2011). Symptoms of this illness are similar to those of mood disorder. The mood disorder is called bipolar disorder. In this assignment‚ I will compare causes‚ symptoms and treatments of these two illnesses. The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual describes unipolar depression as a significant depressive period that lasts more than two weeks during which the patient exhibits at least five depressive symptoms (Comer‚ 2011). Symptoms of depression include insomnia
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This disease is not contagious and cannot be cured. Sickle cell is lifelong disease causing major complications in the body. Organ damage‚ stroke‚ pneumonia‚ severe anemia‚ acute chest syndrome and spleen sequestering‚ are some complications of sickle cell. People with sickle cell rely heavily on blood transfusions to restore their body. The red
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serious mental health condition which statistics show will affect 1 in 5 people‚ either directly or through a friend or relative suffering from the condition. Several neuroscience and genetic investigations clearly demonstrate that depression is a disorder of the brain‚ one which modern imaging techniques can reveal. Where in the past‚ the general consensus was that depression was a condition directly related to environment‚ new neural imaging technologies can show that physical changes are present
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DSM-5 Diagnosis: 300.4 (F34.1) Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)‚ with anxious distress‚ with intermittent major depressive episodes‚ without current episode‚ severe. Problem List: Lack of trust in others; suspiciousness Trouble forming meaningful bonds with others Frequent unwarranted self-criticism Feeling unworthy or love; unlikeable Isolation from others Rumination that makes it difficult to fall asleep Intrusive thoughts that disrupt daily activities Anxiety being around people
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Many people in our community suffer from severe mental illness and neurological disorders. The personal suffering is great‚ and there is a huge cost in terms of the burden of care on families plus the overall loss of the individual’s contribution to society. The costbenefits of early diagnosis and intervention are well established at an economic‚ societal and individual level but hampering early intervention is the current lack of definitive‚ quantitative techniques for diagnosing or measuring
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feelings of alertness‚ motivation and attention‚ and so it is suggested low levels of dopamine similarly are linked to depression. Essentially the monoamine hypothesis suggests that low levels of dopamine and low levels of noradrenaline result in depressive moods‚ and low levels of serotonin mean low levels of noradrenaline. It can therefore be low levels of dopamine or noradrenaline that result in depression‚ or a mixture of both. The hypothesis is used to work with drug treatment‚ so that the correct
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and Elderly Jacob Wenger Dysthymia is defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ Fourth Edition‚ Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR)‚ as “semichronic‚ smoldering mood disorder with ongoing waxing and waning symptoms. Symptoms must be present for at least two years in adults and for at least one year in children and adolescents.” (Sansone & Sansone‚ 2009‚ p. 14) The disorder is further characterized as requiring symptoms lasting two years in adults and one year in children
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herself on paper is interesting because she will talk about how “unreasonably angry‚” or “positively angry” she will get‚ for no apparent reason (473‚ 475). Anyone with postpartum depression will have extreme mood swings‚ similar to that of bipolar disorder. The narrator also continues to explain how regularly she cries for no significant reason. Having no reason to cry or to be angry‚ yet exhibiting those behaviors in extreme fashions only exacerbates the point that she is clinically depressed. The
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Psychosis is a severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality. Left untreated‚ it can worsen over time and the person afflicted can become violent and dangerous to both themselves and others. Having psychosis found at an
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DOI: 5/12/2011. The patient is a 55-year-old female business analyst who sustained injury from repetitive keyboard use. The patient is subsequently diagnosed with major depressive affective disorder‚ moderate anxiety disorder‚ hyperlipidemia and chronic pain. Per OMNI‚ the patient is status post left carpal tunnel syndrome surgery on 12/28/11‚ right carpal tunnel syndrome surgery on 5/15/12‚ left ulnar cubital surgery 5/7/13 and right cubital surgery on 7/9/13. As per office notes dated 03/12/2016
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