Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders
... Difficulty focusing attention Esp. during first stages Bombarded Attention is critical to functioning ...
... Difficulty focusing attention Esp. during first stages Bombarded Attention is critical to functioning ...
Basic Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
... • Head trauma – accidents are leading cause – Memory loss is the most common symptom ...
... • Head trauma – accidents are leading cause – Memory loss is the most common symptom ...
Dementia
... cognition and dementia, characterized by deficits not explainable by age, educational background, or medical illness.” Kryscio RJ, Schmitt FA, et al. Risk factors for transitions from normal to mild cognitive impairment and dementia. Neurology ...
... cognition and dementia, characterized by deficits not explainable by age, educational background, or medical illness.” Kryscio RJ, Schmitt FA, et al. Risk factors for transitions from normal to mild cognitive impairment and dementia. Neurology ...
The 3 D`s of Confusion Delirium, Depression
... Only 3 out of 10 older adults with delirium are diagnosed by health care personnel As many as 1/3 of those affected by delirium will die Is a medical emergency and should be treated as such St. Pierre, J. (1996). Delirium in hospitalized elderly patients. Critical Care Nursing, 8(1), 53-60. ...
... Only 3 out of 10 older adults with delirium are diagnosed by health care personnel As many as 1/3 of those affected by delirium will die Is a medical emergency and should be treated as such St. Pierre, J. (1996). Delirium in hospitalized elderly patients. Critical Care Nursing, 8(1), 53-60. ...
Experimental Models of Parkinson`s Disease: Insights from Many
... Parkinson’s disease (PD). The neurotoxins—reserpine, 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA), 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6tetrahydropyridine (MPTP), and methamphetamine—have been used to develop parkinsonian models in a wide variety of species. Both 6-OHDA and MPTP can replicate the neurochemical, morphologic, and ...
... Parkinson’s disease (PD). The neurotoxins—reserpine, 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA), 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6tetrahydropyridine (MPTP), and methamphetamine—have been used to develop parkinsonian models in a wide variety of species. Both 6-OHDA and MPTP can replicate the neurochemical, morphologic, and ...
a. depressive disorders
... or almost all, activities most of the day, nearly every day (as indicated either by subjective account or observation made by others) 3. Significant weight loss when not dieting or weight gain (e.g., a change of more than 5% of body weight in a month), or a decrease or increase in appetite nearly ev ...
... or almost all, activities most of the day, nearly every day (as indicated either by subjective account or observation made by others) 3. Significant weight loss when not dieting or weight gain (e.g., a change of more than 5% of body weight in a month), or a decrease or increase in appetite nearly ev ...
The Two Faces of Depression: Withdrawn or Aggressive
... Major Depressive Disorder: Criteria Four additional symptoms Weight loss or gain Sleep disturbance Insomnia or hypersomnia Psychomotor agitation or retardation Fatigue, loss of energy Feelings of worthlessness, inappropriate guilt Loss of ability to think, concentrate, make ...
... Major Depressive Disorder: Criteria Four additional symptoms Weight loss or gain Sleep disturbance Insomnia or hypersomnia Psychomotor agitation or retardation Fatigue, loss of energy Feelings of worthlessness, inappropriate guilt Loss of ability to think, concentrate, make ...
premenstrual syndrome - Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
... menstrual cycle of a combination of distressing physical, psychological, and/or behavioral changes of sufficient severity to result in deterioration of interpersonal relationships and/or interference with normal activities. Nearly 200 symptoms have been associated with this definition and it is the ...
... menstrual cycle of a combination of distressing physical, psychological, and/or behavioral changes of sufficient severity to result in deterioration of interpersonal relationships and/or interference with normal activities. Nearly 200 symptoms have been associated with this definition and it is the ...
Untitled - Psychology
... Average survival time is about 8 years Onset usually occurs in the 60s or 70s, but may occur earlier ...
... Average survival time is about 8 years Onset usually occurs in the 60s or 70s, but may occur earlier ...
Most Commonly Used Medications in Long Term Care
... facilities. Adverse drug events (ADE’s) have been linked to preventable problems in elderly patients: *Depression *Constipation *Immobility *Confusion ...
... facilities. Adverse drug events (ADE’s) have been linked to preventable problems in elderly patients: *Depression *Constipation *Immobility *Confusion ...
DSM-IV
... research where Western ethnic groups are seen as homogenous AfA are diagnosed significantly more with Scz than EA and less with depression Satcher (2001) AfAs and Latinos… AfA more likely to receive medication and less likely to be referred for therapy (Richardson, 2001) ...
... research where Western ethnic groups are seen as homogenous AfA are diagnosed significantly more with Scz than EA and less with depression Satcher (2001) AfAs and Latinos… AfA more likely to receive medication and less likely to be referred for therapy (Richardson, 2001) ...
Phosphorus and proton magnetic resonance
... Parkinson’s disease is the most common neurodegenerative movement disorder with a very high socioeconomic impact. The clinical symptoms of early stage Parkinson’s disease mainly result from progressive degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra and other monoaminergic cell groups i ...
... Parkinson’s disease is the most common neurodegenerative movement disorder with a very high socioeconomic impact. The clinical symptoms of early stage Parkinson’s disease mainly result from progressive degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra and other monoaminergic cell groups i ...
Contested Boundaries. Psychiatry, Disease, and Diagnosis The
... advocates for the mentally ill state again and again that “it” is a physical ailment no different from diabetes or cancer—and no more deserving of censure or lessthan-equal insurance coverage. “The brain is an organ,” as a New York Times (1999) editorialist put it in formulaic language,“and diseases ...
... advocates for the mentally ill state again and again that “it” is a physical ailment no different from diabetes or cancer—and no more deserving of censure or lessthan-equal insurance coverage. “The brain is an organ,” as a New York Times (1999) editorialist put it in formulaic language,“and diseases ...
Document
... 64% of Medicare beneficiaries living in a skilled nursing facility are cognitively impaired.2 A major and worsening feature of dementia is the change in behavior that affected individuals experience. Behavioral and psychological changes, predominantly apathy and depression, emerge in the prodromal s ...
... 64% of Medicare beneficiaries living in a skilled nursing facility are cognitively impaired.2 A major and worsening feature of dementia is the change in behavior that affected individuals experience. Behavioral and psychological changes, predominantly apathy and depression, emerge in the prodromal s ...
Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit
... Children with ADHD will experience an excess of these symptoms Clear evidence that the symptoms interfere with their functioning at school/work or impact ability to socialize ...
... Children with ADHD will experience an excess of these symptoms Clear evidence that the symptoms interfere with their functioning at school/work or impact ability to socialize ...
Parkinson`s Disease Rigidity Quantification Kylen Bares1, Eddie
... should be able to force movement in the arms and fingers of actual Parkinson’s patients and accurately display the values of pressure required to induce movement. The pneumatic actuator is composed of two main components: a control box (see Fig. 2) and an arm frame (see Fig. 3). The control box con ...
... should be able to force movement in the arms and fingers of actual Parkinson’s patients and accurately display the values of pressure required to induce movement. The pneumatic actuator is composed of two main components: a control box (see Fig. 2) and an arm frame (see Fig. 3). The control box con ...
Driving Me Crazy! The Sane Approach to the Older Adult Driver
... Eventually patients with dementia cannot eat or swallow on their own; feeding tubes do not prolong life or improve quality of life Hospice eligibility in dementia: Patient can no longer perform own ADLs, plus can speak no more than 6 words at a time, plus have another dementia related comorbidity (a ...
... Eventually patients with dementia cannot eat or swallow on their own; feeding tubes do not prolong life or improve quality of life Hospice eligibility in dementia: Patient can no longer perform own ADLs, plus can speak no more than 6 words at a time, plus have another dementia related comorbidity (a ...
Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD)
... Dementia-related changes in the norepinephrine system Reduced norepinephrine levels are associated with higher rates of depressive symptoms or major depressive disorder in patients with AD. Higher levels of norepinephrine have been found in the substantia nigra of patients with AD and psychotic s ...
... Dementia-related changes in the norepinephrine system Reduced norepinephrine levels are associated with higher rates of depressive symptoms or major depressive disorder in patients with AD. Higher levels of norepinephrine have been found in the substantia nigra of patients with AD and psychotic s ...
Depression, Delirium, and Dementia in Older Adults
... disturbance characterized by acute onset, disturbed consciousness, impaired cognition, and an identifiable underlying medical cause (medications, anesthesia, sleep disturbance, electrolyte imbalance, etc.) Dementia – an irreversible confusional state, acquired impairment of mental function, not the ...
... disturbance characterized by acute onset, disturbed consciousness, impaired cognition, and an identifiable underlying medical cause (medications, anesthesia, sleep disturbance, electrolyte imbalance, etc.) Dementia – an irreversible confusional state, acquired impairment of mental function, not the ...
Long-term memory
... • Difficult to make a dual diagnosis • Serious risks associated with a missed diagnosis ...
... • Difficult to make a dual diagnosis • Serious risks associated with a missed diagnosis ...
Summary of the Canadian Consensus Conference on Dementia
... insidious loss of memory, usually followed by difficulties with language, praxis (performing familiar tasks) and visuospatial disturbances such as agnosias (failure to recognize familiar people or surroundings). Behavioral problems usually appear later in the course of the disease. The average durat ...
... insidious loss of memory, usually followed by difficulties with language, praxis (performing familiar tasks) and visuospatial disturbances such as agnosias (failure to recognize familiar people or surroundings). Behavioral problems usually appear later in the course of the disease. The average durat ...
Drug Classes and Medications - LBDA
... carries information between two brain cells. It is involved in several functions including cognition, emotion, sensation and arousal. Some of the memory and cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementias are commonly attributed to a loss of acetylcholine-producing neurons. acetylc ...
... carries information between two brain cells. It is involved in several functions including cognition, emotion, sensation and arousal. Some of the memory and cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementias are commonly attributed to a loss of acetylcholine-producing neurons. acetylc ...
document
... Caring for clients with cognitive disorders can be difficult and frustrating at times. Self-awareness inventory in your text The responses are designed to help you to become more successful in working with cognitively impaired clients and their families. ...
... Caring for clients with cognitive disorders can be difficult and frustrating at times. Self-awareness inventory in your text The responses are designed to help you to become more successful in working with cognitively impaired clients and their families. ...
Case Scenarios in Pediatrics
... Less Common Side effects Less common side effects include increased heart rate and blood pressure, headache, social withdrawal, nervousness, irritability, stomach pain, poor circulation in the hands and feet, and moodiness. ...
... Less Common Side effects Less common side effects include increased heart rate and blood pressure, headache, social withdrawal, nervousness, irritability, stomach pain, poor circulation in the hands and feet, and moodiness. ...
Parkinson's disease
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Parkinson's disease (PD, also known as idiopathic or primary parkinsonism, hypokinetic rigid syndrome (HRS), or paralysis agitans) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system mainly affecting the motor system. The motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease result from the death of dopamine-generating cells in the substantia nigra, a region of the midbrain. The causes of this cell death are poorly understood. Early in the course of the disease, the most obvious symptoms are movement-related; these include shaking, rigidity, slowness of movement and difficulty with walking and gait. Later, thinking and behavioral problems may arise, with dementia commonly occurring in the advanced stages of the disease, and depression is the most common psychiatric symptom. Other symptoms include sensory, sleep and emotional problems. Parkinson's disease is more common in older people, with most cases occurring after the age of 50; when it is seen in young adults, it is called young onset PD (YOPD).The main motor symptoms are collectively called parkinsonism, or a ""parkinsonian syndrome"". The disease can be either primary or secondary. Primary Parkinson's disease is referred to as idiopathic (having no known cause), although some atypical cases have a genetic origin, while secondary parkinsonism is due to known causes like toxins. Many risks and protective factors have been investigated: the clearest evidence is for an increased risk of PD in people exposed to certain pesticides and a reduced risk in tobacco smokers. The pathology of the disease is characterized by the accumulation of a protein into Lewy bodies in neurons, and insufficient formation and activity of dopamine in certain parts of the midbrain. Where the Lewy bodies are located is often related to the expression and degree of the symptoms of an individual. Diagnosis of typical cases is mainly based on symptoms, with tests such as neuroimaging being used for confirmation.Treatments, typically the medications L-DOPA and dopamine agonists, improve the early symptoms of the disease. As the disease progresses and dopaminergic neurons continue to be lost, these drugs eventually become ineffective at treating the symptoms and at the same time produce a complication marked by involuntary writhing movements. Diet and some forms of rehabilitation have shown some effectiveness at improving symptoms. Surgery and deep brain stimulation have been used to reduce motor symptoms as a last resort in severe cases where drugs are ineffective. Research directions include investigations into new animal models of the disease and of the potential usefulness of gene therapy, stem cell transplants and neuroprotective agents. Medications to treat non-movement-related symptoms of PD, such as sleep disturbances and emotional problems, also exist.In 2013 PD resulted in 103,000 deaths up from 44,000 deaths in 1990. The disease is named after the English doctor James Parkinson, who published the first detailed description in An Essay on the Shaking Palsy in 1817. Several major organizations promote research and improvement of quality of life of those with the disease and their families. Public awareness campaigns include Parkinson's disease day (on the birthday of James Parkinson, 11 April) and the use of a red tulip as the symbol of the disease. People with parkinsonism who have increased the public's awareness of the condition include actor Michael J. Fox, Olympic cyclist Davis Phinney, and professional boxer Muhammad Ali. Parkinson's not only affects humans, but other primates as well, which have often been used in researching the disease and testing approaches to its treatment.