Treatments Through time the treatments for depression and major depressive disorder have evolved. In early time treatment was performed by priests in order to remove the evil and demonic possession inside the suffered. The Greek decided that the problem could be physical and prescribed a healthy diet‚ exercise‚ mixtures of herbs‚ and bloodletting. Later people went back to the belief that the person who suffered was affected by evil entities which was treated by beatings‚ death‚ electroshock therapy
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Psychiatric Disorders‚ Disease‚ and Drugs PSY/240 January 9‚ 2011 Mary Jane Dugan Psychiatric Disorders‚ Disease‚ and Drugs A psychiatric disorder is defined as disorder of psychological function so severe that it requires treatment usually by psychiatrist or clinical psychologist. The abnormal behavior expressed by people suffering from psychiatric disorders prevent them from living normal lives some of these disorder include schizophrenia‚ depression‚ mania‚ anxiety disorder‚ and Tourette
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combat‚ physical assault‚ rape‚ or car accidents. Although research continues‚ EMDR remains controversial among some health care professionals. 5.) Which two medications are approved by the FDA for PTSD? Medications‚ specifically selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Two in particular-paroxetine (Paxil) and sertaline (Zoloft)-have been approved by the Food and Drug
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Human Interaction from a Psychology Perspective Do we act the same within social interactions as we do when we feel that no one else is looking? Do we conform to society’s standards of what is considered normal behavior? Does our behavior in social interactions depend on a variety of factors ranging from brain chemistry‚ individual belief’s‚ cultural influence? We are all influenced by a variety of factors in our social interactions with others. Does the interaction offer us some type of
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medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. In this situation‚ the psychiatrist may prescribe a drug to help with the patients with true clinical depression. b. Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRI) or serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitor are a class of compounds typically used as antidepressants in the treatment of depression‚ anxiety disorders‚ and some personality disorders. They can ease the symptoms of moderate to severe depression‚ are
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they feel and so the individual suffering with narcissistic behavior affects others around them. 5. Medications Classifications of Medications Examples What they do Side effects of the drugs Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) • Citalopram (Celexa) • Fluoxetine (Prozac) Increases serotonin levels in the brain. Nausea‚ vomiting‚ dizziness‚ Headache‚ weight gain/loss‚ and dry mouth. Anti-psychotics • Risperidone (Resperidal) Interferes with the production of certain neurotransmitters
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is the failure to respond to two adequate trials of antidepressants from different pharmacological classes.3 Here‚ we use a pragmatic definition of difficult-to-treat depression — failure to respond to an adequate course of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant. This was the definition used in the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) trial in the United States‚4 which was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and is the single
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Heart disease is the number one cause of death in Americans. 1out of 4 deaths in America is the result of heart disease. The two main causes of heart disease are high cholesterol and blood pressure and are typically treated with statins and ACE inhibitors‚ however with proper exercise both of these issues can be controlled just as well and without side effects. As people grow older in age they can have a decline in cognitive ability‚ resulting in dementia such as Alzheimer’s. Staying active and exercising
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Mental Illness Paper Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is real illness that can be treated with medicine and therapy. When have OCD‚ you have recurring‚ upsetting thoughts (called obsessions). You repeat doing the same thing‚ over and over again (called compulsions) to make the thoughts go away. And‚ you feel like you cannot control or stop these thoughts or actions. The obsessions‚ or upsetting thoughts‚ can include things like a fear of germs‚ a fear of begin hurt‚ a fear of hurting others
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According to The World Health Organization‚ depression is one of the top five global health problems. Luckily‚ there was a research done called Treatment As Usual (TAU) for treating depression in which a correlation of psychotherapy‚ pharmacotherapy‚ and combined treatment was done at an extensive medical center. There were hundreds of randomized controlled trials (RCT) done which clearly showed the productiveness of combined pharmacotherapy (medical treatment by drugs) and psychotherapy (talk therapy)
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