Mood disorders

This disorder causes inappropriate actions, as well as feelings. Patients may hear voices that are not heard by anyone else. Scientists have not yet justified and still do not understand the causes of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia can be inherited. Studies show that a child whose parents have schizophrenia also has a 10% chance of developing this disorder. Schizophrenia is not a life-threatening disorder. Although it cannot be cured, it can be treated. Schizophrenia…

The Hypothetical Patient Katie is a 22 year old patient diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. Growing up, she lived a very quiet and sheltered childhood, with a few friends, and no interest in dating. She grew up in a family that placed high standards on academic success, faith, and hard work. High pressure was constantly placed upon her to do well, especially in comparison to her two very successful older brothers. After only a few brief months in college, Katie began experiencing auditory…

global mental health discussed in this paper include the need for more research on cost-effective remedies and funding available to boost access to mental health services, including bipolar disorders, and the need for constructive strategic dialogue and formulation and implementation of policies. Bipolar disorders poses a significant economic challenge, not only on the individuals with the illness but also on communities, healthcare networks and government financial projections. These affected…

David Russel that portrays the lives of two individual that have suffered or in a sense struggled with a mental/psychological disorder. The male lead character Patrick Solitano Jr. (played by Bradley Cooper) is a former teacher who after finding his wife, Nikki in a compromising position with another man, has a violent episode brought on by his un-diagnosed bipolar disorder where he practically beat the man close to death. After which he was institutionalized where his symptoms then started to…

in some type of way or form a personality disorder which affects the general public in many different ways. Personality disorders affects many people by having emotional and mood swings, social skills, and many of them will have issues in having a stable or healthy relationship. In this paper will take a closer look on the characteristics of the personality disorder. We will discuss the etiology of the disorder and how the characteristics of the disorder have been linked to criminal behavior.…

and excited mood. Typically, it takes at least one week for it to be considered; however, Holden’s hospitalization and subsequent psychological evaluation allowed for there to be a shorter time period in conclusion. Depression also happens to be a symptom of this disorder. Depression is not normal sadness; inadequacy and hopelessness accompany normal sadness and that produces depression. The other conjecture that was made was that Holden also suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder (hereby…

Night eating disorder, also known as night eating syndrome, is a condition where a person will tend to eat at least 25% of their daily calories after they have had their evening meal (hyperphagia ). The condition also results in disturbances in the person’s sleep pattern. A similar condition is sleep related eating disorder (SRED). The difference in the two is that a person with night eating disorder is aware that he or she is waking up and eating throughout the night but a person with SRED…

least one mental illness during their lifetime (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017). There is an overwhelming amount of evidence and studies that depicts a general consensus that severe mental illness, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, has the potential to increase incidences of violence. Violent behavior of mental ill individuals can potentially become a public health problem. Violence symbolizes aggression…

to the psychiatrist that his has been struggling for years to find a job that makes him truly happy. He also shared that all his years he had yet to find a job that made him happy. Leo hasn’t been able to get a grip on his mood swings, which has left him depressed…

schedule an appointment to see a counselor (Pomeroy, 2015). Based on the information that was provided in case 5.1, Maggie appears to meet the criteria of major depressive disorder (F32.2) single episodes, severe without psychotic features (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). The criteria associated with major depressive disorder is:…