drawing. After his song Lithium was a big hit‚ “Many people believe he was manic depressive was over the song Lithium”(Bipolar Disorder‚ 2012‚ p. 1). However‚ Cobain wrote that song years before his band Nirvana became huge rock stars. Cobain was already diagnosed with bipolar at that time. Throughout this report the author will go over the symptoms‚ causes‚ and course of illness and treatment of the Bipolar Disorder of‚ Kurt Cobain. Lead singer of Nirvana‚ Kurt Cobain lost his life in 1994. Many
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Signs‚ symptoms and contributing factors Depression is a serious mental disorder that could lead to death by suicide if not taken seriously and treated. Depression in adolescents (age group of 12-17) can affect school and work performance‚ peer and family relationships‚ and even exacerbate other health issues like asthma. According to childStats.gov statistics‚ in 2011 about 8% of the population age 12-17 had a major depressive episode. According to the medical Merriam-Webster online dictionary‚ there
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The client I presented has a lot of complexities in his life‚ has internalized negative messages received from his family of origin and there is a possibility that he may have Asperger’s. His diagnosis is currently major depressive disorder‚ but what is standing out about this client is heartbreak. The feedback I received from supervision was insightful and helpful. Truly feeling the heartbreak of my client was helpful. I am fairly confident that that is where his wound is held. In addition‚
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self-esteem ratings and lower depression scores? Will ambivalent and avoidant females will have a more negative identification with their mother‚ lower self-esteem ratings‚ and higher depressions scores? Depression affects over 20% of adolescents. It is a disorder that disturbs their mood‚ causes a loss of interest or pleasure in activities they should enjoy‚ and makes them irritable. Several things are thought to be correlated with depression in adolescents. Some examples include‚ a failure to individuate
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Acupuncture is increasingly used in psychiatric disorders. The effect of acupuncture in depression (including depressive neurosis and depression following stroke) has been repeatedly demonstrated in controlled studies. [2-7] Traumatic stress disorder develops after a stressful event or situation which has an exceptionally threatening or catastrophic nature‚ which is likely to cause significant discomfort. Stress disorder classified as an anxiety disorder and is usually defined as the clustering of three
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group‚ psychotherapy is considered a constant variable since both groups received it‚ and either an increase‚ decrease‚ or no change with participant’s depressive symptoms is considered the dependent variable (DV). De Jonghe et al. (2004) sought support for whether or not the IV (medication) would cause a change in the DV (participant’s depressive symptoms). 2. State the author’s goals in your own words and identify the authors’ hypotheses De Jonghe et al. (2004) primary goal for performing this
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burdened by her three children while also withdrawn from friends. She ruminated over her divorce‚ which led to worsening concentration issues ultimately causing her to drop out of college. Janet’s presenting symptoms are in line with the Major Depressive Disorder diagnosis. Janet’s issues-divorce‚ dropping out of school‚ financial struggles‚ and social isolation –are all related in some way. All of these issues have spun out of control due to erroneous thought patterns that have been informing her
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In 2005‚ a study showed that twenty-one percent of ex-convicts left prison with depressive disorder. In addition to that‚ thirty-eight percent of ex-convicts left with other mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder‚ schizophrenia‚ PTSD‚ and many more. A little over half of people who left prison‚ left with horrible psychological effects and some sort of mental disorder. (Khazan). Prisoners today are treated much different than French prisoners. In fact‚ French prisoners in the 1800s were treated
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lead me to pursue my current academic and professional dream to become a Psychologist. It is also something that I have a great deal of personal experience with‚ both as a parent of a clinically depressed teenager and as a woman living with a depressive disorder myself. In my own personal experience‚ the majority of doctors tend to “throw medication” at the issue of depression‚ when in fact‚ for many patients‚ therapeutic counseling and psychotherapy is often all that is needed. This tendency to medicate
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