Medication or Therapy: Treating Psychotic Disorders The history of the concept of psychosis is traced from the time it was coined in 1845 to the present day. Originally‚ psychosis included the category of mental handicap‚ as well as certain other serious mental disorders. But within a year‚ this changed; psychiatric disorders became included under its umbrella heading amidst a confusing array of terminology. The term psychosis stems from the Greek ψύχωσις (psychosis)‚ "a giving soul or life to‚ animating
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bunch of diseases that I never even knew excited when I was back in my home country like sexual disorder‚ bulimia or schizophrenia. People in my country have those diseases or disorder but they get misunderstood. The disorder that I choose to do research about is Schizophrenia because it is one of the disorders that do not get treated in my home country; I don’t even think people know about it. Schizophrenia is a serious and disruptive mental illness that occurs in all cultures and affects about 1 in
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Systemic family and couple therapy for mood disorders Behaviourally-inspired couple therapy approaches have been used for some time and have proved to be effective with patients suffering from depression. A number of RCTs of marital therapy as a treatment for depression have been conducted (e.g. O’Leary & Beach‚ 1990; Jacobson et al‚ 1991; Emanuels-Zuurveen & Emmelkamp‚ 1996; Baucom et al‚ 1998). Interpersonal systems therapy (Gottlieb & Colby‚ 1987) and conjoint interpersonal therapy (Klerman et
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Republic of the Philippines University of Northern Philippines Tamag‚ Vigan City College of Nursing [pic] A Behavioral Analysis of Undifferentiated Schizophrenia In partial fulfillment Of the requirements Of the subject NCM 105: Care of Mother and Child with Maladaptive Behavior [pic] Presented to: CECILIA B. ANICOCHE‚ RN MAN Clinical Instructor Presented by: RENZIE JOY P. OBRERO (BSN-III DAFFODIL) MAY 2012
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Kendall Benton 312 E. Center Street Blanchester‚ Ohio 45107 Abstract Scoliosis has many different causes and effects‚ many of which cannot be explained or treated. Many lead to and are caused from related disorders that are discussed in the review. Treatment of the different types of curves are difficult. Operating on the spine is a strenuous process in areas that are hard to reach‚ which leads to many problems is damage occurs. Scoliosis in children is particularly difficult because the child
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During March 2013 I suffered a serious paranoid psychosis and was forcibly held at the KGV Hospital’s acute ward‚ under the Mental Health Act 1984. Actually‚ ten RGP officers‚ in full riot gear with shields‚ raided my home and in a very violent and aggressive manner‚ even though I was lying face down on the floor and offering no resistance whatsoever‚ abducted me and took me in handcuffs to the police station. There I was seen by two psychiatrists and a mental welfare officer and sent to the KGV
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“Schizophrenia is a debilitating brain disorder characterized by a range of emotional and cognitive dysfunctions that affect thought‚ feelings‚ communication‚ perception‚ attention‚ behavior monitoring‚ mood or affect‚ speech‚ drive‚ and the ability to make decisions. Individuals with schizophrenia exhibit varying degrees of psychosis.(Quick Lesson)” Schizophrenia affects about 1% of the population (Viewpoint). The cause of schizophrenia is not certain‚ but is thought to be combination of genetic
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Paranoid Schizophrenia Megan B. Sasser Psychology 100-WI Dr. Gwynne Pacheco May 5‚ 2010 Schizophrenia For almost twenty years Ian Chovil (n.d.) was unaware that his behaviors and thoughts were the results from the disabling brain disorder known as schizophrenia. Although Ian was able to go to college and earn his undergraduate degree‚ he failed graduate school‚ had no friends‚ hardly spoke with family‚ was unable to hold a job for very long‚ and even went homeless for a time. In a frightening
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Schizophrenia Written By: Amanda Higgins June 23‚ 2013 Week 8 - HCA/240 Instructor David Rodvein I am pretty sure most of us have all heard the word schizophrenia‚ but very few of us are actually aware of what it is. Schizophrenia goes back hundreds‚ if not thousands of years. People have always had misconceptions of this illness‚ and often confuse it with a different dis- orders. Fortunately today‚ science and medicine has come a long way and we know
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causes of schizophrenia: Genetic and Dopamine Hypothesis. Research by Mikaywa et al has found that there must be a genetic explanation of schizophrenia due to the fact that concordance rates for environmental causes are not 100%. Also Mikaywa noticed that schizophrenia runs in the family‚ meaning there must be something other than environmental causes‚ causing the disorder. What Mikaywa studied was DNA from human families who were affected by schizophrenia and found that those with the disorder are
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