Explain the risks and benefits of anti-psychotic medication for individuals with dementia When an anti-psychotic is used for more than 12 weeks they can cause a number of side affects. These side affects can include shakiness, sedation, unsteadiness, falls and blood clots. These risks can be overcome if the prescription is reviewed by the prescribing doctor regularly. There are however a number of benefits to taking the anti-psychotic medication. They can stop people from suffering from hallucinations and dilusions , they can help with depression and they also help people who suffer from mood swings.
Stephen Barlas reports in Psychiatric Times that antidepressants are found to cause “possible suicidal ideation and suicide attempts as side effects” (2006). With these possible side effects, parents are looking at other treatment options to help their children, including the combination of antidepressants with cognitive behavioral therapy. When researching about various antidepressants, fluoxetine, also known as Prozac, offered the most relevant and conclusive data concerning its effects on adolescents, and it was the most noted antidepressant combined with cognitive behavioral therapy. This paper will examine the symptoms of adolescent depression, how using the antidepressant fluoxetine affects depression in adolescents, and the results of studies using the combination of fluoxetine and cognitive behavioral therapy to treat major depression in
So again strongly suggests that low activity noradrenaline, is a factor contributing to the cause of depression. Support for this explanation has also come from research studies. Findings from psychologists , have led to the idea that depression is caused by a depletion of these naimes , especially serotonin and noradrenaline (in which I have discussed), however this idea is too simplistic, when infact its more complex than that. A example of why it is more complex is from the original theory, is that anti depressants do
CASE STUDY: DEPRESSION ANSWER SHEET Ellen: Depression and Suicidality Student Name: Diagnosing Ellen 1a. Refer to the DSM-IV checklist and list all symptoms that Ellen has that match the criteria for major depressive episode. Which of Ellen's symptoms meet any of the criteria? (Be sure to match specific symptoms with specific criteria.) 1b.
Lin Article Critique: An Extensive Look at the Title, Abstract, and Literature Terry V. Hites Liberty University This article is based on the benefits of forgiveness therapy; the authors, Lin, Enright, Krahn, Mack, and Baskin assert forgiveness therapy for clients in an inpatient setting for substance abuse treatment can and has reduced anger, depression, anxiety, vulnerability to use drugs and or alcohol, self-esteem, and forgiveness of others. The researchers have found that anger and violence is greater when the use of alcohol or other drugs are used by those with a substance dependence verses the general population of citizens. Likewise, it is thought that anger and frustration can be immense triggers to relapse in ones alcohol or
Discuss the function of research in a chosen area of interests Is there link between dementia and depression? In this task I'm going to analyse the link between depression and dementia, what impact have it on peoples lives such as quality of life and what is the function of research in this area. As a researchers work to reveal background of dementia disease the most interesting area of research is depression and its connection to dementia. People who have significant depression are more likely to develop depression further in life as well people with dementia who suffer from depression. If it’s left untreated it makes them even more confused and forgetful which affect quality of of life even more.The research in this particularly
Paranoia, delusional thinking, affective flattering, and possible disorganization of the thought process are all symptoms of schizophrenia. Author, Elizabeth A. Richter, believes that people with schizophrenia can choose to cure themselves. Elizabeth A. Richter claims that 25% of people with schizophrenia will recover spontaneously without therapy. Some reliability that the author has is being that she was previously diagnosed with schizophrenia. Her experiences are personal and she uses a few famous people who suffered from the disease as examples as well.
Hypocretin ligand deficiency(HLD) will confirm or deny relations between genetics and patients with narcolepsy. It covers in detail medications and therapies that are prescribed for this disorder along with their side effects. Narcolepsy will be discussed in relation to rapid eye movement (REM) and non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. The pathophysiology of narcolepsy will be expressed from its discovery with indications of percentages with cataplexy and those without. Miyagawa, T., Kawamura, H., Obuchi, M., Ikesaki, A., Ozaki, A., Tokunaga, K., & ... Honda, M. (2013).
The use of ECT declined until the 1980s, "when use began to increase amid growing awareness of its benefits and cost-effectiveness for treating severe depression". In 1985 the National Institute of Mental Health and National Institutes of Health convened a consensus development conference on ECT and concluded that, while ECT was the most controversial treatment in psychiatry and had significant side-effects, it had been shown to be effective for a narrow range of severe psychiatric disorders. Due to the backlash noted previously, national institutions reviewed past practices and set new standards. This report emphasised the importance of informed consent, and the expanded role that the procedure has in modern medicine. In 2003, The UK ECT Review group published a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing ECT to placebo and antidepressant drugs.
Steve Withrow PSY-150 13. June, 2011 Several treatments seem to help people who experience social phobia. Two treatments used for social phobia include behavioral treatments and pharmacological treatments. Treatments, behavioral treatments and pharmacological treatments help alleviate symptoms of social phobia. The most common type of behavioral treatment includes the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy also known as CBT.