Mood stabilizer

Abstract Our group presentation covered personality disorders. The project was divided into the three clusters of personality disorders: A, B, and C. My portion of the project covered Cluster C personality disorders. This is an in-depth analysis of Cluster C and general information about personality disorders and treatment options. Introduction Why are some people happy and easy to be around? What makes others more reserved and quiet? These, and many more, characteristics make up a person 's…

Dr John Frederick Joseph Cade Cade was born on January 18th 1912 in Murtoa, in the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia. John Cade’s father, David served as the physician for the town of Murtoa, but on returning from his service in WWI, he sold his practice and assumed a position in the Mental Hygiene Department. Over the following years David Cade was assigned the role of medical superintendent at a number of Victorian mental hospitals, including Sunbury, Mont Park and Beechworth. John…

Diagnosing someone with Dissociative Identity Disorder or what we call DID for short can be very complex and difficult at times. DID is know previously as Multiple Personality Disorder or MPD for short. This has been characterized as having at least two or more different and distinctive personalities outside of the person’s normal personality and social and cultural norms. However, multiple personality disorder did not end up being a diagnosis until the 1800s but even then it did not actually…

One of the most significant discussions taking place in the field of psychiatry is the integration of the holistic approach in treating mental illness. The reason this method is gaining popularity is due to the adverse side-effects that people tend to experience while taking psychoactive drugs. As a result, society has begun to vilify and question the standard use of these medications and have now opened a window of opportunity to consider a different form of treatment relating to one’s mental…

ones that come under the category of Trans fats. There are certain oils that you need to avoid since they are highly processed. These are soybean oil and canola oil. In addition to the above, foods that contain artificial colors, preservatives, stabilizers, fat replacers, emulsifiers and toxic binders should also be avoided. The most harmful food additives that you need to omit from your diet include artificial sweeteners, monosodium glutamate (MSG),…

environment; it is extremely harmful to the human body as well. According to Jeff Donn, who is quoted by Lemanski, “AP: Drugs Show Up in Americans’ Water,” It has been reported that quite a few pharmaceuticals, “including antibiotics, anti-convulsions, mood stabilizers and sex hormones have been found in the water supply of at least 41 million Americans” (303). This quote states that there are multiple destructive drugs in the water supple that millions of Americans’ drink. When hearing this…

According to ‘JustSayYes.org’, “teen girls are more afraid of gaining weight than they are of cancer, nuclear war, or losing a parent” (Strickland). The constant desire amongst young women of being thin and losing weight is disturbing and all too common. This craving of thinness stems from a lot of factors, but a largely prominent one especially in our technologically advanced youth is social media. The instant access to other user’s profiles and photos can aid in the development of mental…

sudden death at an early age and previous history with struggling cognitively, mood disorders, drug abuse, depression, intellectual impairment, and suicide attempts. According to James Fussell from The Kansas City Star, this pushed Omalu to conduct an independent and self-financed tissue analyses. Omalu reported that through his tests, he found deposits of tau protein all throughout the brain. Tau proteins are the stabilizer for microtubules. These proteins are abundant in nerve cells (Mandal).…

Forensic Psychology Portrayed in the Media Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, created by Dick Wolf, is a television show that follows detectives who work towards investigating and solving sexually based crimes (CTV WEBSITE source 1). Season 14 episode 19 called “Born Psychopath” follows a wealthy family of four whose ten year old son, Henry, begins tormenting his family and neighbors within his building (NETFLIX, SOURCE 2). Forensic psychology is “the practice of psychology within or in…

Student Name Ms. Dorris Final Paper Date Discussion on childhood Autism Every family could be affected by Autism. What is Autism? How many types of Autism may be found in the spectrum? How many families are affected? What are the symptoms? And probably most important, how do people get Autism? And is there a cure? This paper will introduce you to Autism, and more importantly explain to you that shots don’t cause Autism, as many would like you to believe. Autism is a brain disorder…