Mood stabilizer

Borderline personality disorder is more commonly seen in women than in men, with 75% of those suffering from the disorder being women. People suffering from borderline personality disorder experience an extreme sense of insecurity and instability. Their mood swings are often extensive. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR), to be diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, a person must show an enduring pattern of…

and how it is treated. Effects on body and Mind Bipolar Disorders effects are mostly mental, but there are some physical aspects as well. According to the Mayo Center, “The most prominent signs of bipolar disorder are severe mood swings that are different from usual mood swings”, but this is not all that bipolar disorder affects. Some manic stage effects include, but are not limited to guilt, anger, irritability, being disorganized, being especially impulsive, lack of concentration, false sense…

Psychoanalysis Evaluation Joey Williams – 5th Hour January 12th, 2017 Kiana has been observed and has shown many symptoms of mental illness. From seeing things to hearing things to a very vivid imagination. I believe she shows some symptoms of persistent depressive disorder and schizoaffective disorder. She has become very depressed as she doesn’t find joy or the initiative to act in social activities or leave her room. Her emotions greatly change as she spends more time within her room and she…

have schizophrenic behaviors, but most of the symptoms reflect a mood disorder. There are multiple facets of the diagnosis of this disorder. First, the patient must have at least one of the three main characteristics of schizophrenia: Delusions, Hallucinations, Disorganized speech. These can be present for a period of time with the mania of bipolar disorder. Mania in bipolar disorder is characterized by feelings of euphoria, irritable mood, grandiosity, decreased need for sleep, pressured…

of genetics it can be passed down from a first blood relative if they had it or if they had obsessive-compulsive disorder. You can also have a chemical imbalance in your central nervous system you could have a low level of sterion which regulates moods and emotions. Most people feel a pleasurable feeling when they steal when the brain feels pleasure it releases dopamine people can get very addicted to that feeling so they continue to steal. A trauma to your head at a young age can also be caused…

mentally ill populace should do so with the ability to be genuinely concerned with the well-being of their clients and by fostering empathetic and responsive multicultural verbal communication. According to Comer (2016), Mood…

functioning. Evidence indicated that antidepressant drugs are common, but are not indicated for patients with BPD due to lack of proven efficacy in trials as well as destabilizing their moods. In 2009 studies reported while 71% of patients were prescribed and atypical antipsychotic and 53% received a mood stabilizer and 30% received an antidepressant. The complexity of BPD often invites the need for complex regimens with patient’s education and psychosocial treatment (certain forms of…

Bipolar disorder is a devastating mental health illness impacting the individual and family members. In many areas it is also referred to as manic depression. Individuals who have been formally diagnosed with bipolar disorder experience multiple mood swings creating a life of constant imbalance. The everyday lives of these individuals involve extreme levels of manic highs combined with lows of depression and hopelessness. Someone diagnosed with bipolar disorder struggles with…

activation of the brain. To begin with, Bipolar Disorder (BD) is a mood disorder that alternates between depression and mania. Mania is the state of extremely excited and joyful or extremely anxious and sad. The moods are extreme. The cause of the disorder can be from the imbalances on neurotransmitters in the person’s body. The person may have imbalances of serotonin and norepinephrine. These neurotransmitters are often effect the person’s mood. This disorder is also hereditary and has…

had been non-adherent to the medication and the consequences of this. I decided to learn more about Bipolar Disorder, and the barriers to medication adherence. Bipolar disorder (BPD) is a medical disorder characterised by a number of different mood states: mania, hypermania, depression, and a mixed state. Psycopharmacological treatment for BPD is therefore used mainly to…