Part 1: Diagnosis 1. Refer to the DSM-V checklists in your textbook (chapter 6), and LIST ALL OF THE SYMPTOMS FOR the following three diagnostic categories: (I know it is a long list, but you must be familiar with these first to make a diagnosis for Ellen.) Major Depression Major Depressive Episode 1. The presence of five or more of the following symptoms during the same two-week period, including at least one of the first two symptoms: · Daily depressed mood for most of the day · Daily diminished interest or pleasure in almost all activities for most of the day · Significant weight loss or weight gain, or daily decrease or increase in appetite · Daily insomnia or hypersomnia · Daily psychomotor agitation or retardation · Daily fatigue or loss of energy · Daily feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt · Daily reduced ability to think or concentrate, or indecisiveness · Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide, a suicide attempt, or a specific plan for committing suicide 2. Significant distress or impairment Major Depressive Disorder 1.
Case Study HCA/210 Case Study According to The American Heritage Dictionary (n.d.), mental illness is any of various conditions characterized by impairment of an individual's normal cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning, and caused by social, psychological, biochemical, genetic, or other factors, such as infection or head trauma. Mental illness affects the way a person thinks or behaves. Bipolar, schizophrenia, and depression are among the most common mental illnesses people hear about today. It is far more difficult to spot a mental illness than a physical illness because a mental illness is not always apparent. The difference being, physical illness can be seen, and mental illness can hide, even masquerade it’s symptoms for long periods of time without any treatment.
People who are clinically depressed cannot “will” themselves to feel better or just “snap out of it.” It takes a combination of prescribed medication, Natural remedies, and psychological help to fully treat Depression. One in every three people who are depressed actually seek treatment and 80-90 percent of those who seek treatment feel better within a few weeks. If you do not receive treatment, symptoms can continue for months or even years. I am going to inform you of the different types of Treatment for Depression. Many people choose Antidepressant medication as a treatment because that is the first thing their doctors suggest.
Next the doctor will prescribes drugs to stabilize there mood. Like Lithium that will helps prevent manic and depressive episodes. If a mood stabilizer drug is not helping the patient, or if you have psychotic symptoms like seeing, hearing or believing things that are not real, your doctor may add an antipsychotic medication. Mood stabilizers usually control mania and depression. However, if you have depression symptoms that don’t clear up after a few weeks, the doctor will prescribe a stronger and more effective drug Paxil.
What should be the course of action for women (with bipolar disorder) who are contemplating pregnancy? Types of Bipolar Disorder There are several types of bipolar disorder. The main types include bipolar type I disorder, bipolar type II disorder, and cyclothymic disorder. Bipolar type I disorder is the “classic” form, and patients often experience at least one full or mixed episodes
The recommended daily dosage is 1 or 2 paracetamol up to 4 times within 24 hours and should not be exceeded in a case it is medical advice should be seeked immediately. 2.2 Identify medication which demands the measurement of specific physiological measurements Statins (used to lower blood cholesterol) can raise liver enzymes. When somebody is put onto statins they usually perform liver function tests at the start and then periodically thereafter. Lithium (used as a treatment for bipolar disorder) may dampen the function of the thyroid gland, cause kidney damage or heart damage so the following tests need to be done; Liver function, annually. Thyroid function tests and calcium levels annually (risk of hypocalcaemia).
Dissociative Identity Disorder, or DID, is a severe mental disorder that cause the patient to experience severe dissociation from the environment and others around them. Dissociation is kind of like daydreaming, which most of us have experienced. People with DID experience a “lack of connection in a person’s thoughts, memories, feelings, actions, or sense of identity”, according to WebMD, a reputable site that provides health information (Costello). Many doctors and psychiatrists believe that DID starts because of a traumatic experience and victims of this disorder dissociate themselves from certain situations to alleviate pain and anxiety that the situation may cause. Although many doctors believe this, there is no proven cause of Dissociative
Unit 1 Written Assignment Crystal D. Collier San Joaquin Valley College PSY 1: General Psychology Dr. Jan Bella, Ph.D., Ed.S, MSSED, MA, MBA July 9, 2013 I have decided to do my paper on mood disorders. The textbook gives the definition as emotions of depression or euphoria that are so strong they intrude on everyday living. My definition is any of a group of psychiatric disorders characterized by a persistent disturbance of mood that is not caused by an organic abnormality. I suffer from bipolar disorder. This is a type of mood disorder.
Is it genetics or is it something that a person is born with? In this paper I will discuss what bipolar disorder is and the types of bipolar disorders. I will also discuss the causes a and effects of bipolar disorder as well as treatments for bipolar disorder. Although bipolar disorder is an illness that no one wants to have, it can be treated and you can live a normal life. Bipolar disorder is defined as a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity
Today I am going to talk to you about Schizophrenia and a closer look into my experiences of being diagnosed with it. When a doctor describes schizophrenia as a psychotic disorder, it means that, in their view, the patient can’t tell their own intense thoughts, ideas, perceptions and imaginings from reality. There are different types of schizophrenia. The most common one is paranoid schizophrenia which if generally a manifestation on multiple symptoms. Different patients will have different symptoms which will indicate what type of schizophrenia they have.