Serotonin transporter

13- year old Mike Nelson had moved to a new school and his parents were concerned that he was not fitting in too well. He was taken to see a psychiatrist who prescribed him with antidepressants. About a week later Mike had hung himself, without a warning whatsoever. Even though several restrictions have been set for who can be given antidepressants, tragedies like this have Americans debating whether or not antidepressant should be proscribe to young patients. According to a medical study in…

Diagnosis: Obsessive compulsive personality disorder Treatment: Cognitive therapy Justification for Diagnosis: Jeremy’s diagnosis is obsessive-compulsive personality disorder based on the information provided in the case study. Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is characterized by an excessive pattern of perfectionism, orderliness and control, often at the cost of being flexible or efficient in their daily lives. One symptom of a person with this disorder is the intense…

the medication is stopped then the patient can experience serotonin deficiencies causing severe withdrawal symptoms. Patients experiencing these deficiencies may also experience dizziness, trouble balancing, extreme anxiety, and increased depressive states. Due to these affects several cases have shown patients turning to other drugs and alcohol in order to experience manic highs or serotonin spikes (Basile 3). Along with the drop in serotonin levels and extreme side effects causing drug…

Nightmares The moment of terror you feel when being chased by a masked killer, running for your life through a dark alley. You cry out and scream for help but no one can hear you. You fall, and before you know it, the masked killer is standing right in front of you. He pulls out an axe and you wake up drenched in sweat, realizing it was all just a nightmare. We all have experienced this moment, maybe more than once. Nightmares can be very disturbing because it is hard to understand what…

Disabilities can range from being mentally ill, handicap or mood disorders. One serious problem that can have an effect on a person is depression. Depression is something that affects a persons overall energy and mood. It is a disability that many people suffer from and is due to various reasons and causes. Though depression is a serious problem, it is treatable over a period of time. The reason one suffers from depression vary from individual to individual. Unlike mood swings and temporary…

The Effects of Poverty on Youth and Adolescents and the Correlation to Juvenile Delinquency Poverty is prevalent in many different communities in the United States and has been linked to a variety of weakened outcomes among youth and adolescents (Huston, 1994; Yoshikawa, Aber, & Beardslee, 2012).These weakened outcomes include the onset of various mental health and physical health disorders, decreased academic achievement, and higher rates of involvement in juvenile crime (Wadsworth, 2008). This…

Most people would associate anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress as the same disorder. Some people believe that post-traumatic stress disorder is a mental disorder only for individuals who served in the military, abuse victims or those who have been in a traumatizing accident. During my research, I found this to be false. In addition to military personnel suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), I found that some women who suffer from a miscarriage. There are also, children…

O’Reardon, J., Solvason, H., Janicak, P., Sampson, S., Isenberg, K., Nahas, Z., . . . Sackeim, H. (2007). Efficacy And Safety Of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation In The Acute Treatment Of Major Depression: A Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial. Biological Psychiatry, 62, 1208-1216. doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.01.018 The efficacy and safety of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has been a topic of discussion for quite some time now. While many studies do show that TMS is not only safe,…

Case Summary of “Art Austin” Art experienced a tragedy, which traumatized him for a period of time. One night a young woman had come to his home and ask to see his son, she did not provide any information pertaining to identity. Art’s son, who lived in his basement, never came upstairs to see what the young lady wanted. As he goes back to the front door to respond to the young lady that was standing in the driveway for his son, a crowd of men bombarded him with guns and force their way into his…

Anxiety is the most common mental illness in the United States. As many as 40 million Americans, ages eighteen and older have an anxiety disorder. This is equal to about 18% of the total population of the U.S (Marvelous, 2013). For many people, anxiety has a huge effect on the way they live their daily lives. Many people just believe that anxiety is all made up and that people who have it re unreasonable. But in reality it is a very serious disorders that often has very serious effects. However,…