Area Technical College Clinical Case Study: Combat PTSD Rachel Dillon Case Study project Abnormal Psychology Professor Dyszelski 24 April 2013 HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS A 30-year-old married‚ Caucasian female‚ who served three tours of duty in Iraq‚ presented to a Veteran’s Administration Medical Center in Madison‚ Wisconsin. On intake to primary care‚ she screened positive for PTSD and was referred for specialty services to the posttraumatic stress clinical team for experiencing traumatic
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biological changes‚ all of which can have a great effect on the mothers’ health (Zaudeerer‚ 2009). Postpartum is the period after birth‚ during this period approximately 13% of new mothers experience significant symptoms of depression‚ this is referred to as postpartum depression (PPD) (Dennis‚ 2004). “PPD is most often detected between 2 and 6 weeks and can last up to 2 years if not treated” (Zaudeerer‚ 2009). However‚ Dennis states that identifying PPD can be problematic because women
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In addition‚ there are different ways to treat loneliness‚ social isolation and clinical depression. The first step is that doctors recommend therapy. The therapy is a common way‚ sometimes successfully‚ to treat loneliness. Short-term therapy‚ the most common way to treat patients suffering from loneliness and depression typically lasts 10 to 20 weeks. During therapy‚ the focus is to understand the causes of this solitude; try to identify negative
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is recommended by the NICE guidelines as an effective treatment for many mental health problems‚ specifically depression and all of the anxiety disorders. But is it a therapy open to all? When Professor Lord Layard wrote his paper: “Mental Health: Britain’s Biggest Social Problem?” in 2005‚ he noted that: “16% of adults of working age have a mental illness” Of these 16%‚ he stated that‚ only a quarter were utilising any type of treatment. It was this
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suicide seemed like the only option. Depression is a very serious issue because it affects school work‚ health‚ and relationships. School accounts for about twenty-two to twenty-four years of a person’s life
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liked among her peers. However‚ GS is suffering from a series of medical conditions from the physical and mental aspect. To be more specific‚ GS has been coping with depression for many years and suicidal ideations for a couple of years. In addition‚ GS was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia since she was a teenager. The onset of GS’s depression episodes came about by the age of 13. By this time‚ GS sensed that her family would split up as there was tension between her parents. The tension stemmed from the
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Major depression is a therapeutic sickness influencing 9.9 million American grown-ups. Dissimilar to typical emotional encounters of passing mood states‚ misery‚ or loss‚ major depression is constant and can fundamentally meddle with an individual’s thinking‚ conduct‚ mind-set‚ action‚ and physical wellbeing. Major depression has 4 categories. The first is the manner by which it influences your point of view/thought process making it hard to focus and most thoughts are negative. Second is mood change
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well as consideration regarding presenting issues. Here a case study of Jane is used to argue /evaluate and assess how both a psychodynamic counselor and cognitive behavioral therapist (CBT) would view the case study of Jane from their perspectives. Consideration will be given from both a psychodynamic approach and CBT approach of how a therapist might work with Jane. The main similarities and differences of both the psychodynamic and CBT approaches will be analyzed. This will lead into an evaluation
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moms experience the baby blues after delivering a child. About one 1 of every 10 of these women will develop a more severe and longer-lasting depression after delivery. Approximately 1 in 1‚000 women develop more serious conditions‚ like postpartum psychosis. A number of factors can increase the risk of postpartum depression‚ including: -a history of depression before becoming pregnant -Age at time of pregnancy (younger mothers are more likely to develop the condition) -the more children you have the
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general population (“Depression in the Elderly”). These suicidal thoughts or actions are one of the many depressive symptoms in old age. These symptoms of depression in old age can be lessened by exercise. By having the elderly implement an exercise routine into their lives‚ they can stop themselves from being part of the statistics showing depression in old age. A high rate of elderly depression and differing and sometimes mistaken factors cause the elderly to have to accept depression as part of growing
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