Antidepressants result in the death of over 40‚000 people each year (Mercola).Due to a fundamental misunderstanding of what depression is and how it should be treated‚ people who do not need them are often prescribed antidepressants by doctors. The result is dire. A ban against the use of antidepressants would prevent the deaths and health problems of hundreds of thousands of people (Mercola). However‚ there is a minority of people with chronic depression for whom the use of antidepressants prevents
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Paula Meza Chart Analysis 91 years old Allergic to Aromasin DNR History of Present Illness: Hip Fracture - patient fell in her home and broke her hip (admitting diagnosis). Vascular Dementia brought on by several TIA’s (Etiology/Pathology) Pts. progressive cognitive deficits led to her fall‚ and inabilility to perform normal ADL’s and self care. Since being admitted to Thompson‚ pt. has had consults with oncology in regards to her breast cancer diagnosis‚ with a GI specialist
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Nicotine has been used since the 1800s for cultural activities and therapeutic effects. The American Indians used tobacco with nicotine as a powerful insecticide for seed protection and as a human vermifuge. The Shamans used high doses of nicotine to induce catatonic state intoxication which represented symbolic death. Due to the short half-life and quick elimination of nicotine‚ these people returned to full consciousness after a few hours. Nicotine is currently being tested for its medical therapeutic
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A psychological disorder is defined as a disorder of the mind involving thoughts‚ behaviors‚ and emotions that cause either self or others significant distress. Significant distress can mean the person is unable to function‚ meet personal needs on their own‚ or are a danger to themselves or others.( Brogaard ). There are a number of ways in which psychological disorders can be treated‚ they treatments range from insight‚ behavior‚ cognitive‚ group and biological therapies. Within my case study‚
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In schools some children have problems paying attention. Most people would just link it to ADHD‚ but ADHD the problem every time? When teachers see a certain student struggling to pay attention time after time in class‚ they may or may not link it to ADHD. Teachers who automatically assume ADHD is the cause of the child not being able to pay attention could be putting a label on the child. Once a label is put on a certain child in the classroom‚ it could be hard to see past that label. The child
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Within the brain‚ the main structures that determine mood and behavior are the amygdala‚ the thalamus‚ and the hippocampus. The amygdala is associated with emotions such as anger‚ pleasure‚ sorrow‚ fear‚ and sexual arousal. The thalamus is the region of the brain responsible for speech‚ behavior and movement. The hippocampus helps internalize certain events and creates long-term memory. Recent evidence identifies certain alterations in these areas of the brain in people suffering from depression
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Types of Anxiety Disorders and its Symptoms By Keanne Louise S. Ariola English 1‚ RTA Professor October 11‚ 2013 Types of Anxiety Disorders and its Symptoms People get anxious in their everyday life just by worrying what to eat‚ how to earn money‚ how to finish a work before its deadline‚ how to pass their job interview‚ etc. Anxiety is among the second most common psychiatric disorders among children‚ adolescents and adults. Anxiety
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Perhaps part of the dichotomy in the World exists because of the ever-lasting‚ insidious mind-body problem that has become engraved deep within the human psyche. From a phenomenological standpoint‚ the study of consciousness is capable of being grasped through the careful and seemingly empathetic understanding of a person’s lived experiences. It appears that 3‚4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine‚ otherwise known as MDMA‚ provokes an epistemological phenomenology within the psychology community. There
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The nAChR is unusual among receptors in that agonist-induced desensitization leads to an up-regulation of the receptor. Ligand interactions occur with various discrete forms of the receptor as originally proposed in 1958 by Katz and Thesleff‚ e.g.‚ open‚ resting‚ and desensitized states that are in equilibrium (Lena and Changeux‚ 1993). In addition to the acetylcholine (ACh) binding site‚ the nAChR‚ like other LGICs‚ e.g.‚ GABAA(benzodiazepine‚ neurosteroid‚ and barbiturate) andN-methyl-D-aspartate
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Mindfulness training aims to broaden awareness by paying attention on purpose to the present moment‚ promote non-judgmental thoughts‚ and reduce automatic responses – also known as blurting. The idea of mindfulness is based on the Eastern meditation techniques and was developed to prevent relapse for patients suffering from recurring depression – depression is prevalent in ADHD patients no matter what the patient’s age is – and for patients in chronic pain to help them cope with their disease or
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