Antidepressant

In the article “Temperament and Mood Disorders,” written by Hagop Akiskal, he discusses how classifying mood disorders into different spectrums can result from underlying temperaments. German psychiatrist Dr. Emil Kraepelin notes that there are Different forms of manic-depressive disorders. Dr. Kraepelin notes that many different patients develop mania or hypomania, and in fact might have family members who also experience maniac-depressive disorders. Dr. Kurt Schneider, another German…

One common neuropharmachological agent is fluoxetine or Prozac. Prozac is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) and among the most extensively prescribed drugs in existence (Komlosi, Molnar, Rozsa, Olah, Barzo, & Tamas, 2012). To better understand why Prozac is a popular drug, a review of the physiological mechanisms underlying its action and properties will be conducted. Before understanding how Prozac works, it is important to review biological aspects of the neuron and…

and Jenike, 2004). Some suggested that addition of low dose antipsychotic agent (eg haloperidol, olanzapine, etc) could augment the mechanism of SSRIs, leading to improvement of OCD symptoms. (Goddard et al., 2008) Clomipramine is a tricyclic antidepressant which is of seldom use to treat OCD now. This is mainly…

aimed at treating physiological processes most common of these are drug therapy’s the use of medications that influence the functions of the brain for example antipsychotic drugs act by blocking the action of neurotransmitters in the brain or antidepressants work in different ways to increase the levels of…

Depression is a mental illness that can be very chronic and causes mood disorders, a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. With proper diagnose and treatment depression can be controlled however, it has not always been easy to diagnose or receive treatment. Depression was initially called Melancholia and was first found in the Mesopotamian texts in the second millennium B.C. However, at this time it was not considered a medical issue. On the other hand the early Mesopotamian…

TREATMENT Knowing how to treat each of these disorders is useful to categorize them and become one step close to answering the research question at hand. However, it is also essential to developing an understanding of the knowledge that can be used to treat affected patients of both disorders. It is important to note that treatment is a means of reducing symptoms, but is not synonymous with a cure for the condition. The most effective and commonly used treatment for Seasonal Affective…

Anti-depressants are some of the most used medications used by mankind today, surpassed only by ADHD medication. However, despite the overwhelming use most users don’t know the side effects of medication. It is important for anyone suffering from depression to consider both the good and the bad effects that anti-depressants will give you. And along with people not knowing the effects, there are many who argue against using said drugs, even going as far as to question the validity of the doctors…

This article is about a person with bipolar disorder her name is Jamie Lowe. She was sent to an institution at the age of 17. She describes her episodes that are mostly manic. This gives the readers a taste of what it’s like to have a psychological disorder. Finally, after being too tired to fight the nurses, she accepts her medication, lithium, a mood stabilizer. It made her better, curbing her manic episodes. These pills made her functional. This type of treatment is called a biological…

Case 2: Drug selection in treatment of migraine-Triptan Migraine is a severe headache felt as a throbbing pain at the front or side of the head. Triptan, the 5-hydroxytryptamine agonists are widely used as first-line abortive therapies for migraine headache patients. The currently available triptans offer clear evidence of improved clinical and economic outcomes compared with previous anti-migraine therapies, such as ergotamine alkaloids. However, the clinical and economic benefits of triptans…

Auricular acupuncture has been used widely in substance abuse treatment program throughout the North America and the world, despite limited research evidence for its effectiveness. The national Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) is a standardized 3-5 point’s acupuncture protocol, not only substance abuse but also a broad range of behavior health applications. The objective of this inquiry is to review on literature published about the NADA p 3-5 point ear acupuncture protocol in terms…