Major depressive disorder

In today’s day and age, life is filled with many events that can affect a person’s life. Some of these events can lead to life-threatening situations. One of these situations is being a victim of depression. Depression affects the way a person thinks, acts, and even the way the brain functions. Everything may seem fine on the outside but deep down, depression will slowly eat away at the person inside until the only thing left is an empty shell of despair and sorrows. This could, in turn, make…

symptoms of physical pain that is described as “the ferocious inwardness of the pain produced…that prevented my articulating words beyond a hoarse murmur…” (Styron, 1990, pg. 20). As with many disorders, it is difficult to portray all symptoms, especially because some patients can have more than one disorder impacting their experiences. The DSM also does not consider the impact of receiving an actual diagnosis and being placed into treatment facilities. The memoir displayed intense symptoms…

adolescence (Johnson, 2004). It is especially important to the mental health of adults, as friends are the main support system they have at this time (Kessler et al., 2003). Depression is the most common mental disorder in Canada, with 4.7% of the population 15 years and up matched criteria for major depression according to Statistic Canada’s 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey. While professional help is highly encouraged (Kessler et al., 2003), seeking the support of friends or partner is…

well. Anxiety Depression Anxiety depression oftentimes is indicated by profuse sweating, shaky hands and voice. Persons suffering from anxiety disorder are generally pessimistic, always expecting the worse. They also…

magnetic fields are used for therapeutic applications in disorders related to central nervous system. In 2003, they licensed a revolutionary patented coil design from Emory University and conducted the largest clinical trials on TMS therapy to date. With continuous research and development, a high quality, efficient, user friendly and cost effective unit-NeuroStar TMS therapy system has been developed, for treating Major Depressive Disorder. TMS Therapy is a non-invasive, non-systemic…

5. Recurrent thoughts of deaths) not just fear of dying. Criteria A-C Common in Bipolar 1- Responsive to a significant loss; serious medical illness or disability. Specify-DeAngelo is also Bipolar appears to be Bipolar I- In partial remission, depressive episodes are present Moderate-The number of symptoms or intensity of symptom and those specified between “mild” and “severe”. X Provide a Theory-based rationale for your intervention. DeAngelo needs to continue to…

As acclaimed author Mary Roach once said, “I don 't fear death so much as I fear it 's prologues: loneliness, decrepitude, pain, debilitation, depression, senility. After a few years of those, I imagine death presents like a holiday at the beach” (Roach). For me the validity of this quote is unwavering. I was personally impacted by the sadistic daily inconsistencies and emotional toying brought about by a dark ravenging depression brought about by bullying and the ever impending divorce of my…

In the case of Ellen Waters, she initially presents as someone that may suffer from Major Depressive Disorder, however, at the end of the case, it describes a person who appears to also suffer from hypomanic episodes, so it would be most fitting to diagnose Ellen with Bipolar Affective Disorder II. It appears that Ellen struggles with long periods of depressed episodes, where she withdraws, ruminates on failures, difficulty concentrating, somatic symptoms-arms and legs that feel like dead…

traditional Vietnamese parents desperately fought to keep the shame of their failing marriage and verbal and emotional abuse a family secret. Then, during my middle school years, social work became undeniably real to me. After being diagnosed with major depressive disorder on my 13th birthday, I began a decade of healing, facilitated by the counsel and support from licensed clinical social workers, psychiatrists, and other allied health professionals. Having experienced firsthand restoration…

Depressive Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition is defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM5) as “a prominent and persistent period of depressed mood or markedly diminished interest or pleasure in all, or almost all, activities that predominates in the clinical picture and that is thought to be related to the direct physiological effect of another medical condition” (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). One of the most important features of…