Antidepressants on the other hand by balancing neurotransmitters such as serotonin and epinephrine witch can cause depression if not sufficiently balanced. Anxiolytic drugs are used to combat anxiety disorders one drug in this field is benzodiazepines (Bzs) they work by releasing more (GABA) witch slows down the nerve transmission calming people down. This drug is effective in areas such as phobias. Another biological therapy is ECT, it is a surgical based treatment commonly used on manic depressives who haven’t responded to antidepressants. This treatment is administrated to a patient by putting a patient into an unconscious state then passing a current of 0.6 amps through the brain.
In the treatment for alcohol and drug dependence, the goal of cognitive behavioral therapy is to teach the person to recognize situations in which they are most likely to drink or use drugs, avoid these circumstances if possible, and cope with other problems and behaviors which may lead to their substance abuse. Depression There is a very close relationship between depression and substance abuse in adults. The two conditions are highly comorbid, which is to say that they occur together in an extremely high percentage of individuals. There are a number of different ways that this occurs. Substance abuse can cause depression and depression can cause substance abuse.
Pharm MOD 1 Discussion – Group 1 During clinical, you are assigned to care for a client receiving morphine IV for control of postoperative pain. The clinical instructor has assigned you to explain the following: A) What are the major differences between narcotic agonists, narcotic agonists-antagonists, and narcotic antagonists? Narcotic agonists are drugs that react with the opioid receptors throughout the body to cause analgesia, sedation, or euphoria. These drugs are highly addictive (p. 408). Narcotic agonists-antagonists react with some opioid receptor sites to stimulate activity and block other opioid receptor sites.
Many people choose Antidepressant medication as a treatment because that is the first thing their doctors suggest. Antidepressant medication may relieve some of your depression symptoms, but it also comes with significant side effects and dangers. What’s more, recent studies have raised questions about their effectiveness. Learning the facts about antidepressants can help you make an educated decision about what’s right for you. Most mental health experts agree that when depression is severe, medication can be helpful, even life saving.
CBT has many advantages in treating depression, such as helping patients recognize and address negative thoughts. However, there are limitations and CBT is not always accepted as a viable treatment option for some. This paper addresses the goals of CBT in treating depression, the advantages and limitations of CBT for depression and explains how the therapy works to treat depression. Depression and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 1 Depression and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy “Since its introduction in the 1970s, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for depression has become one of the most widely investigated and practiced forms of therapy for depression” (Tang 2005). CBT is a psychological treatment that has been evaluated at length and shown to be effective in most cases of depression.
The psuedopatients wrote about their interactions and observations of the staff and other patients. They had no idea when they would be discharged and would have to convince staff they were sane. 3. What were their diagnoses? They were admitted with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and discharged with schizophrenia “in remission.” 4.
Schizophrenia is a mental illness which is characterised by both positive symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations and disordered thinking, and negative symptoms such as a loss of normal emotional responses, speech and motivation. There are a range of treatments from biological to psychological treatments such as chemotherapy, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). Antipsychotics were originally developed to calm patients facing surgery, and they proved highly effective in reducing the incidence of death from surgical shock. Chlorpromazine and related phenothiazines were soon used in psychiatric patients, starting in the early 1950s. They revolutionised psychiatry by allowing the most disturbed schizophrenic patients live outside a psychiatric hospital, or reduce their average length of stay.
(American Psychiatric Association, 2013). The Counsellor may use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy which may be helpful in order to reduce a client’s anxiety. Furthermore, the Counsellor will carry out an initial assessment which involves making a decision as to what psychosocial intervention would be best for each individual client, moreover, the initial assessment will take into account a client’s past experiences. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy may be used by the therapist in treating a person who presents with anxiety. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a psychosocial intervention, which works on the basis that it is our thought process that determines our behaviour.
The type of psychotherapy that's right for you depends on your individual situation. Psychotherapy is also known as talk therapy, counseling, psychosocial therapy or, simply, therapy. All of these methods, of course would not be immediate relief for the patient. These methods would take time in order to see results. Psychotherapy can be helpful in treating most mental health problems, including: Anxiety disorders, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), phobias, panic disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Mood disorders, such as depression or bipolar disorder, Addictions, such as alcoholism, drug dependence or compulsive gambling, Eating disorders, such as anorexia or bulimia, Personality disorders, such as borderline personality disorder or dependent personality disorder, Schizophrenia or other disorders that cause detachment from reality (psychotic disorders).
Based on current research it has been found that due to de-institutionalisation of mental health patients, the use of pharmacology in the treatment of mental health issues has increased significantly (Schatzberg, & Nemeroff, 2013). Studies have shown that using drugs to treat severe depression and schizophrenia are effective. Additionally, there has been reliable results’ demonstrating that for a large number of non-psychotic illnesses, using psychotherapeutic interventions is beneficial over drugs (DeAngelis, 2008). While both pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches assist mental health patients with alleviation and containment of the condition, the pharmacology approach may be influenced by pharmaceutical companies, could cause adverse effects with other medication and requires regular regimentation. Conversely, non-pharmacological interventions may not have side effects but can be slower and less effective on their own.