Psychosis is a severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality. Left untreated‚ it can worsen over time and the person afflicted can become violent and dangerous to both themselves and others. Having psychosis found at an
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herself on paper is interesting because she will talk about how “unreasonably angry‚” or “positively angry” she will get‚ for no apparent reason (473‚ 475). Anyone with postpartum depression will have extreme mood swings‚ similar to that of bipolar disorder. The narrator also continues to explain how regularly she cries for no significant reason. Having no reason to cry or to be angry‚ yet exhibiting those behaviors in extreme fashions only exacerbates the point that she is clinically depressed. The
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DSM-5 Diagnosis: 300.4 (F34.1) Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)‚ with anxious distress‚ with intermittent major depressive episodes‚ without current episode‚ severe. Problem List: Lack of trust in others; suspiciousness Trouble forming meaningful bonds with others Frequent unwarranted self-criticism Feeling unworthy or love; unlikeable Isolation from others Rumination that makes it difficult to fall asleep Intrusive thoughts that disrupt daily activities Anxiety being around people
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and Elderly Jacob Wenger Dysthymia is defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ Fourth Edition‚ Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR)‚ as “semichronic‚ smoldering mood disorder with ongoing waxing and waning symptoms. Symptoms must be present for at least two years in adults and for at least one year in children and adolescents.” (Sansone & Sansone‚ 2009‚ p. 14) The disorder is further characterized as requiring symptoms lasting two years in adults and one year in children
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daily basis. People with depression often have feeling of hopelessness‚ lack of energy‚ and they take no pleasure in things that normal people enjoy. A depressed person usually lacks motivation to do nearly anything‚ even the basic everyday must-do’s. Major depression is a disease that affects 5 percent of the global population (Depression’s Chemical Imbalance Explained | Psych Central News). Some people may only experience depression during and after a traumatic event‚ but most depressed people have
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of Type 2 Diabetes Outcomes among Persons With and Without Severe Mental Illnesses" that compared the glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels of patients who had type 2 diabtes and schizophrenia with those patients who had type 2 diabetes and major mood disorders and those who had type 2 diabtes but who did not have severe mental illness. The authors hypothesized that "persons with schizophrenia would have worse (higher) HbA1c values than the other two groups "(Dixon 893). This critique is intended
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Winter Blues or Seasonal Affective Disorder? A SAD Cycle Abstract With the beginning of fall and winter‚ come colder weather‚ shorter days and for many people a significant decline in temperament. Complaints of feeling largely blue and less energetic than usual are common. Some are able to overcome these “winter blues”‚ or sometimes known as “cabin fever”‚ and successfully carry out their normal day-to-day duties. However‚ for those whose symptoms are more numerous and more severe‚ the outcome
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2011). Symptoms of this illness are similar to those of mood disorder. The mood disorder is called bipolar disorder. In this assignment‚ I will compare causes‚ symptoms and treatments of these two illnesses. The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual describes unipolar depression as a significant depressive period that lasts more than two weeks during which the patient exhibits at least five depressive symptoms (Comer‚ 2011). Symptoms of depression include insomnia
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Cited: Adjustment Disorders. (n.d.) PsychNet-UK. April 29‚ 2005 http://www.psychnet-uk.com/dsm_iv/adjustment_disorder.htm Adjustment Disorders. (2004) United Behavioral Health. April 29‚ 2005. http://www.unitedbehavioralhealth.com/pdf/Adjustment_Disorders.pdf Lang‚ Susan. (2001). CU researcher finds ‘midlife crisis’ is less common than many believe. Cornell Chronicle. April 29‚ 2005. http://www.news.cornell.edu/chronicle/01/3.22.01/midlife_crisis.html Acute Stress Disorder. (2009) Psych Central
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serious mental health condition which statistics show will affect 1 in 5 people‚ either directly or through a friend or relative suffering from the condition. Several neuroscience and genetic investigations clearly demonstrate that depression is a disorder of the brain‚ one which modern imaging techniques can reveal. Where in the past‚ the general consensus was that depression was a condition directly related to environment‚ new neural imaging technologies can show that physical changes are present
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