“A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY AMONG ALCOHOLICS AND NON-ALCOHOLICS” Dr. Kr. Sajid Ali Khan* & Vijayshri** Abstract Alcohol is one of the most widely used drug substances in the world. For many people‚ drinking alcohol is nothing more than a pleasant way to relax. People with alcohol use disorders‚ however‚ drink to excess‚ endangering both themselves and others. In the mental health area alcoholism is caused mostly
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Lost In Yourself A highly overlooked disease that affects both your mind and body is severe depression. The body is not only directly harmed but indirectly when one “loses” their mind and decides that their life isn’t worth living. Depending on the severity of the depression it can lead to suicide. This can be avoided but in some cases can be very difficult. In one such case Stephanie was experiencing the harmful effects of severe depression. Married to her second husband‚ with a son from her
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Client BC presents with symptoms and behaviors that are consistent with the DSM-5 Diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder‚ recurrent episode‚ severe‚ with mild anxious distress (296.33). The PHQ-9 Patient Depression Questionnaire was completed by client. Client reports on several days he has little interest or pleasure in doing things‚ feels down‚ depressed‚ or hopeless‚ and has trouble concentrating on things. More than half the days client reports having trouble falling asleep‚ staying asleep‚ or
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An Overview of Major Depressive Disorder Major Depressive Disorder‚ also referred to commonly as depression‚ is a brain disorder that causes both physical and psychological symptoms in the patients of whom it effects. Depression is very common‚ but the symptoms can be extremely severe and potentially deadly if left ignored or untreated for any significant period of time. The cause of depression can be a combination of genetic‚ environmental‚ and psychological factors. Depression is a chronic disorder
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It is possible to encounter a variety of obsessive compulsive disorders. The most common type is contamination obsession. It is a fear of any disease or contact any subject. As a result of this‚ the person starts to over-clean‚ such as often hand washing. Excessive hand washing can sometimes even lead to a complete deep skin destruction. The person can spend most of their day at home by washing themselves or isolating themselves from being out because of fear of contamination. Another common obsession
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Interpersonal Therapy for Depression (Bleiberg‚ & Markowitz‚ 2008). The combination of both psychotropic‚ and CBT as a mode of treatment‚ is more effective in respect to cost-effectives‚ and reduces the probabilities of relapse (Young‚ Rygh‚ Weinberger‚ & Beck‚ 2008). Brain Stimulation Therapy is a type of treatment in which the brain is stimulated with electricity. Brain Stimulation Therapy has faded out throughout recent years (National Institute‚ 2016). This was due to an interest of practitioners
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Mrs. B has many symptoms of depression such as a decline in energy‚ loss of interest in enjoyable activities‚ unintentional weight loss‚ and sadness (Jackson and Cates‚ 2016). An appropriate first line medication that could be prescribed is a specific serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) (Jackson and Cates‚ 2016). These medications usually require tapering when starting and stopping the medication. (Jackson and Cates‚ 2016). Furthermore‚ SSRIs are less sedating than many other antidepressants making
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Major depression is severe debilitating psychiatric disorder associated with impairment in cognitive functions. We previously showed that depression-induced cognitive deficits are manifested due alterations in the dendritic arborization‚ volumes‚ levels of neurotransmitters and abnormal synaptic plasticity which were restored by chronic treatment with escitalopram or reboxetine. Unfortunately‚ most of the medications that target monoaminergic system are ineffective; produces recurrence and lack of
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Chronic back pain is one of the most common ailments suffered by people in North America. Almost everyone experiences "ordinary" back pain at one time or another but chronic pain is different. Chronic pain is persistent pain‚ usually lasting for more than three months‚ it often gets progressively worse‚ and its cause is sometimes difficult to pin down. Only someone who has experienced excruciating and continuing pain can realize how devastating and demoralizing it really is and it gets to the stage
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder also known as OCD is a brain disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. In the United States alone‚ one 1 in 40 adults and 1 in 100 children are faced with the negative effects of OCD. The average age of diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder is 19 years of age. As a mental disorder‚ OCD can cause people to contemplate suicide. Around 5 to 25 percent of people with OCD have had the thoughts of killing themselves because of how much it controls their life
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