Thomas Moore 4/13/2013 HCA 240 Brian Eigelbach Mental illness affects one in four people‚ that’s an estimated 57.7 million Americans. Psychiatry is the medical specialty that diagnoses and provides treatment for mental illness. Mental illnesses are medical conditions that change a way a person thinks‚ feels‚ there mood‚ ability to relate to others‚ and the way a person functions daily. Mental illnesses do not target any specific person by age‚ race‚ religion
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Depression is not only a state of being sad‚ it is a disease that conquers the ability to feel emotion‚ whether good or bad‚ whatsoever. Depression not only involves the mind‚ it also involves the body and thoughts. In different cultures some complain of excessive headaches and extreme pain and this is identified as depression‚ moderate or otherwise. This disease can be passed down through genes or can follow external events or can be caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. Depression affects
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Would You Like Prozac With That? With all those strategically developed commercials for antidepressants such as Abilify‚ Cymbalta‚ and my personal favorite‚ Zoloft‚ it’s easy to see why one in 10 Americans over the age of 12 turns to these happy pills when they’re down. Since the late ‘90s‚ antidepressants have become very popular. So popular‚ in fact‚ that their usage has increased by 400% in the last two decades. Not only that‚ but many users don’t even need the pills. In 2011‚ the National
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PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES M2 I am going to look at how the humanistic and the biological approaches are used in health and social care practices and how they are applied to service provision‚ comparing the similarities and differences for each approach. The biological approach is being used in health care a lot more now we are more aware and knowledgeable on the brain and the nervous system. Scientists can now look at the brain through MRI and PET scans to see the effects of brain damage‚ disease
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diazepam for short term management of anxiety disorders‚ β- adrenoceptor antagonists (beta blockers)‚ anti convulsants (Lyrica: pregabalin)‚ azapirones (5-HT1A receptor agonists: buspirone) and long term drug treatment regimes with antidepressants - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI’s) which act by blocking the reabsorption/reuptake of serotonin by nerve cells in the brain and leaving more serotonin improving mood. Serotonin & norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRI’s) increase the levels
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perspective outweighed the biological perspective was unfair because both are equally important with both causing depression. The following is a glossary of depression terms borrowed from WebMD: Antidepressant. A drug used to treat depression. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are one common class. It includes drugs like Celexa (citalopram)‚ Lexapro (escitalopram)‚ Paxil (paroxetine)‚ Prozac (fluoxetine)‚ and Zoloft (sertraline.) Anxiety disorder. A chronic condition that causes anxiety
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Psychology presentation PTSD and biological factors The signs and symptoms of PTSD‚ therefore‚ appear to reflect a persistent‚ abnormal adaptation of neurobiological systems to the stress of witnessed trauma. The neurobiological systems that regulate stress responses include certain endocrine and neurotransmitter pathways as well as a network of brain regions known to regulate fear behavior at both conscious and unconscious levels. Not surprisingly‚ much research has consequently focused on exploring
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Klepto‚ Kleptomaniac‚ Kleptomania‚ some are just punned names‚ typically used to describe anyone who steals‚ but Kleptomania is more than just stealing and is recognized as an Impulse Control Disorder. Kleptomania [Gr.‚=craze for stealing]‚ irresistible compulsion to steal‚ motivated by neurotic impulse rather than material need. No specific cause is known. The condition is considered generally as the result of some underlying emotional disturbance rather than as a form of neurosis in itself. Legally
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Introduction: Eli Lilly and company is a pharmaceutical company that was established in 1876 by Colonel Eli Lilly‚ who had served in the union army during the Civil War. One of the products the company developed includes the antidepressant drug Prozac‚ which has been a legendary product for the company and has generated billions of dollars since its launch. As Prozac’s patent expiration date approached‚ thereby allowing the sale of generic versions in the U.S.‚ the company decided to pursue a product
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223.4 million U.S. citizens have experienced a traumatic event at least once in their lives. This is about 70% of adults in the USA. Today 31.1 million people are struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (Rosenthal). PTSD is defined as re-experiencing‚ avoidance‚ and arousal‚ due to a traumatic event. The symptoms are either long lasting or have a delayed onset (Oltmanns & Emery‚ 2012). A traumatic event that involves actual or threatened death or serious injury to self or others
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