This article examines the effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors as a treatment for depression in children and adolescents. The aim of the study is to test the effect of fluoxetine in the acute treatment of depression. The effects were determined by a randomized double blind control trial in which the control group were compared to the placebo group. The main findings of the article were that the control group given the SSRI fluoxetine showed greater improvements in terms of treatment
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For my I-Search I have chosen to write about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). I have been interested in the disorder ever since I came across a woman with OCD in goodwill while I was in St. Louis. I was with my cousin and sister at the time and we were relaxing in chairs near the bathroom while waiting for our parents to be done finding a brand new‚ old pair of jeans. While relaxing in the chairs‚ my cousin and I noticed a girl go into the bathroom‚ but not close the door all the way and then
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Mood disorder is a mental issue that is a typical cause among individuals everywhere throughout the world. There are diverse sorts of mental disorder‚ however‚ the significant ones are bipolar disorder and dysthymia. Dysthymia can happen to anyone of all ages. I was shocked to hear about my aunt Lola‚ who was diagnosed with dysthymia at the age of 30. This was just a year after her wedding. It was awful to hear about her disorder‚ partly because she was expecting a baby‚ but she had a miscarriage
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mentioned above ( faster heartbeat‚ tensed muscle‚ light-headed ) will reduce. (HELPGUIDE.ORG) Whereas the medication methods include: Giving antidepressants : • As for the antidepressants‚ it includes medication in the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) and serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) classes which are generally the first-line medication treatments. Doctors usually use antidepressants to treat anxiety disorders in general. (Mayo
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Major Depression Definition Major depression is a medical illness that is characterized by feeling of sadness‚ disappointment‚ and despair. It is a “whole body illness” that involves emotional‚ physical‚ intellectual‚ social‚ and spiritual problems. Also called major depressive disorder and clinical depression‚ it affects how a person feels‚ thinks and behaves. They may have trouble doing normal day-to-day activities‚ and depression may make them feel as if life isn’t worth living. Signs
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Biopsychosocial Case Study Of Jeffrey Dahmer Jeffrey Dahmer murdered 17 men between the years of 1978 to 1991 in which he participated in necrophilia‚ dismemberment and cannibalism (Meyer‚ 2006). As a child‚ Dahmer was shy and suffered from low self-esteem. At a young age‚ Dahmer displayed abnormal behavior starting with the collecting of dead animals and using acid to strip off the meat having necrophilia desires. This escalated in his teen years turning into fantasies of killing and mutilating
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Have you ever had a surge of worrying thoughts? Do you ask yourself‚ did I lock the car; did I turn off the lights? After these thoughts occurred‚ did you immediately check to make sure you locked your car‚ and turned off the lights? Though everyone has worrying thoughts‚ some of these thoughts may develop into unbearable obsessions. Some people cannot rid themselves of these obsessions‚ even though they are aware that their thoughts and actions are absurd. These people
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disruption of communication is believed to cause obsessive compulsive disorder. Lastly‚ many researchers now believe that obsessive compulsive disorder is caused by a chemical disorder of the brain. An inadequate amount of the neurotransmitter‚ serotonin‚ is thought to be responsible (Mayo
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Running Head: ANXIETY DISORDERS Anxiety Disorders Abstract This paper goes through the different types of anxiety disorders. This paper will include the causes‚ symptoms‚ and treatment of the disorders. The disorders are: (1.) Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia; (2.) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; (3.) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; (4.) Social Phobia; and (5.) Panic Attacks. Anxiety Disorders Introduction Anxiety is something that everyone experiences in their
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder One of the most interesting mental illnesses to talk about today is obsessive-compulsive disorder. It is mostly referred to as OCD. Although OCD is an attention-grabbing subject‚ it can occupy a lot of time and energy from a person’s life. There are many who suffer from OCD including men‚ women‚ boys and girls. This mental illness causes one to have thoughts that are uncontrollable as well as behaviors that are repeated over and over again. For example‚ Sue just
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