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Life with Generalized Anxiety Disorder In the U.S., approximately 3.1% of adults are affected each year by generalized anxiety disorder, causing 1.5-5.4 days of impairment during any given month (Priest, 2015). Anxiety is a commonly experienced emotion in everyday life. Everyone is familiar with the feeling of anxiety from time to time, however, there are individuals who may encounter anxiety at higher levels and rates in which can put them in a debilitating state. Individuals who suffer from…

Aden is a boy who is 14 years old. His parents recently discovered that he has been washing his hands very frequently and repetitively for long periods of time throughout the day. Additionally, his parents have also noticed his strange behavior that he doesn’t like germs, getting dirty and has a fear of contamination. Aden’s parents have also noticed that he doesn’t like using his hands a lot and he stresses and gets very anxious over touching something that is appears dirty to him. His parents…

Jessica T. Smith Brown Mackie College Mental Health October 17, 2016 ABSTRACT Major depression is a form of postpartum depression (PPD) women experience during and after pregnancy. Pregnancy can result in a mother experiencing the most memorable time of her life either joyous or depression most commonly known as “baby blues”. If baby blues is left untreated it can result with the mother facing a more serious condition called postpartum depression disorder. This disorder can…

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy & Patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is one of the most popular types of therapy when treating disorders such as anxiety, panic disorders, and most commonly, obsessive compulsive disorder. Cognitive behavioral therapy is defined as changing the disturbing thoughts of a person by identifying their feelings, beliefs, and behaviors in order to eventually change the behavior of the person (Courtois, 2009). Cognitive therapy treats…

There are many different mental illnesses, and multiple different ways to treat them. Some of the well known treatments of mental illnesses are therapy, and an abundance of different prescription drugs. An alternative way to treat certain mental illnesses could be Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine is defined as “treatment which assists the body with pain minimisation, reduced stress and greater mobility providing the body with the opportunity to heal itself.”…

POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) Introduction: Stress is defined as “the brain's response to any demand.” Almost any kind of change, whether it’s positive or negative or real or imaginary can cause stress. Animals have stress, which can be bad or good. Stress can save your life. But there is a kind of stress, called “chronic stress,” where the stress continues even after the cause of the stress is gone. The strongest kind of chronic stress is “Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.” It is…

Discussion The proper diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), or myalgia encephalomyelitis, requires familiarity with the early sings and symptoms of this disease. According to the International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (n.d.), the diagnosis of CFS involves several critical elements about the patient’s history, patient’s symptoms patterns, and a complete exclusion of other illness causing fatigue. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders…

Antiemetics Overview: Antiemetics are used for nausea and to prevent vomiting and also used for motion sickness. These drugs can be bought over the counter. (OTC) Action: Dimenhydrenate or Dramamine is an antihistamine. It should be taken one hour before travelling, and will prevent motion sickness. The antihistamine is available in children’s liquid formula and in a Less Drowsy Formula that may have fewer sedative side effects. Meclizine hydrochloride (Bonine) treats vomiting and dizziness…

Depression affects many people, including children. “About 5 percent of children and adolescents suffer from depression, and in 2012, an estimated 2.2 million adolescents aged 12 to 17 in the United States had at least one major depressive episode in the past year. This represented 9.1 percent of the U.S. population aged 12 to 17 (National Institute of Mental Health, 2014). Persisting sadness and hopelessness are troubling predictors of clinical depression, which is significantly linked to…

given for selective mutism are antidepressant medications which consist of serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI's) since there is a relation between selective mutism and anxiety disorders. Previous research has shown the effectiveness of fluoxetine, sertraline and fluvoxamine in the treatment of selective mutism and anxiety disorders. The following case study describes the case of an 8 year old girl, diagnosed with SAD and selective mutism, who responded positively to paroxetine medication. The…