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Topiramate: Combating chronic diseases effectively. Topiramate, topamax, Anticonvulsant, treatment of epilepsy. Introduction: Topiramate is a medication used for the treatment of epilepsy and seizures. It is manufactured under the brand name of Topamax and is approved by United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Furthermore, it is seen that Topiramate, also known as an anticonvulsant, is used by the doctors for the treatment of migraines, bipolar disorder, addictions like alcoholism,…

Treatment Anxiety can be treated through psychological and pharmaceutical methods. The main psychological treatment is cognitive behavioural therapy (Montgomery 2009, pg. 46). Cognitive behavioural therapy is a talking therapy that manages patient’s problems by influencing and changing the way they think and behave (Muir-Cochrane, Barkway & Nizette 2014, pg. 172). Similar psychological treatments are relaxation therapy and anxiety management (Montgomery 2009, pg. 46). Other therapies are…

Aaron T. Beck’s Cognitive Theory of depression believes that cognitive symptoms of depression actually precede the affective and mood symptoms of depression, rather than vice versa. (Butcher, Mineka, & Hooley, 2007) According to Beck, central to depression are the negative thoughts and faulty or maladaptive cognitive processes, instead of hormonal changes or low rates of reinforcement as postulated by other theorists. (Allen, 2003) There are three main aspects that I believe are fundamental in…

COGNITIVE THERAPY FOR DEPRESSION There are multiple different treatments used when trying to cure depression, one of the more successful treatments being cognitive therapy. Jorden Cummings, a psychologist, describes cognitive therapy (CT) as being "a time-limited, problem-focused, directive therapy that typically includes 14 to 16 weekly sessions (50 minutes each), but it can last longer for more severe and chronic depression" (Cummings). Cummings also states that this form of therapy is most…

For the past few days, I’ve been thinking about some kind of exciting ‘hook’ to grab your attention, but there is nothing exciting about depression. There’s no happy tale to tell about depression, no way to spin it into something fun to read, and nothing interesting to say about depression itself. So I’m going to spill my guts out to you in the form of writing about my personal experience and ongoing struggle with a disability that is misunderstood by many people around the globe. It’s…

Leanne is a 31-year-old female who is heterosexually partnered currently. She experienced divorce two years ago. Leanne was laid off from her former job 18 months ago and then stayed unemployed for one year. Now, she finds a job related to marketing. Meanwhile, she is pursuing her master’s degree. She is referred by a psychiatrist for the treatment of her depression and anxiety associated with abusive childhood, failed marriage, career crisis, financial crisis and unpleasant living condition. 1.…

A mental illness that takes weeks and sometimes years for the person to start feel normal again is depression. It can completely take over their life. A person who is struggling with this illness feels like everything around them is falling apart. That there is no way out of the darkness or the endless hopelessness that is surrounding someone every day. Most depressed people are teenagers, they are embarrassed to ask anyone for help. About five in ten teenagers have major episodes of depression…

medication and other forms of psychotherapy. Medications will not cure anxiety but may help regulate symptoms in order of a suffering patient. Some common conventional medications for anxiety are referred to as antidepressants, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, anti-anxiety medications, and occasionally beta-blockers. Most people know of someone who are taking at least one of the listed medications. Typically, conventional treatment for depression begins with a physical examination by a licensed…

Anxiety is something I have always been accustomed to, and even some of my earliest memories involve that anxious, nerve stricken feeling in the pit of my stomach. I was always the shy kid in the class, something to grow out of once I grew older, except that was not the case at all. Anxiety and I have grown closer over the years, so much so, that I developed several crippling anxiety disorders that shaped my life and how I lived it. It came on during my high school years and it affected my…

activation of the heart (153). It can increase the heart rate and cause orthostatic hypotension (160). The TCA induced orthostatic hypotension can be further aggravated on MI patients who are taking beta blockers and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (161). They may also alter the conduction system and be more vulnerable to ventricular arrhythmia (162). TCAs are advised to be avoided in ischaemic heart disease and ventricular…