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Depression affects more than 15 million Americans over the age of 18 every year, that is approximately 6.7 percent of the United States population. Depression is life changing and often times people who suffer from depression struggle to continue their lives normally. Depression is a common mental health illness that many people throughout the world experience and can be found in several popular novels. For instance, in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dr. Jekyll seemed to fall into…

therapist understand the behavior of the client through the recovery process. Serotonin as an example, is often affected by drugs like opiates, alcohol, and cannabinoids and a safer way to treat depression is found in a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI’s). Some SSRI’s like Fluoxetine have shown to have a minimal increase to methadone blood levels (SAMHSA, 2005). In cases like these a patient may be treated for depression or anxiety while decreasing opiate withdrawals. The approach to…

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) are a class of a drugs that are used to treat psychiatric disorders (Hetirck, et aL. 1). The most common use for SSRIs are for major depressive orders and anxiety. Many Americans commonly use SSRIs to help with moderate to severe symptoms that present in a patient with a mental illness. Due to the beneficial properties found in SSRIs, they are used to treat the brains affected areas, repair nerve damage, and improve overall wellbeing. In simpler…

Do you often find yourself biting the skin around your nails? Do you find that when you’re in an anxiety inducing situation that the inside of your mouth is being bitten? Do you just bite the skin and nails for fun? There is a term for what is happening and it’s called Dermatophagia. Some people bite their nails just as a bad habit, or because they have a hangnail. Unfortunately, there is a point when that “bad habit” becomes a dangerous problem. When there is constant chewing going on…

The authors wanted to know if trauma-focused psychotherapy was effective in counseling refugees that have suffered from trauma in war. The time length of this study was a year. Trauma-focused psychotherapy consists of a three-stage model of stabilization, focus of the traumatic event, and quality of life. The authors focused on participants that are Yugoslavia refugees that suffered from a three-year war that involved torture, rape, and genocide. In this study, these refugees age ranges from 18…

OBSERVATIONS: The client presented with normal grooming and hygiene. The client presented in a euthymic mood aeb calm demeanor. The client read the handout about how mindfulness is the ability to take control of your mind instead of having your mind controls you. The client shared her own experiences with mindfulness stating "I used to use it before, but I cannot do it now because every time I try to focus in present, I find myself thinking about the past and the negative thoughts especially the…

Hypnosis first began as mesmerism in the late 1700s. This practice has existed for centuries, but it has only recently been shown to have scientific benefits. The science behind hypnosis shows that it can reduce anxiety, stress and pain. Despite its scientific backing, many in the mainstream still do not accept hypnosis as a valid therapy. This technique is not magic or brainwashing. It uses the same trance-like state of concentration that people experience while driving or becoming deeply…

The purpose of this research is intended for anyone who wants to know more about antidepressants. It discusses the how they work, why they are prescribed, their effects and their side effects and alternative treatments. If your questions are not answered in this brochure, I include references and other sources of information at the end of this research. At points where there is disagreement, we reference to other publications that allow you to explore these issues. These points include the…

Huntington disease What is Huntington disease? Huntington disease is an inherited neurologic disorder characterized by progressive neurodegeneration resulting in abnormal movements (chorea), sustained postures (dystonia), psychiatric symptoms, and dementia. The condition most frequently affects individuals during mid-life, but patients range from childhood to age 80. Symptoms are typically insidious – they come about slowly and progressively. Chorea is described as a dance-like, rapid,…

The patient, a 16-year-old male high school student, presents with worsening compulsions, he can no longer enter through a doorway without touching the top of the door casing and excessively grooms his hair because it has to be “just right”. Both of these compulsions place considerable stress on the patient and results in a loss of time throughout the day. Upon speaking to his mother to ascertain a time line for when the compulsions began, she stated that she had noticed his compulsion as early…