Major depressive episode

1. What is the hypothesis? Look for what the researchers are trying to test; what is the purpose of aim of the study? The aim of this study is to assess the capability of psychosocial screening using the KINDEX interview with the three major risk areas, maternal psychopathology, traumatic experiences and perceived stress. Also, the researchers hypothesized that women scoring higher rates in the KINDEX would also present higher rates in the three risk areas. 2. What are the variables?…

According to Rupke at the University of Human Medicine in Michigan, cognitive therapy has shown just as effective as and perhaps even more effective than the pharmacotherapy approach in treating depression. The success of cognitive therapy in treating depression is in that a risk of relapse in the patient is significantly decreased, as opposed to the risk of relapse in cases of discontinued medication. “A meta-analysis that included eight studies showed that 29.5 percent of patients treated with…

Suicide is argued to be a leading cause of death in the United States for several years. People on certain career paths are more susceptible to committing suicide and/or having suicidal ideation than others; law enforcement officers are members of one such group of people who are at high risk. There is an elevated rate of suicide among police officers, which is logical, as being a police officer is arguably one of the most dangerous jobs for one to have. This is said, as police officers’ lives…

After reading the article “The Forgotten Victim from Florence and Normandie” by Steve Lopez, it gives the readers a word of advice or an idea such don’t let the past bring you down. The advice that it give the audience is meaningful because people who went through a lot in their past brought them down like depression or suicidal thoughts. I personal believe that people need to understand to forget about the past and think about the future because it can bring hatred, anger, depression, and…

According to the Amerian Psychological Association, suicide is the third leading cause of death for people ages 15-24 (American Psychological Association). In recent years, the topic of teenage suicide has been highly publicized in the media. One of the reasons often associated with today’s youth choosing to make this tragic decision is bullying. Randall Mann’s “September Elegies” is a piece that serves as an elegy dedicated to four gay teenage boys who made the decision to take their own lives…

therapeutic approaches have been used to address the illness in client populations, with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) standing as the most frequently-applied methods (Miklowitz, 2009). This paper will explore the history of CBT theory and its major techniques, its efficacy in the treatment of bipolar disorder, and the author’s personal reactions to it as a theoretical orientation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: History and Overview Founded by Aaron Beck, CBT is a theoretical approach to…

African-Americans. Hispanic females in America have the highest rates of students who tried suicide in the nation, with a 12.8% prevalence rate. African-Americans, on the other hand, have a rate of 10.2% (CDC, 2015). This review will present three major sociocultural factors affecting African-Americans: the male population, female population, and youth population. African-Americans make up 12% of the total U.S. population (Center for Disease Control, 2015). Amongst African-American males between…

Research 3: Patients in two groups did not have any major difference on demographic or clinical variables at baseline. According to (Telch, Schmidt, Jaimez, Jacquin, Harrington, 1995), “Examination of overall SDS scores at baseline revealed that 69% of all participants rated the panic disorder symptoms as creating moderate-to-serve impairment in work functioning, 80% rated the symptoms as creating moderate-to-severe impairment in social functioning, and 62% rated the symptoms as creating…

Ever since Columbus first entered the grounds of the Native Americans their lives have been threatened. Even though they no longer face the same kind of threat they did 500 years ago their mental health is very much at stake to this day. What contributed to this epidemic of depression to break out in the Native American society was in the 1880’s when the federal government initiated the Indian Boarding School Programs, here young children from the age of 3 years old were sent to “convert” them…

The patient is a 48 year old male who presented to the hospital with suicidal ideations with a plan and homicidal ideations towards community members. The patient reports auditory hallucinations of his stepfather telling him to harm himself. The patient reports that he does not feel safe by himself. During the time of assessment the patient was awake, alert, and cooperative. The patient reports that he was recently release from Sandhills Regional Hospital and backpack was stolen from him. The…