One common neuropharmachological agent is fluoxetine or Prozac. Prozac is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) and among the most extensively prescribed drugs in existence (Komlosi, Molnar, Rozsa, Olah, Barzo, & Tamas, 2012). To better understand why Prozac is a popular drug, a review of the physiological mechanisms underlying its action and properties will be conducted. Before understanding how Prozac works, it is important to review biological aspects of the neuron and…
My term paper is based on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and how it affects people everyday and analyze OCDs cause and effects as well as obtaining a case study. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is characterized by a certain perfectionism and mental interpersonal control at the expense of efficiency. Most would consider that OCD just causes people to be “neat freaks” or “germophobes”, but it’s actually a lot more complicated than that. OCD is an anxiety disorder with various complex characteristics…
Anxiety rolled around in the ninth grade. According to the National Alliance on mental illness, fifty percent of mental conditions begin by age fourteen and seventy-five percent develop by age twenty-four. Anxiety is a painful murder, a passionate and profound killer and physical for many, but I believe that anxiety can’t overpower us and that it can be managed. Anxiety surely weighed down on me in ninth grade halfway through my first year of highschool. I would not necessarily classify…
This article about antidepressants starts by talking about how the use of antidepressants has increased throughout the decades. The article suggest that depression is being misdiagnosed in many patients who think have depression when they really do not. These people are turning to antidepressants to address and deal with feeling sad and stress in their life. The article suggests that depression can be properly diagnosed and treated with a psychiatrist, but people turn to their primary care…
Obsessive compulsive disorder, known as OCD. OCD is a mental health disorder that is brought upon by unreasonable thoughts and fears that cause the person to have compulsive behaviors. There are many different compulsive behaviors that people can have. They may excessively wash and clean themselves, check and count things, they may be extremely organized and require a strict routine, and also demand reassurance. People with OCD do not think that they have a problem until it drastically…
Obsessive Compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common anxiety disorder that causes people to obsess over thoughts and may result in compulsive behavior. According to The National Institute of Mental Health “OCD affects between 2 and 3 million adults in the United States (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, OCD)”. This is the same amount of people living in the city of Houston, Texas! The International OCD Foundation estimates “There are also at least 500,000 children and teens with OCD (Who Gets OCD?)”.…
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Case Study Jessica Freeman Eastern Maine Community College Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Case Study Karen is a married thirty year-old woman with four children. Even though she has been having issues with anxiety for years and depression for three months, Karen is living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). According to the American Psychiatric Association (2013), those with OCD show symptoms of arduous “…obsessions, compulsions, or both…” that cannot…
Supporters claim that antidepressants is the best solution for dealing with this type of illness. People of all ages have been able to live more fulfilling lives. According to the article " Are antidepressant drugs safe for young patients" it states "By making treatment of depression easier, they say, the drugs have allowed many people to overcome the stigma traditionally associated with mental health problems. As a result, Americans are more honest about their mental health, allowing them to…
Abilify® (aripiprazole), a partial dopamine agonist, is an atypical antipsychotic drug, or second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs), with additional antidepressant qualities. It has been approved for the treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression as an add-on treatment when the main antidepressant is not effective enough(1,3, 5). Aripiprazole is also used to treat symptoms of mood swings, aggression, irritability, and irritability associated with autistic disorder in pediatric…
According to the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder foundation,(Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder,2013).“OCD is a medical brain disorder that causes problems in information processing.” They compare OCD to a brain spasm; when your brain freezes on a certain thought and is unable to move forward. The brain is incapable of dealing with any thoughts of worry or doubt. This may cause many side effects that can clearly perceive a person as OCD. Obsessive compulsive disorder is a disease that is well known of,…