Serotonin syndrome

context-specific, is proportional to the triggering loss, and ends when the loss situation ends (Comer, 2015). Due to the fact that the biological approach suggests that individuals with major depressive disorder often have low levels of the neurotransmitters serotonin and noradrenaline (norepinephrine), methods of combatting depression mainly include antidepressant drugs to rectify these low levels…

Treatment Anxiety can be treated through psychological and pharmaceutical methods. The main psychological treatment is cognitive behavioural therapy (Montgomery 2009, pg. 46). Cognitive behavioural therapy is a talking therapy that manages patient’s problems by influencing and changing the way they think and behave (Muir-Cochrane, Barkway & Nizette 2014, pg. 172). Similar psychological treatments are relaxation therapy and anxiety management (Montgomery 2009, pg. 46). Other therapies are…

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) are a class of a drugs that are used to treat psychiatric disorders (Hetirck, et aL. 1). The most common use for SSRIs are for major depressive orders and anxiety. Many Americans commonly use SSRIs to help with moderate to severe symptoms that present in a patient with a mental illness. Due to the beneficial properties found in SSRIs, they are used to treat the brains affected areas, repair nerve damage, and improve overall wellbeing. In simpler…

OBSERVATIONS: The client presented with normal grooming and hygiene. The client presented in a euthymic mood aeb calm demeanor. The client read the handout about how mindfulness is the ability to take control of your mind instead of having your mind controls you. The client shared her own experiences with mindfulness stating "I used to use it before, but I cannot do it now because every time I try to focus in present, I find myself thinking about the past and the negative thoughts especially the…

According to the researchers, it should be noted that the mechanism of action of antidepressants is based on increasing levels of serotonin in the brain, given its role regulating mood. However, serotonin is a neurotransmitter involved in many other processes, such as digestion, blood clotting, reproduction or…

The patient, a 16-year-old male high school student, presents with worsening compulsions, he can no longer enter through a doorway without touching the top of the door casing and excessively grooms his hair because it has to be “just right”. Both of these compulsions place considerable stress on the patient and results in a loss of time throughout the day. Upon speaking to his mother to ascertain a time line for when the compulsions began, she stated that she had noticed his compulsion as early…

TREATMENT Knowing how to treat each of these disorders is useful to categorize them and become one step close to answering the research question at hand. However, it is also essential to developing an understanding of the knowledge that can be used to treat affected patients of both disorders. It is important to note that treatment is a means of reducing symptoms, but is not synonymous with a cure for the condition. The most effective and commonly used treatment for Seasonal Affective…

A strength of the biological model is that it is empirical Experiments used are measurable objective and can be replicated to provide reliable evidence, the person carrying out the experiments also has control over the variables. Another strength is that it is deterministic it provides an explanation for the cause of a behaviour or symptom increasing the likelihood of effective treatment. A weakness of the biological model is that it focuses only on the physical causes and takes no account of…

at athletics, job related matters, self appearance, keeping things clean, making someone happy, and the list goes on. Because of these obsessions, many decide to perform different compulsions such as tasks, behaviors, rituals, and/or repetitive syndromes. Some of these compulsions may coincide with an obsession as pediatrician…

Neurosis can arise from symptoms of stress, often causing mild to severe psychological ailments, specifically depression and/or anxiety. There are many reasons as to why an individual may experience these depressive moods, and the relationship of your environment and your biological make up can make you more or less susceptible to forms of neurosis. There are many things that contribute to whether or not a person experiences depression. In addition to the way chemicals react in the brain and…