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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a type of anxiety disorder characterized by thoughts and fears (obsessions) that lead to repetitive behaviors (compulsions). Despite ones most valiant efforts, the distressing thoughts of obsessive-compulsive disorder keep coming back. (Greenberg, 2009) Obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms include both obsessions and compulsions. OCD obsessions are repeated ideas, thoughts, images or impulses that occur spontaneously and seem to make no sense. These…

13- year old Mike Nelson had moved to a new school and his parents were concerned that he was not fitting in too well. He was taken to see a psychiatrist who prescribed him with antidepressants. About a week later Mike had hung himself, without a warning whatsoever. Even though several restrictions have been set for who can be given antidepressants, tragedies like this have Americans debating whether or not antidepressant should be proscribe to young patients. According to a medical study in…

Diagnosis: Obsessive compulsive personality disorder Treatment: Cognitive therapy Justification for Diagnosis: Jeremy’s diagnosis is obsessive-compulsive personality disorder based on the information provided in the case study. Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is characterized by an excessive pattern of perfectionism, orderliness and control, often at the cost of being flexible or efficient in their daily lives. One symptom of a person with this disorder is the intense…

As the years progress America is becoming more and more depressed, and as the rate of diagnostics rise, Psychiatrists seem to be handing out prescription slips like tickets into a stress free life. However, is this really the truth about antidepressants? Studies have shown that while taking certain antidepressants symptoms of depression or suicidal thoughts can actually increase rather than decrease (“Citalopram” 1). Some side effects may even include things as severe as increased suicidal…

In the United States the most prevalent form of mental illness is anxiety, according to the Anxiety Disorder Association of America. “Anxiety is feeling of dread that results from repressed feeling, memories, desires, and experience that emerge to surface of awareness “(Corey, G. (2013). There were 19 million grown-up of the years; 18 and elderly grown-up are afflicted by stress. Cause of anxiety that occur in all cultures. The impact of anxiety affects our behaviors in our environment causing…

“Dysthymia is an under-diagnosed mood spectrum disorder that is almost as common as major depression and, if left untreated, has a chronic course which can impact negatively on a patient’s quality of life” (Moch, 2011). Dysthymic disorder is a milder, more chronic form of depression that usually has an early onset, such as in childhood or adolescence, and last at least two years in length for adults and one year in length for children (Knippa, 2011). There are two forms of this disorder.…

Depression Depression is something nobody chooses to experience; it just happens. Depression is the feeling of being sad or not worthy. Everyone at some point in life will experience depression without being aware. Depression constantly disrupts the person’s everyday life. It tends to cause pain for the individual and those who surround him or her such as family and friends. It is very common, but at the same time, depression is critical. No person should ever ignore this illness. People today…

Major Depressive Disorder Depression is an illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts. It interferes with daily life and normal functioning, and causes pain for both the person with the disorder and those who care about him/her. A depressive disorder is not the same as a passing blue mood. It is not a sign of personal weakness or a condition that can be wished or thrown away. People with depression can’t just decide to get better. Depression is highly treatable, and because there are…

Studies that relate to negative life events have appeared regularly in the psychological, psychosomatic, sociological and clinical medical journals. So much so that the stress from the events have been transferred and correlated with aggravating physical diseases such as cancer and HIV. (Cooper, 1987 and Breet, Kagee & Seedat, 2014). Selye (1956), defined stress as a “general adaptation syndrome,” caused by an “organism’s response to stressful conditions or stressors, consisting of a pattern of…

Anxiety disorders are one of the most prevalent mental health problems in the UK, with 4.7% of the population experiencing these issues, yet this disorder is still under treated and under diagnosed (Mental Health Statistics: Anxiety, 2014). A household survey of adults in the UK estimated prevalence rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) being 2.6% in men and 3.3% of women (McManus et al., 2007). It has also been found that first responders such as police and ambulance personal are more…