Psychiatric medication

story about John Nash, an extraordinary man well known for his academics, on a journey to leave his mark in the world. Along the way he faces challenges from his peers and also from himself. Unbeknown to himself and others at the time, Nash has a psychiatric disorder known as schizophrenia. The audience had no idea of Nash’s…

enough hospital space to keep mentally ill patients most of them are sent into what is know as a psychiatric boarding, in other terms torture and restraints. Many people with mental illness that are being kept in a psychiatric board are being held in isolations, they are being strapped down and often barely ever receive any treatment, these places do not have the money nor do they have the proper medication. There is not enough facilities, specialists, or caretakers to treat people who suffer…

eye opener to me because I could only imagine the pain each patient goes through. The Anti-psychiatry coalition certainly challenged my view on mental health because I always assumed that the answer to all their problems was spending time in the psychiatric ward to "heal". The poem "To be a mental patient" has a clear description of the world 's view versus the reality of it all. "To be a mental patient is to be a statistic" (Unzicker, 1984). This quote is heart-rending as a reader because…

The medication may be approved by the FDA but not for a child to take. And because adults (18 and over) metabolize drugs differently from children, the drug may pose adverse effects to the child (Turner, 2013). A scientific test known as genotyping is used to predict the phenotype of a patient thereby allowing doctors to prescribe better suited medications for the child (Turner, 2013). Behavioral genetics has been a clear way to determine why some children suffer psychiatric problems and…

some reversible factors including medication interactions, depression, vitamin deficiencies and thyroid abnormalities. The FDA has approved two types of medications to treat the cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease and…

are not being treated correctly and a majority of the people who are being treated are not receiving the full benefits they need. 43 percent of people who have been prescribed antidepressants had no psychiatric diagnosis prior to the prescription. Females are twice as likely to be prescribed psychiatric drugs than men and two thirds of doctors did not tell their patients the extent…

Schizophrenia is a complex psychological disorder with a multifaceted aetiology that has been elusive in its definition. These two papers each seek to provide and explanation of schizophrenia, using distinct approaches. Perhaps the most prevalent challenge with Schizophrenia is the heterogeneity of its symptoms, both positive, such as delusions and hallucinations, as well as, negative symptoms, such as poverty of thought and speech, affective flattening, anhedonia, and cognitive symptoms, such…

psychological trauma with post- traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and research to determine neurological causation of the victimized women who had severe sexual abuse in childhood. For women who had sexual abuse in childhood can be cause broad psychiatric disorders such as bulimia, anxiety disorders,…

Doctors still find it difficult to diagnose this mental illness, as not long ago, it was often confused with Unipolar Disorder Schizophrenia. However, in today's world, there is a better understanding of mental illness. Psychiatrists usually base the diagnosis on abnormal behavior reported by the patient's parents, teachers, or close friends. Psychotherapy is also a very useful tool for a diagnoses. Signs detected during sessions are taken into consideration. Along with evaluations, there are…

Thereby, transformed behavior becomes redefined and seen as an issue that needs to be resolved through medication. For example, hyper kinesis was transformed and became known as known as ADHD. This strange coincidence is often seen when new drugs are developed and psychiatric institutions with a special interest manipulate (transform) a previous existing condition to make it appear as if though medicalization is needed to treat the individual…