in such a way that it affects the thoughts and intentions of many. Adolescent depression is often overlooked because they have a hard time expressing their feelings which leads to serious complications in most teenagers because they have a hard time dealing with school work and mates
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Depression Inventory Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is a set of 21 self-reported questions to measure the intensity‚ severity‚ and depth of depressive symptoms in patients aged 13-80 years old. A shorter BDI consists of seven questions for administration by primary care providers. The Beck Depression Inventory detects‚ assesses‚ and monitors changes in depressive symptoms among people in a mental health care environment. Aaron T. Beck‚ a pioneer in cognitive therapy‚ developed the first BDI in 1961
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diagnosed with a disorder; and if the client is experiencing major depressive disorder‚ I would explain that the assessment reported concluded that he or she has experienced significant weight loss or gain without dieting‚ experienced fatigue‚ experienced feelings of worthlessness‚ have difficulty concentrating‚ and experienced feelings of sadness nearly every day during the same two week period. According to Lacasse & Leo (2005)‚ The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)‚ does not
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integrative model‚ which of the following factors influence the onset and maintenance of somatic symptom disorders? A.Biological‚ psychological‚ social and cultural factors. B.Psychological‚ cultural and perceptual factors. C.Medical‚ sociological‚ and psychological factors. D.Cultural‚ medical‚ and gender factors. Answer Key: A Question 2 of 50 1.0 Points Concerning the cause of dissociative disorders‚ _______ dominate(s) this field of psychology. A.theory and speculation B.statistical analysis
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Pain and Able: Chronic Pain and Mood Disorders The ability to feel pain is something most people possess. It’s the body’s way of letting us know that something we are doing is damaging. Pain can range in intensity from annoying pain such as stubbing your toe to extreme pain such as child birth or kidney stone. We can all relate to these feelings of pain in one way or the other‚ but what happens when the pain doesn’t go away? When pain lingers on‚ it can affect many factors of a person’s life
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disorganization of behavior. Diathesis-stress model: a vulnerability to a disorder and specific stress factors trigger that disorder Mood disorders: A category of disorders marked by persistent or episodic disturbances in emotion that interfere with normal functioning in at least one realm of life. Major depression affects a persons ABC’s – affect‚ behavior‚ cognition Dysthymia: A mood disorder similar to major depressive disorder‚ but less intense and longer lasting. Depression learned helplessness
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When traumatic events happen to children it is important to understand that children can either be resilient or non-resilient to the event that took place. There are many different types of events that can prove traumatic for children with some of them being‚ abuse‚ divorce‚ family alcoholism‚ natural disasters‚ illness‚ death or other traumatic events. As children grow there is rapid development that is taking place mentally‚ socially‚ physically‚ and emotionally. Because children are going through
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Assignment: Clinical Assessment Mr. and Mrs. Lawson brought their 4-year-old adopted daughter‚ Clara‚ to see Dr. Mason‚ a psychiatrist. Clara was polite in greeting Dr. Mason‚ but did not smile and kept her gaze down as she took a seat. Mr. and Mrs. Lawson sat next to Clara and began explaining their concerns. They described Clara as a quiet child who has recently begun throwing temper tantrums‚ during which she is inconsolable. Her sleep and eating patterns have changed‚ and she no longer wants
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symptoms of depression.... However‚ in vulnerable individuals…such depressed mood may be to be accompanied by a host of other depressive symptoms.... Their level of depressed mood‚ however‚ was simply not more severe than individuals who did not possess dysfunctional attitudes" (Abela & D ’Allesandro‚ 2002‚ p.122). What occurred is that the requirements‚ according to Beck‚ for depressive symptoms were there but they did not occur regardless. Findings like this show that Beck ’s theory may not be as
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