Mood disorder

She has been attending the Speech and Hearing Clinic since 1998. At six months of age, she was diagnosed with Intellectual Developmental Disability (IDD) and Cerebral Palsy (CP). Jamilette has a diagnosis of an articulation disorder, receptive and expressive language disorder secondary to IDD and CP. Josefina Duran, Jamilette’s mother, expressed concerns regarding Jamilette’s difficulties expressing her thoughts, and difficulties composing complete thoughts. Jamilette Duran was born on…

a physician diagnoses a person with schizoaffective disorder, it means that the person presents with characteristics of both schizophrenia and mood disorders (Kantrowitz et al., 2011). This disorder causes the person have both disorganized thinking and behavior, along with disturbances of mood (Cheniaux et al., 2009). It is stated that this disorder is caused by deficit in the anatomy of the brain (Cheniaux et al., 2009). Although this disorder differs from person to person, a person will have…

Tiffani Byers 12:15 P.M ENC 1102 Ms. Angelic 20 Apr. 2015 A Deeper Look In to a Sorrowful Woman Since early mankind, one major ongoing social issue that continues to play a big role in different parts of the world is Depression. Depression has the ability to affect someone’s daily life and the people around them making it a serious illness. This paper is written to not only discuss the different types of depression and the importance of being aware of a person’s mental health. But to also…

Many different factors can contribute to an anxiety disorder. One main theory is major life stressors. Things that are included in major life stressors are grief, financial difficulties, relationship difficulties, or a major trauma. Some examples of major trauma include witnessing a violent crime, major illness, childhood trauma, or abuse, and encountering a major environmental disaster. Anxiety can also be cause by good stressors. Some examples of good stressors include planning a wedding,…

understand how depression affects the development a person goes through in young adulthood. Depression is a mood disorder that causes a constant feeling of sadness and/or disinterest. According to Mayo Clinic, another name for major depression is also clinical depression; this will also affect a person’s thought process, feelings and behaviors which, depending on the seriousness of the disorder, it could lead to physical and/or emotional challenges. A person who suffers from depression often…

Depression Depression is a mental illness that is often mistreated because most people don’t understand the signs. Also, money being devoted to the research to find the causes and devise new treatments isn’t keeping pace with the need (Depaulo 8). If people devote a little time to try to understand depression, maybe we would have a better chance of correct diagnostics. As many as five people may eventually suffer a significant depressive illness (Ainsworth 3). Depression affects more than 17…

Certain patterns may be detected when assessing people with depression. Each mood disorder is categorized by a unique set of symptoms or diagnostic criteria which are listed in a book called the diagnostic and statistical Manual of mental disorders 4th edition. There are different types of mood disorders such as bipolar disorder, cyclothymic disorder, dysthymic disorder, major depressive disorder. Major depressive disorder can be known by clinical depression. Dysthymia is a more subtle long…

they have. Does this person also lack focus and have trouble concentrating? Maybe you have encountered individuals who just feel constantly hopeless. If you have met someone like this, they may have dysthymia, also known as persistent depressive disorder. Dysthymia is a type of depression. Harvard Medical School Publications describes dysthymia as being less severe than major depression, but usually lasts a lot longer. Patients with this type of depression report having it for as long as…

common in women than men, Seasonal Affective Disorder is a proven depression encountered only during winter months and can sometimes end in hospitalization (Kurlanski, 2012, pg 2). Gloomy weather has a significant impact on the emotions of individuals in our society. It has been linked to higher rates of depression, interpersonal violence, and can even weaken our immune systems. A study conducted in 1996 at the Outpatient Clinic for Seasonal Affective Disorder, Department of Biological…

behavioral and mental disorders. While there are other forms of treating depression such as counseling, group therapy, and hypnosis, these could take years to successfully treat depression. In addition, these treatments are often times not covered by the patients’ health insurances; hence very few can afford these treatments. This makes antidepressants an effective way to treat various forms of depression, whether it would be long term or short term. Antidepressants can boost a person’s mood so…