Dysthymia

unipolar major depression, and dysthymia. It is not someone being over dramatic; it is actually certain brain cells in the brain that sends out neurons making that person incapable of being happy. Unipolar depression has many names including: clinical depression, major depressive illness, major depression with melancholic features, and simply depression. All being the same thing, occurs from different brain cells and neurons sending out those messages. Next is dysthymia, a chronic depression…

Determining the most effective treatment for a patient suffering from depression is crucial. Beidal, Bulik, & Stanley, 2014 state that a combination of therapies and antidepressants is the most common today and typically effect for most people (p.224). Therapies like cognitive-behavioral and interpersonal therapy are the most common forms of therapy used when treating depression. Cognitive-behavioral therapy focuses on identifying and changing patterns of thought (Beidel, Bulik, & Stanley, 2014,…

Mental disorders or mental health issues have continuously troubled many people throughout the world no matter the age or gender. Some of these disorders include depression, bipolar disorders and schizophrenia. They are some of the most frequently diagnosed illnesses. Although they may have some differences there are some areas in which they share similarities. Two similarities in particular are that they have major effects on ones life and their relationship with those they love.…

Cynthia is a 29-year-old financial planner who is married and the mother of three children. Her husband brought her to the emergency room after having spent the past 12 days in “another cycle of depression,” marked by a quick temper, almost no sleep and tearfulness. He noted that these “dark periods” have gone on as long as he has known her but that she had experienced at least a half dozen of these episodes in the prior year. Cynthia’s husband reported that her mood typically stabilizes within…

Intervention Summary Beck and Ellis would be considered the founding fathers of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). The numerous strategies that comprise CBT reflect its complex and integrative history and include conditioning, modeling, cognitive restructuring, problem solving, and the development of personal coping strategies, mastery, and a sense of self-control (Benjamin, Puleo, Settipani, Brodman, Edmunds, Cummings, & Kendall, 2002). Intervention looks at altering the environment (social)…

Having a deep-rooted interest in diseases and gross anatomy has always been a challenge to explain to people. They always ask, “Why would such a nice and intelligent person be interested in such a morbid and repulsive thing?” I would simply respond, “disease affects everyone in one way or another, aren’t you curious as to what’s happening inside of you?” My fascination with pathology extends far back into my childhood, when I was in and out of the hospital being treated for a peculiar set of…

Client’s vignette discusses client’s issues with drugs, family, and issues at school. He reports drug and alcohol issues, and gang activity. He stays out past curfew, fights with family, has been in trouble with the law and was held back in school. When interpreting client’s MCMI test scores his personality patterns shows a higher score on Scale 3 Dependent/submissive (BR=66). People with elevations on Scale 3 normally have feelings of being incapable and incompetent of functioning…

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a mental illness that is brought about by exposure to trauma. Most traumas are involving death of a loved one, or the threat thereof, serious injury or amputation, sexual violence, or any life-shattering, or life-altering event that leaves one feeling helpless and hopeless. (Smith et. all, 2015). Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is often brought upon by something incredibly terrifying and overwhelming to the experiencer. The most common group of individuals of…

As well, a diagnosis of both dysthymia and depression has also revealed a decline in cognitive function which is associated with dementia (Veitch et al., 2013). In addition the study by Veitch et al. (2013) compared five different U.S. military occupational specialities (Army, Navy, Marine…

“I never look back, darling! It distracts from the now.” “The Incredibles,” became a special movie for me after seeing it for the first time many years ago. However, what brings me back to this movie as a young adult is this line from Edna Mode that shows a philosophy I try to hold myself by today. With the onslaught of living with a depressive disorder that affects only 11% of adolescents in the US, and the challenges of finding a place to live while helping my single mom with my brother, I…