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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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:…
Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are severe eating disorders struggled by many individuals today. Anorexia nervosa is a condition of the intense fear to gain weight, which results in consistent lack of eating. Bulimia nervosa, involves frequent episodes of binge eating followed by throwing up due to fear of gaining weight. The mortality rate for anorexia is the highest of all mental disorders, yet the genetic factors relating to it were once ignored. It is easy to think that anorexia and…
Bipolar disorder is a medical condition that causes periods of mania and depression ( Manji, Martinowich, & Schloesser, 2009, p.726). The length of episodes can vary from days to weeks. Full recovery can typically be seen between episodes. The Bipolar disorder general population is 2% with the median on set age of 25 years old (Hales, Hilty, Kelly, Leamon, & Lim, 2006, p.43). Affecting both male and female alike. However, Bipolar II is more common in women, whereas Bipolar I in men (Hales, Hilty…
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); to date the patient receives no treatment for this diagnosis. Patient reports, quitting high school the previous year, due to what he describes as depression. He recently reentered, with hopes of completing high school. Although the patient reported depression, as the reason for his departure from school, he has never received a diagnosis of this disorder. When questioned, patient denied symptomology, which indicates depressive mood. Additional…