Zach’s Case Zach is a 21-year-old college student who currently moved back in with his parents after spending the first two years living away from home. Zach has always been known as an easygoing person but as of recently he has had problems with people thinking that they’re “out to get him”. This all started after him and girlfriend, Julie, broke up when she revealed that she has fallen in love with somebody else. Zach then stopped socializing with others, working out, cleaning around the…
Ketamine an anesthetic known for being a drug club, for recreational uses, but it has a new off-label use, as an antidepressant. Ketamine currently lacks approval from the FDA, but some psychiatrist are trying ketamine to help their patients who suffer from extreme depression. Often the patients do not have any other options to treat depression, often, traditional antidepressants are unable to assist in the relief of depression. Ketamine now offers patients with hope with treating depression.…
Asendin Tablet Many of us have heard of others suffering from depression and being diagnosed with some kind of depression. There is a lot over the counter medicine as well as only medications prescribed by a doctor. Antidepressant drugs are used to prevent or treat the feeling of being depressed. These drugs work by balancing chemicals in your brain called neurotransmitters that affect the mood and emotions. Antidepressants can help improve your mood, sleep better, and increase your appetite…
Timeline, WIPO 2010). Zoloft®/ Sertraline Hydrochloride Patent Zoloft®/Sertraline Hydrochloride was invented and produced by Pfizer Inc, USA. The patent application of Sertraline Hydrochloride was filed at United States Patent and Trade Office (PTO) in November 1st,1979 under the title “Antidepressant Derivatives of CIS-4-PHENYL-1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDRO-1-NAPHTHALENAMINE” and it satisfied the main criteria to be patentable such as,(Welch, et al., 1985) 1- Novelty, as Sertraline Hydrochloride is an…
The Effects of Poverty on Youth and Adolescents and the Correlation to Juvenile Delinquency Poverty is prevalent in many different communities in the United States and has been linked to a variety of weakened outcomes among youth and adolescents (Huston, 1994; Yoshikawa, Aber, & Beardslee, 2012).These weakened outcomes include the onset of various mental health and physical health disorders, decreased academic achievement, and higher rates of involvement in juvenile crime (Wadsworth, 2008). This…
O’Reardon, J., Solvason, H., Janicak, P., Sampson, S., Isenberg, K., Nahas, Z., . . . Sackeim, H. (2007). Efficacy And Safety Of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation In The Acute Treatment Of Major Depression: A Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial. Biological Psychiatry, 62, 1208-1216. doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.01.018 The efficacy and safety of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has been a topic of discussion for quite some time now. While many studies do show that TMS is not only safe,…
Case Summary of “Art Austin” Art experienced a tragedy, which traumatized him for a period of time. One night a young woman had come to his home and ask to see his son, she did not provide any information pertaining to identity. Art’s son, who lived in his basement, never came upstairs to see what the young lady wanted. As he goes back to the front door to respond to the young lady that was standing in the driveway for his son, a crowd of men bombarded him with guns and force their way into his…
Diagnostic Impressions My initial diagnostic impressions of Madeline are that she is suffering from a comorbid presentation of trichotillomania and depression. I believe both disorders present in Madeline due to the set of symptoms which are paramount of both disorders. In discussing this diagnosis in depth, we will be able to better understand her disorder and the best course of action that will lead to her recovery. The primary diagnosis for which Madeline entered the inpatient facility is…
If you were living in a dark world of sadness, worthlessness and hopelessness, and all it took was a doctor’s signature to find light again, would you take it? According to Proquest Database, depression is a serious mental condition, symptoms include; extreme feelings of sadness, worthlessness or hopelessness, fatigue, irritability, loss of appetite, inability to concentrate, and insomnia or excessive sleeping. This paper will examine the pro, con and my viewpoint on should antidepressant drugs…
Exactly what is the purpose of an Anti-Depressant or a Depression medication? Well most certainly it is to make one feel better so they will have some sort of energy to get help. Well some medications either work or they don’t, they either make you feel like you will get better or they make you feel worse. Most defiantly you don’t want to depend on them either because then you grow an immunity to them and sooner or later you will be taking more and more in order to get your buzz off of them. But…