Latuda (Lurasidone) Latuda (lurasidone) is an antipsychotic medication. It works by changing the effects of chemicals in the brain. Latuda is used to treat schizophrenia in adults. It is also used to treat depression associated with bipolar. Latuda is not for use in psychotic conditions related to dementia. This drug may cause heart failure‚ sudden death‚ or pneumonia in older adults with dementia-related conditions. You should not use Latuda if you are allergic to lurasidone. Latuda was formulated
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Depression is one of the commonest psychiatric disorders. Depression ranges in seriousness from mild‚ temporary episodes of sadness to severe‚ persistent depression. Patients of depression often present with vague somatic symptoms or aches and pains in general clinical practice‚ for which no physical cause is found on assessment. Clinical depression is the more severe form of depression‚ also known as major depression or major depressive disorder. It isn’t the same as depression caused by a loss
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ANXIETY DISORDER There are many types of anxiety disorders that include panic disorder‚ obsessive compulsive disorder‚ post-traumatic stress disorder‚ social anxiety disorder‚ specific phobias‚ and generalized anxiety disorder. Anxiety is a normal human emotion that everyone experiences at times. Many people feel anxious‚ or nervous‚ when faced with a problem at work‚ before taking a test‚ or making an important decision. Anxiety disorders‚ however‚ are different. They can cause such distress
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My idea for feature story 3 is to discuss seasonal affective disorder and how this affects the holiday season. Seasonal affective disorder‚ or SAD‚ is a type of depression that’s related to changes in seasons. Furthermore‚ I want to mention the possible stressors that can trigger these people to become sad or uninterested in the holiday season. Most people with SAD have symptoms beginning in the fall and continue into the winter months‚ sapping their energy and making them feel moody.‚ but does
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Sohaib Tahir (15-10118) Psychology Presentation Dissociative Amnesia and Fugue‚ Identity disorder Dissociative Amnesia: Dissociative amnesia‚ formerly called psychogenic amnesia‚ is one of a group of conditions called dissociative disorders. Dissociative disorders are mental illnesses that involve disruptions or breakdowns of memory‚ mental functions that normally operate smoothly. When one or more of these functions is disrupted‚ symptoms
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Most Diagnosed Mental Disorders By Meredith Bower If you had to guess‚ what illness would you say is more prevalent in developed countries -- cancer or maybe heart disease? Nope. Believe it or not‚ it’s mental illness. Like cancer and heart disease‚ mental illness is a medical condition‚ and those who have mental disorders struggle to cope with everyday life because of their altered moods‚ thinking or behavior. Fortunately‚ treatment for mental illness or mental disorders can lead to recovery;
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SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a mood disorder where people have normal mental health throughout most of the year‚ but experience depressive symptoms in the winter or summer. Seasonal Affective Disorder is often diagnosed inaccurately in doctor’s offices. But‚ thorough personalized details of the symptoms can help a patient be diagnosed properly. There have been new studies that link SAD to other conditions such as alcoholism or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
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Daniela Jordan Health 101 Aaron Detty 4/30/16 Depression Research Paper Approximately 6.7 percent of the American adult population suffer from major depression disorder and around 350 million worldwide‚ making it important for us to be informed of the possible dangers‚ symptoms and treatments involved with this mental disorder. There are different factors that may be a trigger for depression some of which include economic issues‚ divorce‚ death of a loved one and illness. Depression is mistakenly
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Unit-II: MOS/BiCMOS Process Technology and Integration Introduction BiCMOS = CMOS + Bipolar (BJT) structures on the same substrate. Advantanges of CMOS device: 1. Low Power 2. High digital IC density. Advantages of Bipolar transistors: 1. Ability to deliver large drive currents 2. Capability to rapidly charge heavy loads. The implementation of digital bipolar circuits with emitter-coupled logic (ECL) gates permits small logic swings and excellent noise immunity
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This memoir was written to bring awareness to the diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) through one individual’s personal struggle to overcome and recover for the disorder. “Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a condition characterized by difficulties in regulating emotion. This difficulty leads to severe‚ unstable mood swings‚ impulsivity and instability‚ poor self-image and stormy personal relationships” (NAMI…). Along with unstable emotional investigations‚ the memoir addresses
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