Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is a specific treatment strategy that demonstrates effectiveness in patients with depression and related mood disorders, such as personality, eating, and anxiety issues. In the given chapter, Barlow (2014) focuses on the original protocol of IPT that includes three sections and 12-16 therapy...
Introduction Autism and epilepsy can be serious mental health problems although an early detection of these health complications can lead to proper management and control of the symptoms associated with them (Pop-Jordanova et al. 4). Over the years, autism and epilepsy have been psychological conditions that have persistently subjected families...
Introduction Physical and mental health reflects the personality of a person. For increasing productivity, happiness in a human being’s life health is a major and important factor. A person is considered mentally healthy, only if he/she possesses good physical and mental equilibrium. This is because there is a clear and...
Abstract Autism disorders are psychiatric abnormalities characterized by improper functioning of the nerves system. It mainly affects the social recognition of oneself including inability to exercise normal executive functions especially those involving learning processes associated with the brain. This paper looks into various developmental syndromes associated with the dysfunction of...
Introduction The movie, Archies Final project, gives a clear analysis of the mood disorder that Archie Williams goes through. This paper offers an experience in employing clinical proficiency in diagnosis and conceptualization while watching a cinematic portrayal of a disorder, in addition to the deliberation of whether such portrayal impacts...
Introduction Young (2008) developed the schema-based therapy method as a treatment tool for patients who suffer from personality disorders. Usually, doctors use schema-based therapy for patients who have relapsed, or failed to respond to other treatment therapies (Reinecke, 2002, p. 291). Schema-based therapy relies on the assumption that complex personality...
Introduction Towards the beginning of the nineteenth century, methods used when caring for the mentally ill began to experience certain changes. The institutions set up to care for the mentally ill people termed the nineteenth-century as the enlightenment period since it brought with it the moral treatment approach for people...
Abstract Suicide is one of the causes of death that cannot easily be predicted. In fact, according to the World Health Organization, suicide accounts for over 16% of the total deaths worldwide. In the US, suicide is rated tenth among the causes of death. Further, within the US military, the...
Introduction: The Recovery Concept and Its Origins The Mental Health Commission defines recovery as “the ability to live well in the presence or absence of one’s mental illness” (O’Hagan, 2001, p. 1). People with mental illnesses have different definitions and views on what it means to live well. The definitions...
Practice Issue According to the National Institute of Mental Health, bipolar disorder mostly occurs in adulthood; however, children can be affected, too (“Bipolar disorder,” 2016). The disorder was previously known as manic-depressive illness; it is characterized by shifts in mood and emotional condition: people with bipolar disorder experience elated energized...
Introduction Psychotropic drugs which are also known as psychoactive drugs are used to control the functions of the central nervous system where the medication affects the functions of the brain changing the mood, perceptions and cognitive behavior of an individual. Psychotropic drugs are used for either recreational or medicinal purposes...
Introduction Anxiety is an adaptive response of the human brain to stimuli that is perceived to be of danger to the individual. It is a vital protective response that develops early in life usually during infancy. Under normal circumstances, its main aim is to protect or warn an individual of...
Introduction Bipolar Depressive Disorder is classified by the National Institute of Mental Health as a mental disease that significantly alters a person’s mood, energy, mental and social activity, as well as the capabilities for independence and performance of daily tasks (“Bipolar disorder,”2016). Typically, this disease appears in adults and is...
Overview Suicide refers to the act of intentionally killing oneself. It is very challenging to deal with the subject of suicide owing to the nature of its complexity. There are a myriad of factors which surround the concept of suicide and which in most cases are not quite easy to...
Introduction Background According to the nomenclature suggested by the DSM-V, phobias are referred to as a specimen of anxiety disorders. Moreover, the specified phenomenon is often compared to the social communication disorders since most of the symptoms overlap (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). According to the commentary provided by the American...
Introduction For many people, psychotherapy takes a long time to complete (Hoyt, 2001). As psychoanalytic thinking became more complicated, therapists adopted techniques and strategies that require lengthy treatment sessions (Budman, Hoyt & Friedman, 1992). The aforementioned conventional treatment modality forces clients to undergo therapy sessions regularly without a clear end...
The lecture makes use of a number of clips. The first clip is used by the lecturer to illustrate the point that people with mental disorders react in unexpected ways. These unexpected reactions scare normal people, and therefore make them avoid mentally disturbed individuals. In the clip, a man teaches...
Introduction Feelings can differentiate people from other living beings because we may express our emotions on different event happening with us or people around with regard to rules of conduct and intellectual politeness. As the work of some people is connected to the interactions with others in terms of cooperation...
Introduction Schizophrenia is the disease that becomes extremely widespread in the modern world. People suffer from this disease more and more and there are great many of reasons for this. The increase of schizophrenia cases in the world leads to the growth of the interest to disease medication and other...
Donald is suffering from Schizophrenia and Ann has been counseling him for several months with no tangible results and both the patient and the counselor are complaining. The major issue, in this case, is that there is a cultural barrier that Ann has been unable to break due to perceptible...
Introduction Review and the Prevalence of Diabetes in the United Arabs Emirates Diabetes Mellitus represents a group of heterogeneous disorders characterized by high blood glucose levels. When the disease is not treated, a person can develop many complications such as blindness, kidney problems, heart problems stroke, and loss of limbs...
Schizophrenia has a broad range of indicators or symptoms. This is the explanation that can be given for the enormous size of the diagnostic material that is available. Excited catatonia or paranoid schizophrenia may be misconstrued to be the reasons for a panic attack that appears in both these cases...
Introduction to Anxiety Anxiety is a combination of many symptomatic conditions, which generally lead to an excessively worried person, who is not able to perform optimally in everyday tasks (Robinson, Biley and Dolk, 2009). It is also defined as “an unpleasant complex combination often accompanied by physical sensations such as...
Abstract This paper will focus on autism which is defined as a developmental disability which is believed to occur in early three years of a child’s life. This disability comes up as a result of a neurological disorder that actually disturbs the normal functioning of the brain which thereafter impairs...
Cyna, McAuliffe, Andrew, 2004, in their study titled “Hypnosis for pain relief in labor and childbirth: a systematic review,” examined the evidence regarding the effects of hypnosis for pain relief during childbirth. The method used in the study was an electronic search (gathered from Embase, Cochrane library, Pubmed, and Medline)....
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Definition Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a disorder manifested in preschool and early school children. These children often have difficulty controlling their behavior and/or pay attention. The prevalence of ADHD is estimated to be 3-5% (NIMH, 2006.) Etiology The exact etiology of this condition is...
Introduction There are alarming indications that suicide incidences need immediate as well as effective measures specifically addressing reduction or minimization among adolescents as a considerable chunk of successful attempts, especially in the U.S., indicate a grave situation. Likewise, the influence of elderly actions reflected and magnified via interconnectivity and the...
Abstract Purpose: To investigate the connection between adverse life events and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) development. Method: Critical review of literature. Six key pieces of academic research are considered for an in-depth examination. Findings: Studies focus on multiple links between affecting factors and ADHD. Demographic characteristics, comorbidities, parent mental illness, socioeconomic...
Introduction to Alzheimer’s Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive degenerative disease of the brain. It is first described by the German neuropathologist Alois Alzheimer (1864-1915) in 1905. This disease worsens with advancing age, although there is no evidence that it is cause by the aging process. The average life expectancy of...
Summarize & explain the psychopharmacological interventions currently used for the anxiety disorders Among the pharmacologic interventions for generalized anxiety disorders, a short course of a benzodiazepine is usually indicated, preferably lorazepam, oxazepam, or temazepam. They are started at the lowest possible dose and then depending on the symptoms, given on...
Introduction This paper examines eight published articles that contain results, from research conducted on adolescent suicide. The said articles also discussed treatment and intervention strategies used by mental health clinicians. Although the articles agree that adolescent suicide is a major social problem in developed countries, there is no agreement when...
Abstract The Violence Risk Appraisal Guide (VRAG) is an actuarial tool for predicting violence recidivism for convicted male serious violent offenders post-release that was first described by psychiatrists in Canada. It is a risk assessment tool that uses 12 variables to determine the violence risk associated with individual subjects, including...
Abstract A literature study of the existing research on Ward atmosphere has been taken up. The Ward atmosphere scale was found to be one of the best in the field employed by a number of researchers. The same has been suggested for usage in the current context as well. The...
The study under consideration researches ethical differences in treating patients with psychotic disorders. The authors of the article indicate that undertaking the research was necessary for addressing the concerns that “community mental health services may be failing in minority ethnic patients” (Mohan, McCrone, Szmukler, et al. 771). Providing background information,...
Attention-deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) is a behavioral and developmental disorder that affects many school- age children (Domino 132). Research has it that an estimated 8-10% of all children in the US currently suffer from this disorder. This highlights the prevalence of the condition and hence need for a better understanding...
Introduction A large population of the world today has in one way or another been affected by one mental health illness or the other. Among the most common forms of severe mental illnesses are the schizophrenia and psychosis. According to Shaw (2005, p.29) Psychosis is a symptom or rather a...
Psychological health of human beings is a rather controversial matter for discussion. Special complexity is added to this matter when it is considered in younger children and adolescents. In this context, the issue of suicidality is the most dangerous one, especially taking into consideration the fact that one of its...
Autism is considered a serious developmental disorder affecting children especially from the early months of life. Generally, autism occurs in different areas of children’s behavior such as Social interactions and relationships, language and communication, and activities and interests. Studies mention that there are several factors are responsible for ASD (Autism...
Introduction Alzheimer’s disease is an old age related progressive disease that results in mental, cognitive, physical and behavioral impairment. The causes of Alzheimer’s disease are family factors, gene and life style factors. There are three stages for Alzheimer’s disease; they are broadly classified as mild, moderate and severe. I would...
The case under review involves treating depression with person-centered therapy (PCT). The patient is Joanna, a 50-year-old woman complaining of feeling lonely and unworthy of love. She has been divorced for 8 years and has two children of 21 and 24 years old who do not live with her. Joanna...
Introduction People who think that homelessness is a personal problem of individuals subject to it are completely wrong. It has been estimated that 20-25% of the homeless in the U.S. have severe mental illnesses, compared to 6% of severely mentally ill people among the general population (Normore et al. 135)....
Abstract Depression, anxiety, and personality disorders are associated with a set of hereditarily determined temperamental traits of a high order, that is, a tendency to search for novelty, avoid harm and depend on rewards. Each of them is associated with a specific neurobiological system such as dopaminergic, serotonergic, and noradrenergic....
Abstract When finishing an educational program, it is essential to stop and think where one is. That is, what has been already achieved and what is to be next. The current paper, explains my concerns in psychology, describes the career goals, analyzes what is needed to achieve them. This assignment...
Mental health issues or the impact of stress factors often manifest themselves in aggressive behavior (both verbal and physical aggression), touchiness, and increased communication needs. The ability to reduce unwanted behaviors remains extremely important when it comes to psychiatric settings. There is a range of recommended de-escalation techniques that help...
Introduction Anxiety is a state of involuntary alarm as a response to a sense of danger or threat. Among the notable anxiety disorders include fear, anxiety, worry, panic attacks, phobias, and GAD. Fear Fear is the immediate state of alarm as a response to any threat to the well-being of...
People of different ages suffer from psychological and physiological issues throughout various stages of their lives. Depression is one of those problems, and it can have severe effects on one’s life and health. According to LeVine (2010), depression is “a transitory mood or emotion experiences at various times by all...
Introduction Cultural competency is essential for a nurse working with a multicultural population. The psychiatry department is particularly exposed to the influence of cultural particularities of the clients due to the active intrusion of mental health interventions into the life of an individual. Therefore, it is important to ensure the...
Introduction The given project provides an opportunity to generate additional knowledge demanded to succeed in the selected field. My area of specialization is applied behavior analysis (ABA), which means that I am interested in the investigation of various behavior disorders and problems that precondition the alteration of people’s reactions and...
Abstract In this paper, the issues concerning the possible ways of early diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder are discussed. Current research on autism and its early detection is impacted by the growing number of people with the disorder who might be underdiagnosed throughout their lifespan. The impairments in cognitive and...
Introduction A patient information system in mental health care is a necessary tool which maintains data of patients who suffer from mental health problems and the treatments they receive. World Health Organization claims that a mental health information system is “a system for action” (Mental Health Information Systems). Thus, mental...
The topic of suicide and mental health has always been a complicated one because of the variability in opinions as well as the sensitivity of the subject at hand. Exploring the effect of psychological conditions, such as depression, on suicide is essential in order to understand the nature of the...
Introduction The field of psychiatry is quite complicated since there are no outlines laboratory tests that professionals can use to diagnose mental conditions. This gap explains why it usually impossible for practitioners to identify the possible cause of a specific psychological problem and the best initiatives to treat it. The...
Literature Review The Field of Service The field of mental health issues includes many conditions, such as major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), eating disorders, attention deficit disorder (ADD), and other illnesses. Mental health disorders may be associated with various symptoms, including non-specific ones, such as poor sleep...
Introduction Anxiety is an emotion that is considered an ordinary part of life that is caused and explained by human experiences, unstable environments, and many other internal and external factors. However, there are situations when anxiety becomes a disorder with its specific symptoms and implications for health. In such cases,...
Introduction Holistic healthcare systems focus on all aspects of a person, including mental, physical, emotional, spiritual, and social wellbeing. Experts in different clinical fields apply their competencies to ensure that all patients record positive experiences and lead high-quality lives. This paper gives a definition of mental illness and explains why...
Introduction The cost and quality of healthcare will vary substantially from one country to another. Such a difference explains why governments should consider the best model to transform the delivery of sustainable medical services. This paper offers a detailed comparison of the US health system with those of Canada, the...
Introduction Autism is one of the neurodevelopmental disorders with a wide range of severity and symptoms. It is a complex disorder caused by multiple mutations of genes, epigenetic factors, and environmental conditions, such as pollution, food, and diseases (Christensen et al., 2018). Owing to multiple and interactive causes, it is...
Introduction Addressing the needs of autistic people is one of the common concerns in contemporary healthcare. Autism spectrum disorder, commonly referred to as ASD, is a developmental disorder defined by a set of specific behavior patterns that usually affect a person’s ability to communicate with others (Dunn, 2019). Typically, persons...
If you were a child of an alcoholic would you be concerned about developing your own struggles with alcohol abuse? Is nature or nurture the stronger factor in the development of alcohol dependence? In a situation where somebody of my parents was diagnosed as alcohol dependent, I would pay more...
Design an Experiment Investigation of individuals abnormal behavior is an important task as it provides scientists with crucial and credible information related to the peculiarities of the psyche and the appearance of deviant behaviors. Numerous tools are used to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the most important issues and obtain...
Modern psychiatry has many different diseases to diagnose patients with. Some of them have almost the same symptoms. One of them is a schizoaffective disorder. This paper aims to discuss the illness and answer the question whether to withdraw it from the next edition of the DSM. To start with,...
The event discussed in this post took place 300 miles north of Granada in the city of Valencia in 1490 (Pérez, Baldessarini, Undurraga & Sánchez-Moreno, 2012). I was visited by a neighbor who confessed to hearing voices. She also displayed sexually suggestive behavior and complained that numerous small insects were...
Introduction Suicide is one of the major problems in the modern world. More importantly, it is the “leading cause of death among adolescents” today (McMahon et al., 2014, p. 1929). The severity of this issue cannot be overstated as young people often consider suicide to be the only option or...
This paper aims to discuss eating disorders and suicidal thoughts; treatment of the disorders will also be addressed in the paper. Please identity a person in the news or media who has identified himself/herself as suffering from anorexia or bulimia. Please describe the individual’s symptoms and background history of the...
I agree with the idea that the portrait of the family presents how a “perfect” household can appear as dysfunctional. However, I believe that the theme at the end of the film is not that psychotherapy exclusively helps to treat mental illnesses. It was not the only factor influencing Conrad’s...
Definition Anxiety and panic are natural human feelings that serve as protection mechanisms. However, “it is abnormal to feel strong chronic anxiety without cause. Anxiety disorders are characterized by excessive fear in the absence of true danger” (Grison et al. 505). This report will investigate the nature of the panic...
Summary of the Source The holocaust was a very traumatizing event that affected many Jews who were lucky enough to escape from the concentration camps. The study focused on the impact of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among the affected population and how the problem affected their offspring. The study analyzed...
In the post, it was chosen to focus on the health issue of severe depression as related to patients’ socioeconomic statuses (SESs). According to Freeman et al. (2016), high levels of educational attainment and high SES indicators contribute to the decreased likelihood of depression. Women have higher depression rates (Palkhilvala,...
Major Means Used to Judge Abnormal Behavior Sue, Sue, Sue, and Sue (2012) suggested a four-dimensioned multipath model approach to judging abnormal behavior. It is worth noting that the four methods complement each other and none is comprehensive on its own. Two of the methods include the social and the...
Depression is a well-recognized psychological condition that is experienced by several people at some point in their lives. As with other mental disorders, depression requires medical attention as it may evolve into a life-threatening condition. However, treatment of depression, as well as other mental illnesses, is greatly affected by the...
A cognitive approach to psychopathology is associated with the notion that conscious thought is able to change a person’s emotional state and their response to a particular stimulus (Sue et al., 2013). Cognitive models suggest that individual interpretations of various situations become determinants of behavior. According to the proponents of...
Neuroplasticity is a term that describes the human brain’s ability to adjust its structure in response to various factors (Doidge, 2007). Neuroplasticity is an important adaptive mechanism that allows the human brain to learn new information and maintain its function in case of an injury or a disease, and it...
There is no use denying the fact that people are different. Some of them have a talent for one activity while others can perform some other actions better. At the dawn of civilization, people started to perform the kinds of activities they could to the best and since that time...
Overview of the Case Story Andrea Kennedy Yates “drowned her children on June 20, 2001” (Resnick, 2007, p. 3). According to experts, Yates suffered from depression and psychosis. The legal test for insanity known as the M’Naghten Rules was used during the case. The court eventually convicted Andrea Yates of...
Explain the concept of professionalism about the “Gold Coats” “A large part of achieving recognition as a professional has to do with the way that you present yourself to others. It is a mindset that becomes easier to apply as you progress further and becomes an inspiration to others to...
Introduction Any dysfunction in the frontal and the prefrontal cortex is assessed through numerous methods. One of the methods is the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task dubbed WCST. The Wisconsin Card Sorting Task test is a set-shifting neuropsychological test. Specifically, WCST is used to assess the human executive functioning (Monchi et...
Speech and language disorders refer to disorders in communication that arise from difficulties in hearing, language development, speech, and fluency (Cook and Friend 46). Examples include stuttering, dysarthria, voice problems, language expression disorder, and phonological disorder. These disorders usually range from small problems of sound replacement to difficulty in comprehending...
Bipolar Disorder In this paper, it is preliminarily asserted that, over recent times, there have been several debates regarding the intricacies of bipolar disorder (also called manic depressive disorder). It is further stated that, to a great extent, immense progress has been made in terms of treating this order. However,...
Introduction Although the increasing incidence of autism has been linked to some aspect of vaccination – perhaps thimerosal – the scientific evidence does not strongly support a causal relationship; instead, the causes for the increase may arise, for example, from improved recognition and diagnosis of this still poorly understood condition....
Bipolar disorder is a type of psychological disorder or mood disorder characterized by severe feelings of sadness, loss, failure, hopelessness, and rejection. People suffering from this disorder are often seen to swing back and forth between phases of irritability and good moods. The movement from mania to depression can be...
Introduction Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is one of the most frequent mental disorders all over the world. It belongs to the category of anxiety disorders and is considered to be a “highly prevalent, chronic, costly and disabling mental disorder” (Cuijpers et al., 2014, p. 131). GAD can develop as an...
Introduction In clinical practice, there are many patients who may have several health problems and require special assessment and treatment. As a rule, there is one main health problem and several co-morbid conditions which may influence the development of the primary disease and the effects of a chosen treatment. In...
Introduction Psychotherapy has gradually evolved during the past few decades closing the bridge with the medical world. Increasingly, studies are stressing on the biological substrate evidenced in human disorders. It has been claimed that neurological or chemical mechanisms are responsible for the disorder. On the other hand, Biopsychology has come...
HPI A 48-year-old patient visited the health facility with complaints of poor vision and the inability to distinguish between different colors. He also stated that his life was in danger because many witches were after him. The patient had been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes five years ago, which had...
The paper provides a detailed diagnosis of the disorder manifested by the patient in case study 18. Theoretical orientations and historical perspectives on the diagnosis, risk factors, as well as evidence-based and non-evidence-based treatment strategies for the disorder are presented. A separate annotated bibliography indicating the relevance of different sources...
Introduction Because dementia has no cure, quality of life acts as a vital treatment objective for patients with the condition. Non-pharmacological treatment methods to cope with the behavioral and emotional variations linked to dementia are essential, attributable to the adverse impacts of pharmacological approaches. Depression in people with dementia could...
Introduction Bipolar disorder is a medical condition that affects the moods of an individual. People with this condition experience extreme mood variations where at one moment they are cheerful and at the other, they are depressed and sad. The different changes in moods are referred to as episodes where one...
