Bipolar disorder

The therapist met with the client for an individual session. The therapist greeted the client and reviewed the main goals that the client identified in the last session. The therapist checked-in with the client and asked the client about his mood. The client reported that he feels irritable today as he felt suicide since morning when he wakes up he remembered that he has to suffer for another day. The client reported that during the last night was feeling okay and he slept without suicidal…

Given that none of these drugs ever made me feel less depressed or less anxious. If anything they made my anxiety worse because it was harder for me to play the role of a “human” I would not respond to things the correct way or slowly and felt like more of a freak and that I never fit in anywhere. It also got my mother angry with me at Christmas when I never seemed to show the correct emotion for receiving a gift or gratefulness I was flat emotionally on all of these drugs. I never liked…

Depression during pregnancy Many women, for unknown reasons, experiencing depression during pregnancy. "How so? - I think expectant mothers. - I have baby, but can't feel joy! ". Such thoughts provoke deterioration, and as a result depression grows exponentially. How to deal with this, and that causes depressive thoughts in such a light period of a woman's life? Signs of depression Pregnancy is probably one of the most important and happiest times in a woman's life. But, unfortunately, not…

two most common types of mental illnesses diagnosed in teens is depression and anxiety. Anxiety is a very common disorder not just in teens but also in adults. The most common form is general anxiety that affects 3.1% of adults in the united states. Other forms of anxiety are, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, specific phobias, social anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder. As the pressure of school, social life, and other factors the number of teenagers diagnosed with anxiety…

Based on Trevor’s symptomology, he is currently experiencing neuroleptic malignant syndrome that is an adverse reaction to anti-psychotic medications and anti-depressant medications (Benzer, 256). Trevor is currently unconscious thus; describing an adverse reaction to the medications he currently has taken copious amounts of (Benzer, 256). From a pathophysiological standpoint, there is a decreased amount of dopamine receptors, due to an initial blockade, and a decreased performance from the…

Even in DSM-V it is a specifier - with peripartum onset, like in DSM-IV (6). In ICD-10 it is classified as mental disorders associated with puerperium which specifies an onset of symptoms within six weeks postpartum (7). 3.01 TIME FRAME The commencement of depression has been found to be the highest within three months after delivery when compared to the rest of the…

13- year old Mike Nelson had moved to a new school and his parents were concerned that he was not fitting in too well. He was taken to see a psychiatrist who prescribed him with antidepressants. About a week later Mike had hung himself, without a warning whatsoever. Even though several restrictions have been set for who can be given antidepressants, tragedies like this have Americans debating whether or not antidepressant should be proscribe to young patients. According to a medical study in…

As the years progress America is becoming more and more depressed, and as the rate of diagnostics rise, Psychiatrists seem to be handing out prescription slips like tickets into a stress free life. However, is this really the truth about antidepressants? Studies have shown that while taking certain antidepressants symptoms of depression or suicidal thoughts can actually increase rather than decrease (“Citalopram” 1). Some side effects may even include things as severe as increased suicidal…

India has a history of the negative stigma directed toward mental health; according to NPR, it can be “[concluded] that the government doesn 't consider it a priority.” There are multiple things that show this stigma such as the incrimination of mental illness, poor treatment facilities, or even belittle gravity of it as a whole. Anjaana Anjaani is a unique movie that “begins on an antagonistic note and then shifts into a whole new terrain of quirky need,” (Times of India) displaying an…

The study on suicide ideation and suicide attempt, which was the thesis of this article focused on the consequences of multiple adverse life experiences, included male and female adolescents at an urban juvenile detention facility in Ohio (Bhatta, Jefferis, Kavadas, Alemagno & Shaffer-King, 2014). The four adverse life events which were the primary focus of the study are: (1) sexual abuse, (2) homelessness, (3) running away, and (4) substance abuse in the family. The authors believe that an…