SOMATIZATION DISORDER OUTLINE • • • • • • • • Introduction Epidemiology Etiology/pathophysiology Risk factors Clinical features Investigations Diagnosis Differential diagnosis OUTLINE • • • • • • Treatments Complications Prognosis Prevention Conclusion References INTRODUCTION • Somatization disorder is a form of somatoform disorder characterized by recurring multiple and current‚ clinically significant complaints about somatic symptoms • It is also
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Anxiety‚ Mood/Affective‚ Somatoform Paper University of Phoenix PSY/410 Korneshia Parker Prepare a 700- to 1‚050-word paper in which you analyze the biological‚ psychodynamic‚ cognitive‚ and behavioral components of anxiety‚ mood/affective‚ and somatoform disorders. Anxiety‚ mood/affective‚ and somatoform disorders have many different components. These disorders while all detracting from normal social interactions and the day to day living of individuals who suffer from them have definitive
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Conduct Disorder Johnny‚ age 10‚ is admitted to the psychiatric unit for evaluation. Following is Johnny’s case history. Erin gave birth to Johnny. She is an unmarried 16-year-old girl who chose to keep Johnny with her and tried to raise him herself. In beginning she lived with her parents and continued her high school after Johnny’s birth. She was very irresponsible‚ had no source of income‚ contributed little to her needs‚ and used to smoke marijuana with her friends. Erin’s parents took Johnny’s
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Case Scenario: In the history provided by a patient whose chief complaint is of dizziness and imbalance‚ the patient reports having gone to the Emergency Department 3 months ago due to a sudden onset of severe vertigo that lasted 1 to 2 days‚ and was followed by a gradual easing of symptoms over a period of several days. This pattern of symptoms suggests the possibility of: BPPV Ménière’s Disease Lateral Medullary infarct Vestibular neuritis The sudden onset of
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There are many psychological disorders that we have studied through the years. The categories for most of them are anxiety‚ personality‚ and dissociative disorders. The one that has helped identify the majority of criminals is antisocial personality disorder. This disorder is one that develops early in people‚ as early as the age of three‚ and as stated before can lead the person to become a criminal. However‚ if the person who has this disorder is raised well he could end up being a hero of
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1990) A phonological disorder is a certain type of speech sound disorder and it can be referred to as an articulation disorder. Clients with a phonological disorder are unable to use a few or all of the speech sounds that correspond to their age group. This can result in their speech having poor intelligibility. Metaphon therapy is an approach used for the treatment on phonological disorders. On the basis of the evidence currently available with regards to phonological disorders it is suggested that
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Criteria Conversion disorder is classified as a conversion disorder or a dissociative disorder depending on the diagnostic criteria used. The DSM-5 classifies conversion disorder as a somatoform disorder‚ whereas the 10th edition of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) classifies conversion disorder as a dissociative disorder. With the publication of the DSM-5 in 2013‚ the association between somatoform and dissociative disorders was acknowledged
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Chris Jostad NRS 111 4/4/13 Case Study 76 1. * Fasting glucose: 184 mg/dL-above 99 mg/dL suspected diabetes mellitus among other etiologies * HbA1C: 8.8%-The American College of Endocrinology recommends and A1C less than 6.5%. An A1C of 8.8% would also indicate diabetes mellitus. * Total cholesterol: 256 mg/dL-total cholesterol above 200 mg/dL could indicate uncontrolled diabetes * Triglycerides: 346 mg/dL-levels above 150 indicate diabetes mellitus * LDL: 155 mg/dL-Increased
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The patient is a 47-year-old female; she can communicate well with staff‚ and interacts appropriately with other patients. The patient is admitted for homicidal ideation with plans substance abuse. She was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder I mixed and Major depression disorder. The patient arrives via a private vehicle by self. She reports as depressed‚ and her best friend is in late stage cancer. Patient is having homicidal thoughts toward ex-boyfriend with plans to shoot him. While she is at a flea
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neurons that project onto the nucleus accumbens in the ventral striatum (Adinoff‚ 2004). Therefore‚ studies on addiction usually center around these regions to explore the genetic and neurobiological basis underlying this chronic brain disease. One of the most prominent and
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