Menstrual psychosis

Mental illness is a widespread problem that has touched the lives of countless Americans. Based in Lexington, NC, Daymark Recovery Services is a recovery facility offering detox and addiction treatment, as well as counseling for mental illness and depression. These experts say while successful mental health treatment often involves a multi-pronged approach, medications can serve as a useful part of the protocol. Below are three types of medications used in mental health treatment:…

Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that affects approximately 23.6 million people globally (Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Collaborators, 2015). The disorder is marked by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech and behavior, which typically result in problems related to self-care and general functioning in social and occupational settings (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). Despite the first detailed clinical description having been written in 1810 (Haslam, 1810), and…

In a 2009 report, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) advocated the deployment of community-based, multi-disciplinary prevention strategies for the healthy development of children. An individual’s culture also plays an important part in their mental health status. More than just race and ethnicity, culture encompasses age, gender, geographical location, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Knowing an individual’s culture can aid behavioral health professionals and primary care physicians in…

psychotic disorders almost all types can be treated. There are different types of psychotic disorders but in this paragraph, we will talk about People who have either hallucinations, delusions and thought disorder. Delusions The person experiencing psychosis may also have thoughts that are contrary to true life. These thoughts are known as…

Have you ever thought about what it would be like to be a twin? Would your personality or behavior be any different or would genetics determine your development? In recent years, twin studies have been more relevant because of the fascination of nature (environment) versus nurture (genes). Scientists and psychologists are well aware of the nature versus nurture effect but with technological advances, it is taken to a whole new level. Researchers are able to look more deeply into what the…

Cortical blindness is one of the rare neurological condition characterized by binocular vision loss due to insult in the occipital cortex. Pupillary light reflex are preserved as anterior visual pathway is intact. One of the rare complication of cortical blindness is Anton Babinski Syndrome. This syndrome results from damage to visual association cortex (brodmann area 18, 19) along with primary visual cortex (brodmann area 17) [1, 2]. Discussion Anton Babinski syndrome is a condition in…

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder commonly characterized by abnormal characteristic behaviors and not being able to decipher that something strange that is taking place is actually not occurring It distorts the way a person, acts, expresses emotions, and perceives reality. This disorder tends to vary from person to person. Schizophrenia is also prone to differing in severity as well. While some have continuous experiences throughout their lifetime others only have them once in a great while,…

ADHD Medications Side Effects Introduction Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, better known as ADHD, is a psychiatric disorder in people which causes a variety of problems starting from inattention to impulsivity. It can cause severe complications in livelihood and leads to a lot of anguish for the people suffering from this particular disorder. How Does It Complicate Life? ADHD causes the brain to function abnormally and the people suffering may end up with absent mindedness, lack of…

drugs have helped alleviate the symptoms of psychosis and through this discovery it was shown that these drugs blocked the brains dopamine receptor sites, and therefore reinforcing that excess dopamine is clearly an explanation for the diagnosis of schizophrenia. (APPLIED PHYSCOLOHY PG 72) The reverse can for example ampethamines and similar drugs increase the amount of dopamine in the brain and can cause symptoms which replicate those present in psychosis, particularly after large doses or…

There is no objectively correct answer on matters of ethics, as each individual has their own perspective on any given situation. The idea of a ‘Ulysses pact’ is an ethical issue that permeates fields ranging from medicine to literature. In these situations, a decision is made freely before the person undergoes drastic change that affects their initial decision. Although controversy brings forth the argument of whether or not the decision originally made is binding, there should be no debate. An…