Serotonin transporter

Depression is marketed as a biological illness. Biotechnical treatments in the form of antidepressants, are sold to consumers as an appropriate remedy to the issue. Scientific literature encourages consumers to self-scrutinize common behavioural and mood distresses, and treat them with the appropriate remedy. Antidepressant medications and psychotherapy are two treatment choices for depression. Consumer awareness concerning antidepressant medications is established through pharmaceutical…

Introduction & Hypothesis Bagcioglu, E., Altunoluk, B., Bez, Y., Soylemez, H., Asik, A., & Emul, M. (2012) note that premature ejaculation (PD) and erectile dysfunction (ED) have been related to anxiety. Bagcioglu et al. hypothesized patients with premature ejaculation (PE) or erectile dysfunction (ED) would develop and endorse a distorted metacognitive function causing PE or ED. It was also hypothesized that patients may ejaculate faster or have impaired erection due to preoccupation with…

The main psychological treatment for OCD is exposure and ritual prevention (ERP) (Dozois, J.A., D., 2014). Cognitive therapy and ERP have both proven to be effective in therapy outcome trials. Medications, specifically serotonin reuptake inhibitors have proven to be an effective course of treatment. However, a combination of these treatment options are often the best course of action for individuals who are diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive…

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…

recreational drug for adolescents participating in “raves”. Taken as a tablet, MDMA indirectly increases the concentration of serotonin in the central nervous system through the inhibition of monoamine transporters, vesicular monoamine transporters (VMAT) and monoamine oxidase (MAO). Although, MDMA also increases the amount of dopamine and noradrenaline, the excessive release of serotonin is the primary mechanism of action. It induces desirable effects that are physical or psychological.…