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 so
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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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New york college-empire state college OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD): SYMPTOMS & TREATMENT Abnormal Psychology Cleopatra Papathanasiou Fall Semester 2014 There are numerous and different mental illnesses and disorders that affect millions of people around the world. One such disorder‚ obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is defined as the persistent‚ uncontrollable‚ unwanted and obsessive feelings‚ thoughts or images and compulsive behaviors such as routines or rituals in
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physiologic changes associated with aging‚ such as decreased hepatic metabolism and decreased renal function‚ decreases medication tolerance in older adults. Hyponatremia is seen in about 10% of elderly taking antidepressants‚ particularly with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) (Weis‚ 2011). Furthermore‚ the increased permeability of the blood-brain barrier‚ as well as the decrease in cholinergic receptors‚ increases anticholinergic symptoms which is not well tolerated by the elderly (Drug.com
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The biological explanation is that depression is caused by insufficient levels of serotonin‚ dopamine and noradrenalin. Antidepressant drugs are used for the treatment of moderate to severe depression and are usually taken for the medium or long term. The two main types prescribed are Tricylics and Selective Serotonin Re-Uptake Inhibitors. Tricylic drugs prolong the mood-lifting effects of noradrenalin and serotonin by preventing re-absorption after they are released. It also means that the operation
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Causes and Treatment of Panic Attacks Rosendo Rodriguez Liberty University Abstract It is necessary to first understand what anxiety disorder is in order to understand more easily what and how panic attacks occur in an individual. Anxiety is a normal reaction to different situations of life. However‚ when it comes as chronic or excessive it becomes a disease that prevents the normal functioning of a person. The anxiety symptoms are a response to a situation that is interpreted
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Before I was in third grade I had never heard of depression. I had never even heard of death‚ really. But there I was‚ sitting in the front row of a funeral for a man I had never met‚ and the only explanation I got was‚ “He was a depressed man‚ hun.” To a third grader the word ‘depressed’ had no weight for me; I just assumed it meant sad‚ and maybe he had been so sad he just drifted away. Skip forward about one year: I was in fourth grade now and had just come home from school. I went to my older
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in a particular and perfect way. • Repeatedly checking on the bags‚ and checking repeatedly to see if door is locked etc... Associated complaints • Generalized weakness • Hamper in the day today life. Treatment Plan • Psychotherapy • Medication (Serotonin reuptake inhibitors- SRI’s) Obsessive compulsive disorder-(OCD) OCD defined as unreasonable thoughts and fears (Obsessions) that lead
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Dysthymic depression also known as persistent and dysthymia depression is a consistent long-term depression that seems to have no end. In adults the symptoms must last between two and three years‚ but in children the symptoms must only occur for a year to be treated. Dysthymic depression is most common in women rather that men. It can affect up to 4% of the American population‚ but only 1% will get the help that they need. This type of depression mostly begins around the age of 21 and older but can
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Brain Hiccup Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a type of anxiety disorder that is characterized by obsessive thoughts and compulsive behavior. OCD is an illness that really makes an impact in the lives of the people. This disorder traps its victims in endless cycles of repetitive thoughts and behaviors. This debilitating disorder called OCD exhibit obsessive thoughts linked to compulsive behaviors and causes symptoms that are difficult to treat‚ but medications and cognitive behavioral therapy
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