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    CU261P Mood disorder: this is a group of diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV TR) which classifies mental health‚ this particular one is when a person’s mood is seen to be the underlying cause of mental health issues. This umbrellas a host of disorders‚ such as; Bipolar Disease (BD)‚ Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)‚ and also less severe depressions such as dysthymic or cyclothymic. Some mood disorders can be substance induced‚ (due to someone’s drug use)

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    Secondary diagnosis: Affective disorders. The claimant was a 43-year-old man. Alleged disability: right and left leg injury. He reported that he had mobility limitations because of bilateral lower extremity pain and lack of strength; he could not stand for a prolonged period‚ and ambulated with crutches. He had difficulty with some activities of daily living (ADLs). He had difficulty understanding and following directions as well as trouble with memory‚ concentration‚ and completing tasks

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    Schizophrenia Understanding the Psychological Disorder Mariah J. Ordaz Coastal Bend College Schizophrenia: Understanding the Psychological Disorder Schizophrenia‚ it’s a term many people associate with crazy‚ psychotic‚ and bizarre behaviors. This disorder has many signs and symptoms and the cause has yet to be discovered. Various studies have been conducted‚ but one singular cause of the disorder has not been discovered. Understanding this serious and baffling psychological disorder is an

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    ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY: MOOD DISORDERS A mood disorder is the term given for a group of diagnoses in the DSM IV TR classification system where a disturbance in the person ’s emotional mood is hypothesised to be the main underlying feature. The classification is known as mood (affective) disorders in ICD 10. English psychiatrist Henry Maudsley proposed an overarching category of affective disorder. The term was then replaced by mood disorder‚ as the latter term refers to the underlying or longitudinal

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    Mood Disorders You never know why a person does the things they or even what has cause them to be the person that they are. For example‚ you might never have known that famous people like Drew Carey‚ Jim Carrey‚ Sheryl Crow‚ even Pablo Picasso have depressive disorders. By reading‚ you will get an insight‚ if any‚ on mood disorders‚ along with how I found a relation in my personal life. As well as something relating to what I like to do in my free time. Mood disorders are fairly attention-grabbing;

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    catatonia 2. Emotional Symptoms: - High levels of euphoria with highly elevated moods states also a decrease in tolerance may be seen with irritability when one fails to get their own way. Behavioural Symptoms: - High Energy levels‚ increased social activity‚ quick rate of speech reckless and dangerous behaviour. 3. Many biological explanations have been put forward in an attempt to explain the cause of mood disorders these mainly consist of Unipolar and Bipolar

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    This research paper consists of a mood disorder named Seasonal Affective Disorder associated with depression. Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal and his associates at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) discovered Seasonal Affective Disorder in the 1980’s. Recently‚ according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV and DSM-5 states that its status was changed. It’s no longer classified as a unique mood disorder but now its more specific such as seasonal patterns for recurrent

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    Male Offenders with Substance Use Disorders Re-Entry Group A group that I would be interested in forming involves a trichotomy of special populations: specifically males‚ first-time or multiple offenders‚ and substance users. There are several reasons why I would be interested in this particular group; however‚ the main reason is the specific need and overwhelming necessity to target this population with support. Abrams and Teplin (as cited in Skeem‚ Louden‚ Manchak‚ Vidal‚ & Haddad‚ 2009) found

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    Schizophrenia is a severe disorder that affects the brain which leads to the person affected by this illness to interpret reality abnormally by affecting how that person feels‚ behaves‚ and thinks. While schizophrenia is not very common as other mental disorders there are reportedly more than 200‚000 cases per year in the united states alone and the symptoms can be extremely disabling. Risk Factors With the help of science and our advanced technology‚ scientists have known that schizophrenia sometimes

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    Schizophrenia During the 1950s‚ mentally disordered people who were harmful to society and themselves could be treated with medications and were able to return safely to their communities. During the 1980s‚ the cost of health care increased more than any other cost in our national economy. As a result‚ strategic planning has been made to reduce costs. "The political decision made to deinstitutionalize chronic mental patients started with the appearance of phenothiazine medications. Dramatically

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