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    Latuda (Lurasidone) Latuda (lurasidone) is an antipsychotic medication. It works by changing the effects of chemicals in the brain. Latuda is used to treat schizophrenia in adults. It is also used to treat depression associated with bipolar. Latuda is not for use in psychotic conditions related to dementia. This drug may cause heart failure‚ sudden death‚ or pneumonia in older adults with dementia-related conditions. You should not use Latuda if you are allergic to lurasidone. Latuda was formulated

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    Grocery Stocking Clerk _______________________________ Code Status: __full____________Date of Admission: __8/26/08_______________________________ List Clinical Diagnoses according to DSM-IV Classification. List all five axes: Axis I:___ 295.30 Schizophrenia:_Paranoid Type_____________________________________ Axis II:___none________________________________________________________________ Axis III:___HTN_______________________________________________________________ Axis IV:___Occupational; Soci

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    Homelessness and Mental Illness Intervening in the lives of the homeless could help save their lives. Many of the homeless population have some sort of mental illness or disorder. This could be anything from PTSD to Schizophrenia to Bipolar disorder. These people are without their regular medication‚ which can cause their diseases to take over. Without any family support‚ many of these people turn to robberies to get their medication. Some even turn to suicide when they can take no more. Even

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    the floor paralyzed and scared. He was rushed to the emergency room‚ only to find out that he was diagnosed with schizophrenia. His life would change forever. John was diagnosed with a rare mental illness known as schizophrenia. This disease is very uncommon but can be active when the victim turns the age of five and older; usually it becomes triggered in their late teens. Schizophrenia can simply be defined as a chronic brain disabling disorder that renders a person’s mind useless with distortion

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    create new challenges today. Schizophrenia is a devastating disorder that has tragic effects and very little treatment options. Schizophrenia is a serious illness. Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that is characterized by disturbances in thought‚ perception‚ and behavior‚ by a loss of emotional responsiveness and extreme empathy‚

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    The Different Types and Affects of Schizophrenia Approximately 2.4 million Americans are affected with Schizophrenia. Currently one percent of that population develops Schizophrenia at some point in their lifetime (National Women’s Health Research Center) (web 3 June 2010) . Schizophrenia is when an individuals thinking‚ emotions‚ and behavior is impaired. If untreated‚ Schizophrenics will soon start to make a person withdraw from interactions with others and will eventually they will not be

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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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    Schizophrenia and Psychosis and Life Span Development Paper Shanda Walton University of Phoenix October 20‚ 2008 Schizophrenia translates as split mind and the psychological changes can be so profound that the affected individual is thrust into a world that bears little resemblance to everyday experience. The person with schizophrenia lives in an internal world marked by thought processes that have gone awry; delusions‚ hallucinations‚ and generally disordered thinking become the norm

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    Understanding paranoia What is paranoia? Are there different kinds? Who is most vulnerable to these feelings? What are the causes? What treatments are available? What can family and friends do? Useful organisations Further reading ‘The couple next door are listening in on me‚ I know it. I saw her in the street yesterday and she looked away.’ ‘The postman is reading my mail. One of my letters last week was not stuck down. He knows all my secrets.’ ‘My son’s behaving so strangely; he suspects

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    Schizophrenia in Women Amiaya K. Glover Gray Collegiate Academy Abstract Mental health affect a person well being along with there place in society. A women’s health more so effect her place in society with the perspective of having relationships‚ pregnancy‚ and menopause‚ especially in a country where a woman statues holds importance on their social lives. Noted that there is not a clear mortality in sex differences. This paper examines women’s mental health with schizophrenia by the

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