Schizoaffective disorder

An atypical antipsychotic that is used for the treatment of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder that will be discussed is quetiapine (trade name Seroquel). Clinical trials studying the mechanism which quetiapine acts on iontropic glutamate receptors in comparison to haloperidol a convention antipsychotic and clozapine which is also an atypical antipsychotic show significant differences in their effects on NMDA, glutamatergic, and AMPA receptors elucidating possible…

the friendship, but also the personal growth of the individual characters, making them dynamic. Another character is Sarah’s mom Rozanne. Sarah’s mom would be considered the antagonist in the storyline. This character suffers from severe Schizoaffective Disorder causing her to behave in a manner that is detrimental to the wellbeing of Sarah. Throughout the story we find this character in and out of the hospital and creating chaos in the plot. Although she is a main character she remains static.…

Alysia Hohbein Case Study #1 1. Mr. Peters had schizoaffective/psychotic disorder. The diagnosis causes him to have delusions of impending doom and suicide ideation. He has difficulty walking, moves slowly and tires quickly. After only walking 20 feet he needs to stop and take a break. He has refused using walking aids in the past and still does not use them. He has not been able to use walk my aids since he burned his first, second, and third, finger on both of his hands, while pulling out a…

Supervision Assignment: Bipolar I, Bipolar II, Bipolar with Children Bipolar is a disorder within the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). There are two categories of bipolar, bipolar I and bipolar II. Bipolar I has three different categories known as mood episodes: manic, hypomanic, and major depressive. Bipolar disorder is associated with mood swings. A person goes from extremely happy and active, to happy and active, to depressed. There is not a cure for bipolar;…

diagnostic label of schizoaffective disorder which is a type of bipolar. Psychiatrist feels that schizophrenia and bipolar disorder occur due to genes and environment. In addition to genetic factors, someone can develop the illness due to a large number of genes that can add up and increase the risk of having the illness. Psychiatrist believe that some genes are more related to an individual development of schizophrenia, and there are genes that are more related to bipolar disorder. However,…

1. The main focus in this story is on a poor American family, the Lomans. Willy Loman, a salesman, old, no longer able to perform hard work. Also, Willy cannot depart from his flashbacks of his lifetime wrong. His true support is his wife Linda, an American housewife. Their two sons, Happy and Biff, are two useless fools. They didn’t work, therefore making themselves suffer and their parents. The author briefly describes Biff but it is clear that he is very muscular. On the other hand, Happy is…

this has happened. The University of Manchester exclaimed that over the past 12 years there have been 870 killings by mentally ill patients in the UK. In many cases, people with severe mental health conditions such as hypomanic bipolar disorders, Schizoaffective disorders, severe depression will only receive the medical aid they critically need after they have committed a crime. It is far too little and far too late. Dr. Ensinks wife and yet to be born baby would be of the same mind that we need…

received the treatment they needed between 2005 and 2006. This percentage is expected to rise and continue to rise as further developments are made to support the mentally ill; as of now, all that can be done for those suffering from a form of a mental disorder is being done. Many Americans have doubts or worries that the mentally ill are not given the proper assistance they deserve. Although a total, 58.7% of mentally ill patients aged eighteen and older receive the proper treatment…

treatments to subjects with the disorder rather than providing criterion-driven interventions (Andrews, et al., 2009). Secondly, a dimensional approach serves to account for the co-occurring symptoms of disorders (Esterberg & Compton, 2009). This approach removes the excessive diagnostic co-occurrences and introduces a clearer rating on co-occurring…

narcissistic/borderline/antisocial personality disorder, and psychosis are just a few of the different types of mental illnesses as diagnosed in the DSM VI. In most of today’s cases of brutal mass murders the perpetrator suffers from a mental illness. The inability for a stable reality, inability to feel remorse, and the increase of violent behavior make one wonder…