Outline and evaluate one biological therapy for Schizophrenia? (4 + 8 marks) Antipsychotic medication is an effective way of treating severe forms of Schizophrenia. There are two types medication used: Conventional antipsychotic drugs are dopamine antagonists‚ which means they attach to dopamine receptors but do not stimulate them. By reducing stimulation in the brain‚ medication such as Chlorpromazine can eliminate the positive symptoms of Schizophrenia. Atypical antipsychotic drugs also work on the
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father‚ which statistically these matriarch styles of development have shown an increase in schizophrenics. Also poverty is strongly link to schizophrenia‚ and single parent‚ single income families are usually at this level. Another contributing factor could be of Jacks sleep deprivation caused by the insomnia. Insomnia can lead to several psychosis‚ and schizophrenia is one of them. Jack centered his life around consumerism and once he felt an attraction for Marla‚ who was a bottom society non-consumer
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The world has changed greatly over the years. The language has evolved and culture has changed. Due to the large increase in the number of people who use mobile phones and social networking sites‚ people‚ especially young ones developed a new‚ non-standard form of English which we have called text speak. There are some good things and a few bad things about it. I will explain it further now. To keep things simple‚ text-speak is a non-standard form of English and although it seems as if it did not
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This paper considers the issue of the measurement of depression with those who have a primary diagnosis of schizophrenia. Originally the concept of depression as a core aspect of schizophrenia was raised by Bleuler and that affective disorders are associated with psychosis raised by Kraepelin. The construct of depression within the context of schizophrenia as a distinct condition that constitutes an apparent shift from the individual’s usual cognitive style‚ affect and functioning‚ is an observation
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organization diagnosis and their differences also well as their similarities‚ and also evaluate their strength and weakness. In order to understand these OD models we will need to know what is organizational diagnosis. What is Organizational Diagnosis? This is a strategy implemented by organizations to increase its effectiveness. This involves assessing an organization’s existing levels of performance‚ to design a suitable change that will achieve the expected performance. In organizational diagnosis‚ diagnostic
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References: Spealing K. M. (2002). National Alliance for Research of Schizophrenia and Depression: Overview of Schizophrenia. New York: NIH Publications. Segal J. & Smith M. (2012). Schizophrenia: Signs‚ Types and Causes. USA: Elsevier. Potter A. P. & Perry A. G. (2001). Fundamentals of Nursing. (5th ed.).St. Louis‚ Philadelphia‚ London‚ Sydney‚ Toronto: Mosby. Karch M. A. (2012)
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This essay will focus on a case study of a patient with Schizophrenia‚ whom I cared for during my recent clinical specialist placement in a medium secure unit. The patient personal and psychiatric history would be given. The patient current psychological‚ sociological and physiological needs will be looked at by using published therapeutic approaches. In this case study a demonstration of how the therapeutic approaches chosen provide or guidance of the nursing care provided in the assessment of needs
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the impact of complex mental health needs on an individual; it talks about the impact on mental health services on an individual Dual diagnosis refers to a condition whereby an individual suffers from an enduring mental illness and at the same time struggles with a co-existing drug or alcohol dependency issues (DoH 2009). Rassool (2002) describes dual diagnosis as a complex mental health problem which is a broad expression characterized by the presence of two inter-reliant disorders. The substances
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DIAGNOSIS OF JOHNE’S DISEASE IN CATTLE INTRODUCTION Worldwide‚ Johne’s disease (JD)‚ caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis‚ is one of the most prevalent and economically important diseases of livestock and other ruminants. However‚ it is largely unnoticed on the dairy and its symptoms may be unfamiliar to most dairymen. Johne’s disease (JD) was first diagnosed in India in 1913 at Hissar followed by reports of JD throughout the country with incidence ranging
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The Axial Age is a time period where many religions began and answered questions about how one should live his life. Pre-axial religions were focused on oneself and how to live in the present. They had local gods and as one moved around he worshiped the god of that area. These gods demanded sacrifices and other rituals. However‚ there was no emphasis on what happened after a person died. The pre-axial religions were more concerned with practical problems like winning wars and growing crops. The religions
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