The biological explanation is that depression is caused by insufficient levels of serotonin‚ dopamine and noradrenalin. Antidepressant drugs are used for the treatment of moderate to severe depression and are usually taken for the medium or long term. The two main types prescribed are Tricylics and Selective Serotonin Re-Uptake Inhibitors. Tricylic drugs prolong the mood-lifting effects of noradrenalin and serotonin by preventing re-absorption after they are released. It also means that the operation
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Anxiety Disorder Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress and can actually be beneficial in some situations. Anxiety is also 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. For some people‚ however‚ anxiety can become excessive. While the person suffering may realize their anxiety is too much‚ they may also have difficulty controlling it and it may negatively
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223.4 million U.S. citizens have experienced a traumatic event at least once in their lives. This is about 70% of adults in the USA. Today 31.1 million people are struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (Rosenthal). PTSD is defined as re-experiencing‚ avoidance‚ and arousal‚ due to a traumatic event. The symptoms are either long lasting or have a delayed onset (Oltmanns & Emery‚ 2012). A traumatic event that involves actual or threatened death or serious injury to self or others
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Major Depressive Disorder and Societies Youth Lisa Somerville Argosy University- Nashville Campus December 13‚ 2007 Abstract In an attempt to better understand depression in today’s youth‚ I have chosen to explore the depths of Major Depressive Disorder and how it affects the young people in our society. Depression amongst school age children and adolescents are the primary focus. The prevalence‚ adversities‚ and treatment of the depression are discussed as well. After exploring these
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increased frequency of substance use‚ mood‚ and anxiety disorder. (Blanco et al.‚ 2013) Several medications are available and effective in treating anxiety disorders. These include benzodiazepines; Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs)‚ Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) and other serotonergic medications‚ such as buspirone. Benzodiazepines are extensively used for anxiety disorders‚ but some of their properties make their use debatable in patients with preexisting alcohol use disorders and
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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder‚ Depression‚ and Anxiety Disorders: Correlation in Patients When Treated and Untreated Misty Caldwell & Evelyn Sheets Wytheville Community College Life Span Development PSY 232-95 November 2‚ 2011 Ann Benson Post-traumatic Stress Disorder‚ Depression‚ and Anxiety Disorders: Correlation in Patients When Treated and Untreated What is post-traumatic stress disorder? In this paper we review what post-traumatic stress disorder is‚ how this disorder affects
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SHRI Anxiety: Causes and Management Richa Shri1 Anxiety disorders affect one-eighth of the total population worldwide‚ and have become a very important area of research interest in psychopharmacology. People with anxiety disorders can benefit from psychological treatments‚ pharmacotherapy or a combination of the two. Common limitations of conventional antianxiety therapy include co-morbid psychiatric disorders and increase in dose of drugs leading to intolerable side effects. These limitations
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Understand legislation‚ policy and procedures relevant to administration of medication 1.1 Identify current legislation‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication The Medicines Acts 1968 and various amendments cover the legal management of medication. While care staff are not expected to have detailed knowledge of the legislation‚ they do need to be aware of the legal difference between types of drugs and the legal framework that allows them to handle
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obsessive thoughts and compulsions are irrational but‚ on another level‚ fears they may be true.” (Ford-Martin and Frey‚ 2009). OCD controls and overwhelms a person but is suffer-able and treatable in some cases. An imbalance of a chemical called serotonin may be the cause of OCD. It also might be caused by neurological‚ environmental‚ genetic and phychological factors. (Scholten‚ nd). The chemical imbalance within the brain causes a communication problem between the frontal lobe and deeper parts of
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Critical Thinking Paper In the world of psychology there are many different forms of psychological disorders. Many of these disorders are portrayed in movies‚ television‚ music‚ and in literature. The portrayals of these disorders can be effective in showing the true colors of psychological disorders‚ or they can leave the audience with a false impression. The pop culture event that I studied was the film As Good as it Gets. The film did a good job depicting the disorder of obsessive compulsive
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