Araceli is a 21yo, G1 P0, who was seen for a follow-up ultrasound assessment. She has a history of chronic HTN but has not currently been on medication during the pregnancy. Based on her height and weight at the start of the pregnancy, her BMI was 32. She did have noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) that returned with an increased risk for trisomy 13. This occurred in Florida and she did have some elevations at that time that did not reveal any anomalies. She apparently declined amniocentesis
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Physical Abuse is when someone hurts another person, which can cause harm to the person. Hitting and kicking are two types of physical abuse and the indicator of this abuse include symptoms like broken bones which may cause older people to become more frail, trip and fall or bruises, this may also include signs like blood on clothes or change in the service users behaviour lose their self-esteem as they would not value themselves, they may also be depressed and would not want to socialize with their
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Psychologists originally thought that hoarding was related to obsessive-compulsive disorder, but after further research and treatment it has shown that the two disorders are more different than alike (Tolin). David Tolin, the director of anxiety disorders at the mental health center “The Institute of Living”, and his colleagues wanted to understand what went through the brain of a hoarder. They used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study the brain activity of 43 individuals who were
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in the knockout mice is a strike against the argument that low levels of 5-HT cause an onset of depressive symptoms because these mice lack the ability to reuptake the 5-HT that is left in the extracellular space. The monoamine hypothesis was and still is a good starting point for needing to search for the biological basis of depression. It is now understood however, that this theory needs to be broadened and fill in the gaps that have opened up in the literature. It is important to consider an
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Throughout the suicide prevention training program, there was many contents that helped further my understanding and knowledge about suicide. Many college students have lost their life to suicide, which is a terrifying situation for any individual. There has to be a lot of depression and hurt for someone to purposely harm himself or herself. So, throughout this paper I will briefly describe what the training covered, many ideas that I took away from this program, and how I will apply this training
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Postpartum depression is a mood disorder that occurs in new mothers two weeks to a year after giving birth. The causes of this has been linked to during pregnancy and after child birth a woman experiences a dramatic hormonal drop. The change in hormone levels is the leading cause of depression which is one of the major signs present in postpartum depression. Statistics show that one out of seven women will experience symptoms of postpartum depression. Only 600,000 people are diagnosed, leaving 800
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Anxiety Disorder is an impairing mental disorder that can take control of a persons life. Not only are there various mental symptoms, such as difficulty in controlling worry, but there are also many physical symptoms, such as irritability, muscle tension, etc (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). For this paper, I interviewed a family friend, who shall remain nameless, but for the point of this paper will be called Nicole. She was clinically diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and
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Treatments for Depression Treating depression is truly imperative to help get things back on track. When you’re depressed, it can feel like you’ll never get out from under a dull shadow. However, even the most serious depression is treatable. So, if your depression is keeping you from living the life you need to, don’t hesitate to look for help. Learning about your depression treatment choices will assist you with choosing what approach is a good fit for you. From therapy to medication to healthy
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Following my comprehensive inquiries into Holden Caulfield, I have concluded, as the patients psychoanalyst, Holden Caulfield has Post-traumatic stress disorder, more commonly known as PTSD. The patient has displayed multiple signs that directly point to disease resulting from trauma. Symptoms that were evident in this case were emotional detachment, flashbacks and agitation. In one study performed by Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) on PTSD, a common occurrence of trauma survivors
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social interaction and educational or reading activity. They have less fresh vegetables, fish and offal, but more deep fried food. This underscores the recommendation of a healthy lifestyle for the prevention of vascular cognitive impairment. Lipid disorder Elevated low-density lipoproteins cholesterol levels increases the risk for VaD in stroke patients,51 52 and also affects amyloid β processing and deposition causing dementia, in particular Alzheimer’s disease. 53 Although statin drugs
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