Psychiatrist is a 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
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Lotus Bell PSYC 221: Abnormal Psychology Spychalski April 21st‚ 2013 Dermatillomania Dermatillomania‚ also known as neurotic excoriation‚ compulsive skin picking‚ or psychogenic excoriation‚ is an impulse control disorder typified by a person’s continual urge to pick at their skin. This is usually to the point where external damage is caused. An estimated 1.4 to 5.4% of the global population has it‚ so it is a fairly uncommon disorder. It generally occurs in women (about 85%)‚ and onset usually
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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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Running head: THE EFFECTS OF DRUGS AND DEPRESSION 1 The Effects of Drugs and Depression Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines Joe K. Gerb Bergen Community College THE EFFECTS OF DRUGS AND DEPRESSION 2 Abstract A person may be suffering from depressive symptoms and use narcotics with the hope of acquiring some kind of relief. Depressive symptoms can develop as a result of using mind altering substances or as part of
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treatment for depression . Antidepressant drug (AD) treatments currently in use for both anxiety and depressive disorders are designed to target monoaminergic neurotransmission‚ and they have set the foundation for the so-called catecholamine and serotonin hypotheses of affective disorders. Collectively‚ these hypotheses posit that antidepressants act by increasing the extracellular concentration and function of monoamine transmitters in the forebrain and‚ by extension‚ that mood disorders are caused
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depression‚ including major depression‚ seem to run in families and can be genetic. The disorder is directly associated with changes to levels of chemicals in the brain such as serotonin and norepinephrine. Recent research conducted at Rockefeller University shows that in patients who suffer from depression. Their levels of serotonin p11 protein
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Antidepressants have been tested in trials with placebos and have found to be effective in reducing symptoms of severe depression in around 65% to 75% compared with around 33% for placebos – Gitlin 2002. Gitlin carried out a clinical trial testing selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and placebos. He found that SSRIs were effective in reducing symptoms of depression in around 75% of patients compared with 33% for placebos. However the 33% of patients that felt better after taking the placebo drug
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Effects of Antidepressants Growing up‚ I have always been aware of prescriptions drugs and their uses. My mom has been taking antidepressants since she was a teenager and I have always thought of them as being a good thing. As I got older‚ I started to see the negative effects they had on her. She became dependent on them and could not function properly without them. Seeing her go through all she went through while on those medications made me question whether the positive effects would outweigh
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Because of the internal nature of mental health as well as the negative stigma attached to those who suffer with mental health issues‚ the public may not realize how serious the problem really is. Over one in every five children and adolescents suffers from some kind of mental health disorder (Taras & Young). This is an astounding amount of children who affected by these issues. Given the significant effects these disorders can have on people‚ it is necessary that those with mental health issues
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INTRODUCTION : Imipramine belongs to a group of medicines called tricyclic antidepressants. It affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced. It is generally used to treat symptoms of depression. However‚ it is also used to treat a completely unrelated condition in children‚ known as nocturnal enuresis (night-time bedwetting). TRADE NAMES : TofranilAntidepAntipresMicrodepPraminGENERIC NAME : Imipramine hydrochloride ACTION : Antidepressant AVAILABLE FORMS : Tablets (imipramine
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