Bipolar I disorder

both deter and reward people for straying from the work force. From gender roles to physical or mental-illness the list of barriers blocking people from reaching corporate America is a long and tedious one. The latter, being mental-illnesses or disorders, may be the most conspicuous and common disabling obstacle that – in the same light – remains the most unheeded. The term, mental-illness, is defined as “a medical condition that disrupts a person 's thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate…

Most of us think of depression as a mental health issue that teens and adults struggle with. That is not the case. Children as young as kindergarten have been diagnosed with depression disorders. In addition, a person whose childhood is interrupted by depression is more likely to experience depression as adults, struggle with drug or alcohol addiction and develop additional mental health concerns. “Depression that is left untreated in childhood and adolescence results in significant suffering…

Pathophysiology Depression is a mood disorder that affects an estimated 350 million people around the world (World Health Organization, 2015). Depression is different from usual mood fluctuations and responses to everyday challenges. Depression is a serious condition that can cause feelings of sadness, hopelessness, emptiness, worthlessness, guilt or shame. People affected by depression can lose interest in activities that were once meaningful to them, have problems with concentration,…

I. Over view of anti-psychotics Antipsychotics are used primarily to help treat people who suffer from hallucinations or dilations. This includes individuals who suffer from Schizophrenia, Bi polar disorder, Dementia or unipolar depression. Antipsychotics can be broken down in to two different categories, Atypical and Typical however they tend to work similarly over all. The main standing difference between the two categories is that atypical antipsychotics block dopamine and have an effect on…

reality to live in. However, Room, a 2015 film directed by Lenny Abraham shows the audience how a woman endures the fear and anxiety of abduction, rape, and becoming impregnated and how she had survived it. For this paper, I will be discussing the multiple psychological disorders for the reasons to why Joy had acted certain ways, the stress both her and her parents endured, and the motivation to get better. Room portrays the life of Joy and her son Jack, who are both held captive in a small…

manic depression and that could be what makes them funny. (Youngs) Robin Williams, a famous stand-up comedian, actor, director and producer – committed suicide and was 63 at the time of his death. He had suffer long-term depression and bipolar disorder, which is a disorder that affects the mood, causes unusual and dramatic shifts in mood, makes them constantly swinging from extreme happiness to a severe depression. He was also an alcoholic and said that due to the stress of doing stand-up…

manic episodes that she would best be able to focus, concentrate, and productively take part in so many different activities. These intense feelings of being extraordinary are one of the reasons why so many people suffering from manic depressive disorder refuse…

Major depression is a mood disorder that causes to have negative feelings for an extensive time as it could take a few days or even weeks. Those negative feelings include sadness, anger, loss, hopelessness and discouragement. They can interfere individual’s daily activities due to the lack of ambition and energy. Depression can be caused through different symptoms such as family history, stressful events, personality, loneliness, illness and physical changes. This essay will be exploring on…

were miscarried at birth. When I was three years old is when the dangers of mental illness started to get scary. I saw my mom cry for the first time, she was crying because my father was refusing to take his medicine. I will never forget that night. If my dad would of taken his medicine than maybe my life would be different. All the tragedy started a month after i turned four years old. My dad had a tent set up in the backyard to go camping with oldest brother. I looked at him wanting to join…

In the world of psychiatry nearly all drugs in use today were created between 1950 and 1969. It’s hard to imagine with so many drug commercials on TV revealing new and groundbreaking products, that the same products being advertised today were actually created based on chemistry performed more than 60 years ago (Klein, p.259, 2014). The reason behind this is simple. The creation of new drugs based on finding new molecular entities is extremely costly. For the Federal Drug Administration (FDA)…