Antipsychotic

Bipolar is a psychological disorder in the brain. It causes mood swings without any warning and can pose danger to others. Lucky there is treatment for the disorder to help relief the mood swings. Bipolar disorders are much less common than that of depression, But with 6 million of the population having it you would think that it is fairly larger number, really that only counts for about 2.5 % of the population having a bipolar disorder (Goldberg,2015). The disorder blossoms most commonly around…

to “treat depression and other common PTSD symptoms”(“PTSD: National Center for PTSD”). SNRIs like SSRIs are used to treat depression. SNRIs include Venlafaxine, Duloxetine, Desvenlafaxine and many more. Many doctors will give their patients antipsychotics such as Benzodiazepines even though these types…

Cyberbullying is up to rise in these days. The topic is interested me because the technology is making more easy for the bully to act. It seems that the young generations don’t realize how bad the effect of bullying. In order to find this topic, I used the website from Arapahoe Community College and go to the library link. With help from the Librarian, I choose the EBSCO as my source since EBSCO is one of the leading provider of research databases, e-journal, medical, etc. EBSCO is well known…

Psychological Abnormality Models Teresa Allen Western International University Abnormal Psychology BEH-440-3281 Mollie Surgine December 11, 2017 Psychological Abnormal Models This paper is based on the different psychological models and, how the trends have developed over the course of time regarding therapy and treatments. Until recently clinical scientist over time, tended to agree on a single model of abnormality (Comer, 2016). In addition, today there are several models that are used…

Autism is one of the most important genetic disorders. Autism is also known as autism spectrum disorder, Kanner autism, pervasive developmental disorder, and high-functioning autism. Eugen Bleuler, a Swiss psychiatrist, was the first person to use the term autism. He started using that term at around 1911 to a group of symptoms of schizophrenia, which is a long term mental disorder involving the breakdown in the relation between emotion, thought, and behavior. In 1943, Leo Kanner discovered…

Miracle or Menace: Why Should Cannabis be Legal? A miracle or a menace to society? One of the biggest controversial topics of today, "should marijuana be legalized?". To define "legalize", meaning recreationally and medically in all 50 states in the U.S. Many people tend to argue the affects, the impact of people's health, the economy, etc. What is Marijuana? Marijuana is the dried buds of the Hemp plant. Marijuana is the active part of the Hemp plant that includes the psychoactive compound…

are drugs to treat and manage certain symptoms of Huntington’s disease. Tetrabenazine, for example, is prescribed to treat chorea. This is the only U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved drug for use against Huntington’s disease. Also, antipsychotic drugs are used help reduce chorea and help control hallucinations, delusions, and violent outbursts. Drugs may also be prescribed to treat depression and anxiety. Although these treatments help alleviate symptoms, they may have side effects.…

Ultimately, the patient will progressively lose their ability to perform daily activities as neuropsychological problems develop (8). People with dementia including AD are susceptible to pneumonia and most likely to die from pneumonia due to the use of antipsychotic agents (online). The comparison between different antidementia drugs that commonly use by AD patient revealed the highest risk associated with pneumonia is Memantine…

Schizophrenia refers to a disorder that affects the brain or the mind and it is characterized by the victim having social behavior that is not normal and the failure to understand and differentiate what is real and what is an illusion. This mental disease has continued to affect many students and people in the society. When person is suffering from this disease, he or she is not in apposition to deliver effectively and many a time’s he or she is left incapable of participating in matters of…

major depressive. Bipolar disorder is associated with mood swings. A person goes from extremely happy and active, to happy and active, to depressed. There is not a cure for bipolar; however, it is treatable with a combination of mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, and counseling. The average age of onset is 25 years old; however, the symptoms can occur during childhood and teenage years. The manic episode is manifested when a person…