Schizoaffective disorder

so his children and wife were very proud of him. Marvin received his Ph.D in psychology, so it was extremely difficult, at first, for him to let his daughter go into a mental hospital because he knew of the labels and stigmas that accompanied the disorders. Her mother never worried about Lori or her youngest son because they were intrepid while her middle child was shy, awkward, seemed to be depressed and mopey, and wrote poems about death and suicide. Lori grew up in a wealthy and competitive…

I am interning at an outpatient program at Arbour Fuller Hospital in South Attleboro, Ma. Many of the patients are suffering from substance abuse and mental health disorders. The program is out patient; however there is housing available to those who need it. Roughly two thirds of the patients live on campus. The other patients come from many different communities. When reviewing charts I recognized an area that a patient lives in. I chose to use this patient who I will call Alex to focus the…

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) Brief Overview Ashley Mazza Liberty University The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM–5; American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013) is a standard when determining and diagnosing individuals with the appropriate mental health issue, and all the following information was obtaining from the DSM-5 (APA, 2013). Each section explains the criteria required to meet a mental health issue. One…

prevalent sleep disorder is insomnia, a disorder in which one is unable to fall asleep and/or stay asleep. There are three types of insomnia: Short-term, Primary, and Secondary. Short-term insomnia can be caused by a number of things, including jet lag, extreme temperature, stress, medication, and emotional or physical discomfort. The most common form of insomnia is primary insomnia, and is more common in women than men and increases with age. Secondary insomnia can be caused by mental disorders…

"Bulimia Nervosa is an eating disorder in which a person binges and purges. Bingeing means eating a large amount of food in a short period of time. Purging means getting rid of all the food by self-induced vomiting; abuse of laxatives, diet pills, and/or diuretics, excessive exercising; or fasting"( Teen Health and Wellness 2015). All over the world studies have been conducted and have shown that bulimia currently affects 1 to 3 percent of middle and high school girls and 1 to 4 percent of the…

impact on just how much this deprivation impairs him or her. Sleep deprivation can have several possible causes and its effects are different in each case; however, there are several types of sleep disorders that cause sleep deprivation that have consequential effects. There are several types of sleep disorders that cause one to experience sleep deprivation such as insomnia, restless leg syndrome (RLS), and sleep apnea. Insomnia can be caused by stress, jet lag, and diet, tending to increase…

Bipolar and Pregnancy Bipolar disorder, sometimes still referred to as manic depression, is a mental disorder marked by alternating periods of elation and depression. Not only does it cause serious shifts in mood, energy, thinking and behaviour, the cycles of the disorder can last for days, weeks or months at a time. Bipolar disorders also have major adverse social and economic effects that often interfere with a person’s ability to work and function normally. For women, bipolar and pregnancy…

days in mourning. I would suggest this because April needs a motherly figure in her life since her mother doesn’t step up to it someone has to. The book Perfect is similar to the book Skinny by Ibi Kaslik. It is also about a girl who has an eating disorder except that she thinks that she is too fat and eats too little which is the exact opposite for Isabelle, who binge eats and throws up. This book relates to an article that came out on October 2nd 2014 called…

Bipolar disorder is a medical condition that causes periods of mania and depression ( Manji, Martinowich, & Schloesser, 2009, p.726). The length of episodes can vary from days to weeks. Full recovery can typically be seen between episodes. The Bipolar disorder general population is 2% with the median on set age of 25 years old (Hales, Hilty, Kelly, Leamon, & Lim, 2006, p.43). Affecting both male and female alike. However, Bipolar II is more common in women, whereas Bipolar I in men (Hales, Hilty…

symptoms related to Bulimia Nervosa (BN). According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder, 5th edition or the DSM-5 , JA’s eating disorder has disrupted her everyday life (DSM-5, American Psychiatric Association, 2013). People who are diagnosed with Bulimia usually experience similar symptoms that have common features that correspond to the DSM-5 's description of this disorder. Criteria A: Recurrent episodes of binge eating where excessive amounts of food are consumed in…