person’s life. Treatments are used to decrease the symptoms caused by the disease. For example, “Tetrabenazine is the only agents indicated for the treatment of chorea associated with HD (management, 2010, pg 12).” To reduce motor symptoms Olanzapine, quetiapine and risperidone helped. There are many drugs that can be taken to reduce a symptom, but they do not always work and they can sometimes alter another…
Schizophrenia is a debilitating mental illness with variable expression and uncertain etiology. It is a mental disorder characterized by severe breakdowns in thought patterns, emotions, and perceptions. Only 1% of the population is diagnosed with this illness and it’s a condition difficult to treat and understand most of the type. Anyone would see a schizophrenic person and immediately perceive them as weird and not be able to carry out a normal conversation with them. A person will be at higher…
Metta World Peace, an athlete who deals with bipolar disorder, has made gracious efforts to help fund mental illness studies. His name was tarnished due to his inability to control his anger on the court, resulting in a seven game suspension.Since then he sees a psychiatrist and take proper steps to clear up his name. Most of his work includes talking about his journey at mental health hospitals. In 2012, he visited Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, in front of 13 adults and 23 children…
Girl, Interrupted is about an eighteen year old named Susanna Kaysen. She committed herself into a metal institute after she decided to take a bottle of aspirin and wash it down with a bottle of Vodka. During her 18 month stay in the mental institution she encounters Georgina, Lisa, Polly, and Daisy. The four friends each have their own psychological problems. Lisa the wildest of the group, tries to hold her back through negativity, but in the end Susanna overcomes her issues and is released.…
Chapter 3.1 – What Causes Schizophrenia? We can never get too much research for our production project since we’re trying to teach Schizophrenia in an artistic, abstract way. So if we are trying to teach it, we must know everything there is to know about it, like the cause. However, even now the cause of Schizophrenia is unclear. The NHS website states that ‘Most experts believe the condition is caused by combination of genetic and environmental factors’. Because of this lone reason we decided…
Safety Process: Six Rights and Three Checks The administration of medication is an integral component of the healthcare provision in the modern world (Koehler & Schwinghammer, 2008). It is necessary for nurses to understand the fundamental ideals that seek to safeguard patient safety and ultimately ensure safe outcomes in relation to the administration of drugs (Koehler & Schwinghammer, 2008). The observance of the Six Rights and Three Checks principles are an example of measures that are…
Introduction Strattera is the product name for atomoxetine. Physicians prescribe it to both children and adults diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, one of the most common childhood disorders that can continue into adulthood. Those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have trouble paying attention and controlling their behavior. Strattera is in a class of medications known as selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs). It works by increasing the…
Schizophrenia is a very different experience for everyone and it is especially different between men and women. There are many ways in which these difference can be seen. The hormones in men and women can impact the effects of schizophrenia differently for each party. There is also a gender related difference in the white matter structure of the brain for early onset schizophrenic patients. Thirdly, the response to antipsychotic drugs varies between males and females. Another way that gender…
Some people decide to do some kind of treatment for their ‘disorder’. Certain drugs like lithium, and quetiapine can help prevent or stop cyclothymia, whereas antidepressants can make it worse. Therapy can also be fairly helpful. (“Cyclothymia”). Cyclothymia seems to affect everyone differently. Some people gain “...Rapid-Cycling Cyclothymia”(Northern, Maya). Maya Northern wrote about her personal experience with rapid-cycling cyclothymia. She, essentially, wrote how a normal day with…
Throughout the Catcher in the Rye, Salinger, is able to capture the hardships of a teenager’s unstable mental life, and portray it to the readers with ease. Salinger's use of having a relatable character; he allows the audience is able to connect and identify with Holden as a struggling hero, who is on his downfall. Though, the relatability of the character can conceal different hidden traits, that Salinger gave Holden. From the start of the novel, it is clear that Holden is mentally…