Serotonin transporter

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) in terms of general mental health symptoms, parenting, and emotional regulation skills compared with the outcome of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), which is the only treatment model used in Turkey. TF-CBT is an evidence-based model widely used in many countries to treat children and adolescents who experienced any kind of traumatic events and present trauma-related…

The HPA axis is known as the major endocrine system that is responsible for physiological homeostasis, responses to stress, and influences how someone adapts their behavior to accommodate for the stress (Du & Pang, 2015). Stress can be infection, illness, inflammation, or emotional. During stressful events, our brain inhibits hormones and neurotransmitters that under normal circumstance promote positive health. However, when the chemicals are inhibited for too long chronic health issues can…

Unlike some risk factors for AD, such as age and genetics, others are within our control. Cortisol is a hormone related to the stress response, and people can possibly maintain healthy cortisol levels by reducing stress and avoiding depression. High levels of cortisol cause the hippocampus, a part of the brain responsible for new learning and short-term memory, to shrink. This is important because, according to the American Academy of Neurology, the shrinkage of the hippocampus often precedes…

disorders (Bschor, et al., 2008). Each involves its own time line and depends on the improvement of the individual; it normally ranges from half a year to one year (Bschor, et al, 2008). The medication given increases the “synaptic concentration of serotonin and/or noradrenaline in the central nervous system” (Bschor, et al., 2008). Usually antidepressants may take 14 to 30 days for the beneficial results to occur (Bschor, et al., 2008). Depending…

Everyday tasks like checking to make sure the stove is off before leaving the house or washing one's hands after using the restroom are normal tasks unless done excessively. One that does everyday tasks excessively because they have an urge to or one is obsessed with doing the task could have obsessive-compulsive disorder. The definition of obsessive-compulsive disorder is a mental disorder in which people have unwanted thoughts, feeling, ideas, obsessions, and behaviors that drives them to do…

A Brief Reflection into Panic Disorder Anxiety disorders manifest themselves differently within each effected person; some have phobias or OCD that can range from mild to severe, and others suffer from more severe disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder and panic disorder. Panic disorders can be a very rough issue to deal with if a person is not willing to seek out help and talk about the difficulties they are facing. This paper will go over the prevalence, symptoms, and causes…

regarding what the most effective form of treating depression was and their results concluded that antidepressants appear to be impressively more effective compared to other treatments for depression, “In the limited studies that have been completed, serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have been studied the most often and appear to be effective in the treatment of depression” (Brock). As you can see, despite the lack of exploration for other ways of treatment, antidepressants have been proven…

Constantly cleaning everything in sight, and scrubbing your body clean till you start to bleed is a sign of a physiological disorder that can and should be diagnosed before it’s too late. People handle messes and disorganization in different ways, some could care less, and on the other hand, some get completely disoriented and have to clean everything in sight. Obsessive-compulsive disorder or OCD is more than just cleaning; it has to do with your brain constantly performing acts unintentionally…

Part 1: adverse reactions 1.1 Introduction (QT prolongation) The toxicity of antipsychotic drugs is considered a good example of specific gender differences in Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) in a dose-dependent manner [1]. This adverse effect is induced cardiac arrhythmia known as torsade de pointes (TdP) (delay of cardiac repolarization), are associated with the following drugs such as; chlorpromazine, mesoridazine, pimozide and thioridazone, which increase the risk of QT prolongation. It…

Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) is a disorder that is defined by the general need for perfection and utmost control in every aspect of one’s life. Despite the fact that it is the most prevalent disorder in the USA, not much is known about its specifics in treatment or symptoms. As a result, many articles, prevalently Wikipedia, often make assumptions and misconceptions about OCPD, which leads to the distribution of incorrect information; this results in the requirement of…