Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

DSM-V is a useful tool that helps to understand and treat Scott’s condition. DSM-5 defines OCD by the presence of both obsessions and compulsions. Obsessions are recurrent, unwanted thoughts and impulses. Compulsions are repetitive behaviors or mental acts that individuals perform in response to obsessions (DSM-5, 2013). Scott has an obsession as he experiences recurrent and unwanted thoughts of being infected with germs that causes him to feel stressed. Likewise, he attempts to suppress these…

Depression is a serious chronic mental condition which the elderly report and it places a great burden on their families, health care system, and those specific individuals respectively. (Heeyoung, L., Jung-Ah, L., Brar, J. S., Rush, E. B., & Jolley, C. J. 2014, pg.1) On the other hand, physical activity may be beneficial in providing any sort of relief against depression. This article focuses on the relationship between depressive symptoms and physical activity with the exception of demographic…

Amanda Seyfried once said. “It's sad, actually, because my anxiety keeps me from enjoying things as much as I should at this age.” Anxiety affects 18% of the population, that’s nearly 40 million people ages 18 years and up in the U.S. alone. It affects people mentally and physically, as well as leaving huge impacts on relationships, but how can it be fixed? A little anxiety in life is completely normal but when the anxiety starts to become debilitating it’s time to see a doctor. Anxiety is now…

According to Anxiety Disorders (n.d.) 40 million American adults who are 18 years and older suffer from the affects of anxiety (p. 1). Anxiety is defined in many ways regarding each type, there are multiple types, and there is treatment for every type of anxiety disorder. There are many types of anxiety and each type of anxiety has its own individual definition. The article Anxiety (n.d.) states “anxiety disorders involve repeated episodes of sudden feelings of intense anxiety and fear or…

Duloxetine 60mg once Daily in the Treatment of Milder Major Depressive Disorder Elke Sandoval California State University Long Beach 11/10/2015 11: 00 am -12: 15 pm Summary Selection Introduction and hypothesis The researchers for this study wanted to conduct this experiment due to the controversy in treating patients with mild major depressive disorder (MMDD) through anti depressants. They realized that there are many studies on the effectiveness of anti depressants on moderate and major…

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is one of the most common mental disorders nowadays. According to the Openstax textbook, the disorder claims 2.3% of the U.S. population; it provokes obsessive thoughts and ritualistic actions (Openstax, 2014, p. 557). These thoughts and actions seem to be baseless and nonsensical from perspective of healthy individuals. However, for patients with OCD, it is impossible for them to ignore the urge of their thoughts. In patients’ thoughts, checking is the most…

Panic disorder is identified as an anxiety disorder characterised by recurrent panic attacks involving intense fear or discomfort. The attacks are spontaneous in nature and to be diagnosed with panic disorder at least one of the attacks must be followed by a month or more of constant concern regarding when the next attack is going to occur (page 172 gale group). Plus, panic attacks have four or more symptoms, such as sweating, nausea, heart palpitations, chest pain, fear of dying, and shortness…

The first medicine group is SSRI or selective Serotonin Reuptake inhibitor such as Fluoxetine, Sertraline, Paroxetine, Escitalopram, and Fluvoxamine. According to NHS Choices (2015) “Serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) SNRIs are similar to SSRIs. They were designed to be a more effective antidepressant than SSRIs. However, the evidence that SNRIs are more effective…

In this study Browin Bandelow, Reinhard J. Boerner, Siegfried Kasper, Michael Linden, Hans-Ulrich Wittchen, and Hans-Jürgen Möller examine different forms of treatment for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). They begin by mentioning the most common and recognizable symptoms of GAD. They then breakdown the possible causes of the disorder in children. The main focus of the paper is to inform you on the positives and negatives of different treatments. The first treatment talked about is cognitive…

loss of autonomy, may prevent healthcare complications. B. Direct Quotation from the Article Type or copy and paste the exact words. “Elderly patients are more likely to develop hyponatremia with the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Use of selective serotonin uptake inhibitors also has been shown to increase the risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding” (Paauw & Wallace, 2015). C.…