Anxiolytic

Thesis Statement: Medical marijuana has many medical benefits warranting its legalization, which include eliminating visual haloes produced by glaucoma, controlling intraocular pressure, cough suppression, as well as the treatment of asthma, depression, pain, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, peripheral neuropathy and muscle spasticity in conditions such as multiple sclerosis. AIDS, and cancer. I. Background Information- Cannabis sativa, or marijuana as we have come know, has been around for five…

The World Health Organization estimates that spending on anxiolytics alone is, on average, $94,880 USD per 100,000 people and sharply higher in wealthier countries, $315,560 USD per 100,000. The lack of access to treatment centers also drives individuals to self medicate which can lead to alcoholism and drug abuse…

Music therapy is a popular treatment that helps those who have struggles become able to overcome obstacles in one life. Music therapy is a common remedy for those that struggle with psychological and physical issues. Music therapy is a healthy alternative used worldwide to help those that struggle with different issues. Music therapy is an established profession that uses music in a therapeutic matter to address a variety of issues people struggle with. “After a professional music therapist…

nonverbal communication used for social interaction such as eye contact, hand gestures or facial expressions. a. Ask the parent how the child is doing in school and if there is any difficulty with learning or issues in school performance. B. In category B: There must be some sort of repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities as evidenced by at least 2 of the following: 1. Repetitive or stereotyped motor movements us of toys or objects such as lining up toys,…

An atypical antipsychotic that is used for the treatment of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder that will be discussed is quetiapine (trade name Seroquel). Clinical trials studying the mechanism which quetiapine acts on iontropic glutamate receptors in comparison to haloperidol a convention antipsychotic and clozapine which is also an atypical antipsychotic show significant differences in their effects on NMDA, glutamatergic, and AMPA receptors elucidating possible…

Legalization of medical cannabis remains a controversial topic throughout the western world. Despite a lack of clarity as to the long term effects of cannabis, over two-thirds of the 1,500 doctors involved in a U.S. nationwide survey support the provision of medical marijuana as an option for patients, having frequently been cited in various clinical studies as a potent analgesic and anti-epileptic (WebMD, 2014). The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 classifies cannabis as a schedule I drug in…

cortisone level, and increases in insulin. According to Uvnas (1998), anti-stress effects could not be affected or blocked by an OT antagonist, generating ideas of the presence of other OT receptors that have yet to be identified. OT also has some anxiolytic properties that are necessary for the facilitation of social interactions, thus aid to modify behavior in order to improve both short-term coping and survival. For example, an increase in OT secretion was recorded in virgin and early…

I interviewed Susan on September 9, 2016 about the medications she takes for her mental health. Susan is a single, 45-year-old female, and has one daughter, Hannah, age 16. Susan and Hannah’s father were divorced when Hannah was three years old. Hannah currently lives with Susan during the week and visits her father, who lives about an hour away, every other weekend, some holidays, and several weeks during the summer. Susan lives in a Los Angeles suburb and works full-time, with an hour commute…

Benzodiazepines are anxiolytics, antiepileptics, muscle relaxants, and sedative-hypnotics (Lippincott, 2013). Their exact mechanism of action is not well-understood, but it is known that benzodiazepines potentiate the effects of GABA. Benzodiazepines are used for anxiety and seizure…

Every day healthcare workers must make decisions when providing care to their patients. Some of those decisions are clear cut such as providing medicine that will stop nausea or medications that will relieve the pain of a heart attack. Other decisions in healthcare blur the lines of bioethics. One such area is end of life care and whether to assist a terminally ill patient to die. The practice of assisted suicide has been given names such as "death with dignity" or "right to die" to make it…