Serotonin transporter

The United Sates has a lot of problems involving mental health disorders. Americans suffer from all kinds of mental issues, and the evidence indicates that they're not going anywhere /despite an increasing number of treatment options. Americans are over-diagnosed and over-treated for depression, according to a new study conducted at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Depression is not natural for human beings. Everyone feels sad in some time of their life but this feeling…

Abnormal psychology is the study of atypical humans compared to other members in society (Mcleod, 2014). Humanism is a philosophy that upholds the self-respect, dignity, and worth of a man (Sinnott, 2007). The purpose of this paper is to analyze the movie What about Bob? and determine if the obsessions and compulsions of obsessive compulsive disorder, and humanism is held to be true. Obsessions Obsessions are urges, repetitive thoughts, and psychological images that cause concern and anxiety…

As a registered nurse working in the medical field, it will be highly likely that a patient will come across one day, with post-traumatic stress syndrome that will require the nurses care. Webster dictionary defines post-traumatic stress syndrome, better known for its acronym as PTSD as “a psychological reaction occurring after experiencing a highly stressing event (such as wartime combat, physical violence, or a natural disaster) that is usually characterized by depression, anxiety, flashbacks…

The aetiology of multiple sclerosis has been an intensely researched topic for several years. With many studies investigating different environmental and genetic risks, it is clear that multiple sclerosis is a complex multi factorial demyelinating disorder which has affected approximately 2.5 million people worldwide. In recent years, there has been a new area of research in multiple sclerosis which has engaged the interest of many scientists; the relationship between multiple sclerosis and…

In the evaluation of serotonin toxicity or serotonin syndrome, the most commonly used and more recent criteria is the Hunter Serotonin Toxicity Criteria. In comparison to its predecessor, Sternbach’s criteria, Hunter’s Criteria is used due to its simplicity, sensitivity and specificity, and the use of well-defined clinical manifestations including clonus, tremor, and hyperthermia. This report describes a case of serotonin toxicity triggered by an increasing dose of tramadol with concurrent…

Depression is when certain chemicals in your brain become extremely unbalanced. You can have a perfect life and still have depression. Research tells us that there are some factors contribute to the onset of depression, including genetics, changes in hormone levels, certain medical conditions, stress, grief or difficult life circumstances. There are a number of factors that may increase the chance of depression for instance: Abuse. Past physical, sexual, or emotional abuse can increase the…

Introduction Approximately 2% of children are thought to suffer from cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS), with an increasing number of cases in adults as well. (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2013) It is a chronic disease; the individual will suffer bouts of severe nausea and vomiting, and then go into remission for a period of time. Some of the patients have noticed episodes occurring more frequently at certain times of the year, while others experience it during certain times of the day; especially in the…

feeling of worthlessness, loss of interest, fatigued, anxious, irritable, loss or increase in appetite, sleep difficulty, suicidal talk and or attempt • Treatment: -Talk therapy -Group therapy -Electroconvulsive therapy -Medications: 1. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs): Fluoxetine (Prozac), Citalopram (Celexa), or Paroxetine (Paxil) 2. Tricyclic Antidepressants: Amoxapine (Asendin), Desipramine (Norpramin), Doxepin (Sinequan), Clomipramine (Anafranil) 3. Monoamine Oxidase…

A Holistic Approach to Anxiety Among the most powerful aspects of anxiety is its ability of making you convinced that you are alone in the suffering and this shaky, fearful feeling is something unique to you. But the truth is that everyone suffers from anxiety at some point in their life. It can be as a response to a perceived threat or a real one. The fact is that we humans are programmed to want to run away when things get a little scary. it is what helps us stay safe and alive. But in case…

Going off of conditioned learning, behavioral psychologists use a type of therapy known as exposure therapy to treat anxiety disorders, PTSD, OCD, etc. The basis of the treatment is to expose the patient to the feared thing the person is dealing with. Through exposing the client to their fear, there will be a decrease of the fear due to facing the fear and realizing there is nothing to be worried about. This goes off the basis of how with conditioned learning, one can create fears involuntary,…