Adolescent Mood Disorders
... FDA found a higher rate of suicide related on med than on placebo (4% vs 2%) Another study found rate 2.5% vs 1.7% The number who benefit from SSRIs is 14 times higher than those who become suicidal (acceptable risk benefit ratio) ...
... FDA found a higher rate of suicide related on med than on placebo (4% vs 2%) Another study found rate 2.5% vs 1.7% The number who benefit from SSRIs is 14 times higher than those who become suicidal (acceptable risk benefit ratio) ...
PowerPoint Slide Set Westen Psychology 2e
... Symptoms of dysthymia are evident over longer time periods (two years) but are not as debilitating as those of major depression ...
... Symptoms of dysthymia are evident over longer time periods (two years) but are not as debilitating as those of major depression ...
Personality - Neuropsych2011DukeTIP
... • Extreme concern for cleanliness and perfectionism even when it impairs normal functioning • Unlike a person with OCD, a person with OCPD sees nothing wrong with their obsessive thinking and compulsive routines. • Treatment: – Psychotherapy – Sometimes, anti-depressants are useful ...
... • Extreme concern for cleanliness and perfectionism even when it impairs normal functioning • Unlike a person with OCD, a person with OCPD sees nothing wrong with their obsessive thinking and compulsive routines. • Treatment: – Psychotherapy – Sometimes, anti-depressants are useful ...
A New Perspective in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Which Role
... DSM-5 criterion E (alterations in arousal and reactivity) (American Psychatric Association, 2013; Carmassi et al., 2013) has allowed to capture the whole clinical presentation of this disorder, actually also making PTSD to overlap with some aspects of BPD (Sar, 2011). At the same time, encoding PTSD ...
... DSM-5 criterion E (alterations in arousal and reactivity) (American Psychatric Association, 2013; Carmassi et al., 2013) has allowed to capture the whole clinical presentation of this disorder, actually also making PTSD to overlap with some aspects of BPD (Sar, 2011). At the same time, encoding PTSD ...
Panic Disorders
... unusually sensitive alarm system or fear network in the brain involving the limbic system and frontal lobes that normally respond to cues of threat or danger. Psychiatrist Donald Klein (1994) proposed a variation of the alarm model called the suffocation false alarm theory. ...
... unusually sensitive alarm system or fear network in the brain involving the limbic system and frontal lobes that normally respond to cues of threat or danger. Psychiatrist Donald Klein (1994) proposed a variation of the alarm model called the suffocation false alarm theory. ...
Classification of Mental Disorders
... considering an additional way to help the clinician capture the symptoms and severity of mental illnesses - by using dimensional assessments. These would allow clinicians to rate both the presence and the severity of the symptoms, such as “very severe,” “severe,” “moderate” or “mild”. By this rating ...
... considering an additional way to help the clinician capture the symptoms and severity of mental illnesses - by using dimensional assessments. These would allow clinicians to rate both the presence and the severity of the symptoms, such as “very severe,” “severe,” “moderate” or “mild”. By this rating ...
CBT - ETSU.edu
... leads to increased rates of anxiety disorders, depression, and substance abuse later in life, as well as to educational underachievement.2 In this issue of the Journal, the report by Walkup et al. on the Child-Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Study (CAMS)3 addresses the need of early treatment for thes ...
... leads to increased rates of anxiety disorders, depression, and substance abuse later in life, as well as to educational underachievement.2 In this issue of the Journal, the report by Walkup et al. on the Child-Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Study (CAMS)3 addresses the need of early treatment for thes ...
Geriatric Psychiatry
... affected by concentration which may be less in older adults. Long-term memory is most affected by aging. Retrieval is less efficient; the elderly need more cues ...
... affected by concentration which may be less in older adults. Long-term memory is most affected by aging. Retrieval is less efficient; the elderly need more cues ...
Nancy Gingerich Supporting Family and Friends with Mental Illness
... deal with underlying mental health challenges and is not a disorder or condition itself ...
... deal with underlying mental health challenges and is not a disorder or condition itself ...
Figure 6-2 Multipath Model for Somatic Symptom Disorders
... Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) • Formerly called multiple personality disorder • Two or more relatively independent personality states appear to exist in one person, including experiences of possession • Diagnostic controversy ...
... Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) • Formerly called multiple personality disorder • Two or more relatively independent personality states appear to exist in one person, including experiences of possession • Diagnostic controversy ...
Understanding Anxiety Disorders
... the following symptoms can affect any individual for a short period of time. It is only when they are prolonged, severe and disruptive to your life, that you may need to consider if you have an anxiety disorder. In greater or lesser degrees, and depending on the disorder, symptoms include: ...
... the following symptoms can affect any individual for a short period of time. It is only when they are prolonged, severe and disruptive to your life, that you may need to consider if you have an anxiety disorder. In greater or lesser degrees, and depending on the disorder, symptoms include: ...
Multi-profile procedures for motor conversion disorders in children
... capacity. Unconscious transformation of experienced fear, anxiety and disrupted sense of value to the actual physical symptoms, occurs in order to achieve mental balance [3–5]. Children are particularly vulnerable to these reactions because of an immature personality and increased susceptibility to ...
... capacity. Unconscious transformation of experienced fear, anxiety and disrupted sense of value to the actual physical symptoms, occurs in order to achieve mental balance [3–5]. Children are particularly vulnerable to these reactions because of an immature personality and increased susceptibility to ...
Unit Goal:
... • “Do not rush the person or crowd his personal space. Any attempt to force an issue may quickly backfire in the form of violence.” • “He may be waving his fists, or a knife, or yelling. If the situation is secure, and if no one can be accidentally harmed by the individual, you should adopt a *nonco ...
... • “Do not rush the person or crowd his personal space. Any attempt to force an issue may quickly backfire in the form of violence.” • “He may be waving his fists, or a knife, or yelling. If the situation is secure, and if no one can be accidentally harmed by the individual, you should adopt a *nonco ...
Recurrence of bipolar disorder on stopping lithium
... Is the term used to distinguish those who have manic episodes from those who have only (unipolar) depressive episodes ...
... Is the term used to distinguish those who have manic episodes from those who have only (unipolar) depressive episodes ...
Using POCS Method of Problem
... Somatoform and Dissociative – Somatoform disorder (Nevid Pgs. 394, 396-397; Coon, Pgs. 500-501): Physical symptoms that mimic disease or injury (paralysis, blindness, illness, or chronic pain, for example) for which there is no identifiable physical cause. In such cases it is assumed that psycholog ...
... Somatoform and Dissociative – Somatoform disorder (Nevid Pgs. 394, 396-397; Coon, Pgs. 500-501): Physical symptoms that mimic disease or injury (paralysis, blindness, illness, or chronic pain, for example) for which there is no identifiable physical cause. In such cases it is assumed that psycholog ...
Personality Disorders
... The erratic cluster consists of four separate disorders: ▪ Antisocial- Disregard for and violation of others rights, known as psychopaths, sociopaths they manipulate and lie to get their way ▪ Borderline- pattern of instability in mood, thinking, and self image. Rapid shifts in personality, loving ...
... The erratic cluster consists of four separate disorders: ▪ Antisocial- Disregard for and violation of others rights, known as psychopaths, sociopaths they manipulate and lie to get their way ▪ Borderline- pattern of instability in mood, thinking, and self image. Rapid shifts in personality, loving ...
Edward Poa, MD, FAPA - National College of Probate Judges
... b. Physicians are expected to know what they are doing (and many are not used to asking questions or doing anything else that might indicate that they do not) c. Physicians do not like being in a position where they may appear incompetent 10. Physicians evolve in how they arrive at diagnoses and tre ...
... b. Physicians are expected to know what they are doing (and many are not used to asking questions or doing anything else that might indicate that they do not) c. Physicians do not like being in a position where they may appear incompetent 10. Physicians evolve in how they arrive at diagnoses and tre ...
Working with the complex relationships between addictions and
... Diagnosis The possible relationships between addictions and psychiatric symptoms or disorders are the following: (according to McDowell & Spitz, 1999): ...
... Diagnosis The possible relationships between addictions and psychiatric symptoms or disorders are the following: (according to McDowell & Spitz, 1999): ...
Why Do Kids Have Tantrums and Meltdowns? Understanding them
... are varied. “The thing is, there’s no such thing as tantrum disorder, or meltdown disorder,” notes Dr. Dickstein. “Tantrums and meltdowns are like fevers—they can be triggered by so many different problems that we can’t make them stop until we understand what’s triggering them. Sometimes the inabili ...
... are varied. “The thing is, there’s no such thing as tantrum disorder, or meltdown disorder,” notes Dr. Dickstein. “Tantrums and meltdowns are like fevers—they can be triggered by so many different problems that we can’t make them stop until we understand what’s triggering them. Sometimes the inabili ...
Signs and Symptoms of Mental Illness
... social, occupational, or other important activities. An expectable or culturally approved response to a common stressor or loss, such as death of a loved one, is not a mental disorder. Socially deviant behavior (e.g., political, religious or sexual) and conflicts that are primarily between the indiv ...
... social, occupational, or other important activities. An expectable or culturally approved response to a common stressor or loss, such as death of a loved one, is not a mental disorder. Socially deviant behavior (e.g., political, religious or sexual) and conflicts that are primarily between the indiv ...
Lifetime Health - Ms. Heather Herbison
... 1. Face the problem Seek professional help. 2. Identify the problem Try to find out what is causing the depression. It could be loneliness, a loss, or a chemical imbalance. 3. Take action Some ways to cope with depression include changing negative thinking, seeking support from others, and increasin ...
... 1. Face the problem Seek professional help. 2. Identify the problem Try to find out what is causing the depression. It could be loneliness, a loss, or a chemical imbalance. 3. Take action Some ways to cope with depression include changing negative thinking, seeking support from others, and increasin ...
ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, or PTSD? - National Health Care for the
... ‘What was the longest time you were ever up (awake) without sleep and not on drugs?’ Then get the client to elaborate and talk about it. If being up for days has been a problem, you are often hearing about hypomania or mania. With PTSD, nightmares promote a fear of going to sleep, which is much diff ...
... ‘What was the longest time you were ever up (awake) without sleep and not on drugs?’ Then get the client to elaborate and talk about it. If being up for days has been a problem, you are often hearing about hypomania or mania. With PTSD, nightmares promote a fear of going to sleep, which is much diff ...
Part 2
... on Risperdal for several years without any noticeable benefit. He became more irritable while he was on Adderall and Cylert. He developed side effects of low blood count while he was on Depakote. ...
... on Risperdal for several years without any noticeable benefit. He became more irritable while he was on Adderall and Cylert. He developed side effects of low blood count while he was on Depakote. ...
Post Natal Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
... dealth with distinctively and idividually as they should. 25% of women with PNPTSD are not suffering with PND and thus remain undetected. Misdiagnosing this disorder for PND often results in the treatments for antidepressants which often do very little to help with the situation. When properly diagn ...
... dealth with distinctively and idividually as they should. 25% of women with PNPTSD are not suffering with PND and thus remain undetected. Misdiagnosing this disorder for PND often results in the treatments for antidepressants which often do very little to help with the situation. When properly diagn ...