Schizoaffective disorder

Schizoaffective disorder--a person shows both symptoms of both schizophrenia and a major mood disorder like depression. SYMPTOMS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA 1. Lack of social interest: People with schizophrenia usually hate socializing. They avoid eye to eye contact, cannot express themselves, and can rarely…

All Actions Have a Reason: An Understanding of Postpartum Psychosis in The Book of Margery Kempe Studies have found that postpartum psychosis appears in about one in every five hundred childbearing women a few weeks after they deliver. Postpartum psychosis is much more sever and rare than postpartum depression, someone with this illness may develop hallucinations, delusional beliefs, manic episodes, paranoia, obscured thinking, and have a dramatic change of behavior. In Margery Kempe’s book,…

h) Additional clinical interventions Given Jane’s developmental level (58 I.Q.), it is not surprising that she could not fully understand everything that was happening to her. Jane is actually a very sweet young woman, but she can be a handful when her environment is not well structured. Jane’s mother and I agreed that Jane would benefit from separate behavioral therapy sessions. I discussed the linkage of psychosocial stress and the onset of psychotic symptoms (Zubin & Spring, 1977, as cited in…

issues. These issues or disorders can effect their personal lives, family and those around them. Among some of the most widely known and intricate disorders still people do not realize the underlying causes and effects these disorders have. They only see what is on the surface of the disorder shown to the outside world, but like most mental health problems comes underlying issues. One of the most recognized mental health disorder by people are schizophrenia. This disorder effects the brain…

Now that the diagnostic criteria, supplemental features, comorbidities, and differentials have been identified and described, there will be a review of supportive evidence. There were a lot of concerns with regards to frotteuristic disorder being in the DSM-5 such as the social stigmas and legal liability associated with the diagnosis. So, the DSM-5 adapted by providing absolute “what if” solutions to avoid over diagnosis. As frotteurism is not a victimless action, distress can be an outcome,…

The Gateway House is a non-profit organization that helps to serve mentally ill individuals within the community. Gateway House serves members by opening opportunities to build friendship, participate in work units, and obtain employment and education. Not only does Gatehouse have a clubhouse where members come to meet on a daily basis to participate in the programs offered, it also has several different housing buildings for members who require more assistance. The organization is located…

activity, being negative, and repeating others’ words or actions (Jones and Hayward 28 and 29). Schizoaffective disorder is a combination of schizophrenic symptoms and a major mood disorder such as depression ("Schizophrenia”). Categorizing the different types of schizophrenia has made schizophrenia easier to diagnose, and therefore easier to treat. Scientists have pinpointed a few main causes of the disorder such as genetics, environment, and brain…

different risky behaviours, such as, anorexia nervosa, alcohol abuse and substance abuse (Nock and Kessler, 2006). An increasing number of studies showing the usefulness of behavioural therapies and psychological treatments for Borderline personality disorder (Barnicot…

concluded that she meets the diagnostic criteria for Bipolar I. In order to be diagnosed with Bipolar I, an individual must meet the criteria for one manic episode as well as not being better explained by another mental disorder (e.g., schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, etc.). The symptoms that I have factored into the diagnosis of a Major Depressive Episode (MDE) are uncontrollable crying, guilt, overeating, exhaustion, and oversleeping for a period longer than two…

“The atypical antipsychotics with their proven efficacy against manic symptoms are emerging as candidates for use against the depressive phase of bipolar disorder” (Keck, 2005, p. 34). Antipsychotics are generally used for treatment of mania either alone or in a combination with mood stabilizers (Yatham, 2003). Risperidone, olanzapine and quetiapine have been examined in double blind, placebo-controlled trials for their efficacy in acute mania in monotherapy as well as in combination with mood…