Bipolar Disorder Bipolar Disorder In the world today Bipolar Disorder Abstract This article reviews the current state of the literature on the assessment of bipolar disorder in adults. Research on reliable and valid measures for bipolar disorder has unfortunately lagged behind assessment research for other disorders‚ such as major depression. We review diagnostic tools‚ self-report measures
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living a normal and happy life with the use of an antidepressant combined with regular therapy sessions. Medication is needed to treat depression because it is a chemical imbalance of the brain‚ it effects mental and physical health‚ and studies show the most effective form of treatment is a combination of therapy and medical treatment.
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alongside bipolar disorder and major depression. Cyclothymic disorder also appears in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10)‚ published by the World Health Organization. Those who have this disorder usually fail to recognize it as well as doctors who treat them due to the fine line between pathological and normal mood swings (Colino‚ 2005). Cyclothymic Disorder often begins early in life and is sometimes considered to reflect a temperamental predisposition to other Mood Disorders (especially
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Williams’s office assistant. He has received professional training as both a medical assistant and a LPN. He is handling all the phone calls while the receptionist is at lunch. A patient calls and says he must have a prescription refill for Valium‚ an antidepressant medication‚ called in right away to his pharmacy‚ since he is leaving for the airport in thirty minutes. He says that Dr. Williams is a personal friend and always gives him a small supply of Valium when he has to fly. No one except Jerry is in
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MDD Intro Major depressive disorder (MDD)‚ all the more usually known as depression‚ is a mental issue classified by a steady and industrious low temperament that is supplemented by low self-regard and by lost interest or joy in regularly activities. As with majorly depressed individuals in general‚ the borderline patient is likely to exhibit familiar symptoms of major depression‚ such as fluctuation of weight‚ irregular sleep patterns‚ sadness‚ loneliness‚ lack of energy‚ anxiety‚ feelings of guilt
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The article “ Becoming unblued” by Michael Castleman explains the reasons why cognitive therapy is a better than taking Prozac or another antidepressant medication. Cognitive therapy consists of correcting the distorted thinking triggered by depression and uses ultra-low tech.( para 2). However‚ more and more people turn to pills because they believe it to be cheaper‚ the problem however is that
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for doctors today. There is a pill that cures almost every aliment one may have‚ but at what price? Why do we in the U.S. have such a high rate for taking prescription drugs? According to the CDC antidepressants were the second most commonly prescribed medications‚ right after drugs to lower cholesterol. About 254 million prescriptions were written for them‚ resulting in nearly $10 billion in costs. According to NIH every 1 in 10 Americans ages 12 and older report taking an antidepressant
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other thing either had scary effects of woman did not want to do it. There were a couple other experiment though. One used an antidepressant‚ which is usually the first option given to women with postnatal depression. But there are side effects
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friend or friends to help through the transition‚ which lead to mental and social stress. She was on her own‚ she was living in small an apartment‚ and she had to take care of herself now and the bills which was something she didn’t use to. The antidepressants they prescribe her wasn’t working‚ she didn’t drink them at times. Jonathan Banks her assigned psychiatrist prescribes a wide variety of the usual pharmaceutical suspects — Zoloft‚ Effexor‚ Wellbutrin — to control her symptoms. But while she experiences
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appetite. But if produced in excess‚ it can be bad for the body and affect personality. “Even worse‚ recent research published in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS Medicine reveals the antidepressant drugs don ’t work any better than placebo at reducing depression” (Adams). Most people should know that some antidepressants do not work at depression One person can suffer Kingery 2 from depression and another can exhibit different symptoms. There are some serious mental issues that can cause people
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