the patient had been seeing a therapist and psychiatrist but feels like they cannot fix her depression. Major stressors upon admission include lack of support from family and friends, and doing poorly in school. For the past six months A.G. had been taking 100 mg of Zoloft and 2.5 mg of Abilify for depression. A.G.’s diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM) was Axis I: Major Depression, single episode, and severe, Axis II: deferred, Axis III: No diagnosis, Axis IV: Moderate, And
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The Journey The short story ”A Journey” was written by the Irish writer, Colm Tóibín and was published in 2006. By analyzing examples from this text, this essay will first and include a characterization of the narrator Marry; secondly Marry’s relationship towards her son David and their relation to Mrs. Redmond. Thirdly comment on the title of the short story, and finally, a discussion of Andrew Sean Greer’s text “The story of a Marriage” and Paul Mathey’s oil painting will follow. The
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the symptoms of situational depression is similar to some of the symptoms caused by unipolar depression and bipolar, situational depression differs greatly from these two disorders. If situational depression remains untreated it can become more serious turning into unipolar disorder (everydayhealth.com, 2013). Unipolar disorder also known as clinical depression, includes symptoms such as difficulty concentrating or making decisions, anxiety, fatigue, insomnia, irritability, lack of emotion, hopelessness
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society suffer with some form of disorder or another from; personality disorders, to psychological disorders, eating disorders, sleeping disorders and even the way one processes thoughts. Mood disorders are amongst one of the highest ranking around. Mood disorders affect almost forty-four million Americans every year, making mood disorders one of the most common health issues in the United States (National Mental Health Information Center, 2006). Depression is a mood disorder characterized by ongoing feelings
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Attribution Theory and Depression Mike E. Calderin Christopher Newport Attribution Theory and Depression Baron, Branscombe, and Byrne (2009) explain the attribution theory as not wanting to just know how ourselves and others act, but why we and others act that way. People assign attributes or reasons to why something happens to better perceive, justify, and understand why people act the way they do. The Attribution Theory can be applied to many different areas of peoples’
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functioning normally, your depression may be something more than sadness. It may very well be clinical depression -- a treatable medical condition. How Do I Know If I Have Depression? According to the DSM-5, a manual used to diagnose mental disorders, depression occurs when you have at least five of the following symptoms at the same time: A depressed mood during most of the day, particularly in the morning Fatigue or loss of energy almost every day Feelings of worthlessness or guilt almost
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different types of depression including dysthymia and clinical. Dysthymia is usually last for short periods (hence the name short-term depression) and is diagnosed mostly during childhood. Typically beginning in the mid to late 20s, clinical or major depression is much more severe than dysthymia (Depression, 2004). Depression is more likely to occur in a person who is physical inactivity, smoking, in a small social network, physically impaired, prone to heart attacks; diabetic or obese (Arehart-Treichel
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Topic: impact of depression On the academic productivity Of university stdents Introduction The assignment is based on the topic “the impact of depression on the academic productivity of university students”. The research is based on the causes and effects of depression. Depression is a state of the mind being caught up on a scenario or a situation and thinking over it continuously for more than the usual time. This could be
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social media site she stares at the screen with a blank expression. Conforming to the National Institute of Mental Health, in 2012, “an estimated 2.2 million adolescents, or 9.1% of the U.S. teen population (ages 12 to 17), had at least one major depressive episode in the past year.” Facebook posts often give the misconception that other people’s lives are more entertaining and amusing than others. Adolescents who are already depressed may get on social media sites thinking it
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Portfolio II My client is in need of marriage counseling. I will refer my client to a trusted marriage counselor who can take care of my client’s needs in a comfortable setting. John Wagner, M.S., relationship coach, is an Orlando Marriage and Couples Counselor, having helped over 1,000 couples recover and repair relationships suffering even the most challenging of issues, I'm uniquely qualified to help you create the emotional and sexual intimacy you desire with your partner. I offer both 90-minute
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