Long Depression

Depression is a prevalent and potentially debilitating condition that is projected to become to become the most burdensome disease worldwide by 2030 (Aikens, Trivedi, Heapy, Pfeiffer, and Piette, 2015). Depression is associated with poor adherence to medical regimes and treatment in patients with comorbid medical conditions (Bajracharya, Summers, Amatya, and DeBlieck, 2016). An advanced nurse practitioner must incorporate an early mental health screening tool (Patient Health Questioneer-2 and 9)…

leading causes of disability. The age of onset occurs throughout any time of the life span and is its effect is a hindering as other chronic illnesses. Depressive disorders are twice as likely in females between the ages of 15 and 40 as in males. Depression is also very common over the age of 65 but is more difficult to diagnose and can go untreated due to the presentation of sign and symptoms. Comorbidity with other chronic illnesses makes the prognosis poorer and health care providers…

The shame that surrounds depression among other mental illness is more widely rejected than past generations. This is not only because more research has been made available about mental health but because of the famous artists and writers who have helped to break down the stigma that surround it. Some of the most vocal advocates of depression today are female writers, who coincidently suffer the highest rates of depression out of any career path. Famous writers such as Sylvia Plath, Virginia…

disorder characterized by a pattern of depression triggered by, in most cases, autumn and winter months. This disorder affects about 15% of the American population, and it severely affects about 5% of the population. Symptoms of seasonal depression include overeating, sleeping more, disinterest, decreased memory and concentration as the days begin to shorten in the fall. Once winter fully arrives, patients experience more common emotional symptoms of depression (Raison, 2012). In…

Kim Zolciak suffered a mini-stroke that made her unable to talk and lose feeling on one side of her body. This was so bad that Kim couldn’t fly and it actually took her out of Dancing With the Stars, which made it where she ended up going home way earlier than planned. Now the rumors are flying that Kim Zolciak’s waist trainer could have been the cause. Kim is constantly posting photos on her social networks of her wearing the waist trainer and has never been shy about using it to help keep her…

Erotomanic type delusional disorder can be defined as a patient believing one is in love with or sexually desires him or her. Erotomanic type is diagnosed in about 15 out of 100,000 cases each year in the population (Knott, 2014). It was originally known as Clerambault’s syndrome but has now taken the form as another subtype of delusional disorder (Farriols, Frias, Martinez & Palma, 2014). The cause of erotomanic delusions is currently unknown but it is seen more in females than males. This…

Tonight on a new episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians things got pretty scary for Scott Disick as he actually threatened suicide on the new episode. Radar Online shared how it all went down and of course they left the episode with a cliffhanger, but everyone knows that Scott is just fine now. Kim Kardashian actually answered the phone and could hear Khloe and Scott talking to each other. Khloe has always been really close with Scott Disick even though he was dating Kourtney. Flexin…

Discussion Depression is a serious medical condition that includes an individual experiencing feelings of deep sadness and hopelessness. It affects the individual’s everyday life and the people around them. Many research shows that women are more depressed than men and men commit suicide more often than men. The purpose of this study was to analyze if women tend to be more depressed than men. The results proved that that women are more likely to get help for their depression than men.…

Depressive is defined as causing feelings of hopelessness, despondency, dejection; feeling sad. Both the main characters in Katherine Anne Porter’s The Jilting Granny Weatherall and Katherine Mansfield’s Miss Brill experience depressive behavior. In Katherine Anne Porter’s The Jilting Granny Weatherall, Grandma Weatherall is an eighty-year-old woman on her final days of life, withering away in a hospital bed. She reminisces of how she grew old, raising her children on her own, and getting…

Treatment Plan Since it is important to focus on the client’s safety first, the first goal will be to create a safe environment for Ms. Anderson. For the first objective, Ms. Anderson will reduce her risk for suicide. For the first action step, the clinician will create a safety plan with Ms. Anderson t to reduce risk for suicidal ideations and behaviors in which she will be instructed to utilize the plan when experiencing these thoughts and behaviors. For the second action step, the clinician…