Psy 270 Week 2 Case Study Of Anorexia

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The disorder that I choose would have to be Anorexia, Antipsychotic medication used for Anorexia that Im choosing. These drugs are used to treat depression, and I believe that depression is one cause of Anorexia, along with others but is one when someone has depression they don't even want to eat anymore and so I believe that depression and Anorexia are associated in that case, the case that Anorexia is the extreme of depression in other words because I believe that depression could get to an extreme on not wanting to eat which is what Anorexia is. Side effects for Antipsychotic medication include Drowsiness, dizziness , Dry mouth, weight gain, constipation, Nausea, vomiting. Contraindications are included with people with hypersensitivity,

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