What makes people more vulnerable to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) following a traumatic event‚ and how can PTSD be prevented? The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) IV defines an individual with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as having been exposed to a traumatic event in which both of the following have occurred; firstly‚ the person either experienced or witnessed an event that involved “actual or threatened death or serious injury‚ or a threat to the physical
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Emily Young Mrs. King ELA 8th Hour 07 April 2017 Marijuana should be legal. Have you ever thought about not being able to get the best treatments medical wise? Or have you thought about how damaging the things our government allows to be legal really are to us and our communities? For examples‚ Marijuana can be used to treat some medical problems‚ but it is illegal while cigarettes kill people‚ and it is legal. That doesn’t make sense. Therefore‚ Marijuana should be legal because it helps
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Describe and evaluate two treatments for unipolar depression (25 marks). It has been believed that psychological disorders‚ like physical illnesses‚ have organic causes. Therefore‚ mental disorders are treated just like physical ones. Earlier treatments have included things like trepanning which was carried out in the stone again. Nowadays we have much safer and effective treatments such as therapies and drug treatment. Low levels of both noradrenaline (nora) and serotonin (sero) have been
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Antidepressants have been tested in trials with placebos and have found to be effective in reducing symptoms of severe depression in around 65% to 75% compared with around 33% for placebos – Gitlin 2002. Gitlin carried out a clinical trial testing selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and placebos. He found that SSRIs were effective in reducing symptoms of depression in around 75% of patients compared with 33% for placebos. However the 33% of patients that felt better after taking the placebo
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Patient History Patient name - Shravani. K. Patil Age- 34year Sex- Female Religious- Hindu Place- Belgaum‚ Karnataka‚ India (2012) Physician name - Dr. Basavaraj. Tubaki Diagnosis - OCD (Obsessive compulsive disorder) Chief complaints • The patient came with complaints of excessive cleaning or hand washing. • Ordering and arranging things in a particular and perfect way. • Repeatedly checking on the bags‚ and checking repeatedly to see if door is locked etc... Associated complaints •
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Description Cyclobenzaprine is a tricyclic amine‚ central nervous system (CNS) depressant and centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant that targets the brain stem leading to relief of musculoskeletal pain and stiffness usually caused by muscle spasms[1][4]. Recent studies have shown positive effects on patients with Fibromyalgia‚ but treatment with cyclobenzaprine only masks some of the physical symptoms of the disease and is not recommended for long term use [2]. It is administered orally in pill
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Video Data Hiding Using Forbidden Zone Data Hiding and Selective Embedding Ersin Esen and A. Aydin Alatan‚ Member‚ IEEE Abstract—Video data hiding is still an important research topic due to the design complexities involved. We propose a new video data hiding method that makes use of erasure correction capa- bility of repeat accumulate codes and superiority of forbidden zone data hiding. Selective embedding is utilized in the proposed method to determine host
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Depression and Pregnancy Audrey Luck Psychology for Midwives 11/16/10 Depression and Pregnancy 2 For most women the period of growing bellies and growing anticipations is a joyful and exciting time and for others this time may harbor doubt‚ fear‚ and depression. “As many as 1 out of 5 women have symptoms of depression during pregnancy. For some women‚ those symptoms are severe. In pregnancy‚ women who have been depressed before are at higher risk of depression than other
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What are antidepressants? Antidepressants are generally all the name says‚ drugs used to treat depression.The antidepressants are drugs that minimizes the symptoms that are related to depression. It’s a perfect balance of chemicals that are often called trigger drugs. The medicine treats the symptoms by using chemical imbalances of the neurotransmitters located in the brain to send correcting signals. To completely understand how antidepressants work you must understand the reason of why they
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Over the years‚ there has been much talk regarding the possibility that Brad Pitt used steroids to enhance his physical appearance for certain roles over the years. Although there is much discussion surrounding the topic‚ are they stories true? We will take a look into these rumors to determine if they are actually true‚ and what the circumstances surrounding the stories. A-List Celebrity Brad Pitt is an A-List celebrity and is known for his wide variety of roles over the last few decades. He
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