...Depression and Anxiety: Two Prevalent Disorders Steve Davis PSY/203 06/15/2015 Belky Schwartz Depression and Anxiety: Two Prevalent Disorders Of the major categories of mental illness, mood disorders and anxiety disorders seem to be the most prevalent. Mental illnesses, like physical illnesses come in a wide range of severity. Millions of Americans suffer from mental disorders in any given year, however, very few actually seek treatment. The statistic most often quoted states that one in four adults will experience a mental disorder at some point in their lives. Stigma associated with mental disorders is still the leading reason people do not seek or retain treatment. Mental disorders are quite common, they are real and they are treatable. Out of the five major categories of mental illnesses, mood disorders and anxiety disorders are the most common. Of these two categories, I will cover Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), also called Clinical Depression, which is a mood disorder. And from the Anxiety Disorder category, I will cover Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER (MDD) Depression is a normal human condition to an extent, but when do normal feelings of sadness, grief, or feeling “down in the dumps” become an illness? According to the Encyclopedia of Counseling, (Leong, 2008), there are two primary diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder (MDD). These two diagnostic criteria are depressed mood and a loss of interest...
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...1st Draft Hidden Dangers of ADHD Drugs English 105 English Composition 1 January 20th, 2015 1st Draft Hidden Dangers of ADHD Medications Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, more commonly called ADHD, is a very common disorder found in children that sometimes lingers into adolescence and adulthood (National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH]). According to the NIMH, there are three different classifications of ADHD. Predominantly Hyperactive-impulsive is a classification of this disorder that occurs when more than six signs and symptoms fall in the hyperactive-impulsive class. Another classification is predominantly inattentive. In this class, six or more signs and symptoms of these occur in the attention class. Finally, a combination of both hyperactive-impulsive and inattentive occurs in which six or more of the signs and symptoms are present. Children who are affected by this disorder exhibit a variety of symptoms ranging from the child being easily distracted, difficulty focusing, trouble completing tasks to having trouble sitting still, nonstop chattering, and impulsivity and inappropriately shouting out words (Harvard Health Publications, 2011). A lot of children with behavioral problems are mistakenly diagnosed with ADHD. “Most children get distracted, act impulsively, and struggle to concentrate at one time or another” (NIMH). Boys are often diagnosed with ADHD more than girls. “Based on currently available evidence, it appears that a variety of biological...
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...About ten years ago, when I was still a little boy, my aunt Tina was diagnosed with panic disorder. I heard that word very often during my family gatherings, when my family members were talking about my aunt's condition and everyone was worried about her. At that time, I was still too young to understand what was really wrong, or what all those big words meant. But, I often heard the word therapy and medication in reference to my aunt. Everybody looked very worried when her condition was discussed. Now that I am ten years older and taking a psychology course, I often think back and wonder what experience means in the professional world. In the frame of this current writing assignment I want to take the time out to find out what actually happened to my aunt and what she really experienced at this time. In order to fulfil this assignment, I will present findings from literature on panic disorder, and some of the experiences that my aunt shared with me in a recent conversation, in order to make make comparisons between literature and the actual experience that my aunt had. In Summery, it appears that panic disorder is characterized by an experience of unable terror that can impair peoples life on many levels and can also cause additional problems such as other anxiety problems and even depression. During the conversations with my aunt, I asked her how she experienced her condition. She said "It started out as one panic attack and then it increased.". When I asked her how...
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...hospital inpatient facility may help the client. The clients have limited access to family members, crisis stabilization, and intensive assessments (Lewis, T. F. 2014). In contrast, communities and residential programs will not work for Marifel because Marifel is not showing signs of decreasing social responsibility and connecting with the community, References American Counseling Association (2014). ACA code of ethics. Alexandria, VA American Psychiatric Association. May 17, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2013 American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Substance-related and addictive disorders. In Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.) (pp. 481–490). Arlington, VA: Author. Elkin I, Parloff MB, Hadley SW, Autry JH. NIHM treatment of depression collaborative research program: Background and research plan. Arch Gen Psychiatry 1985;42(3):305-31. [doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.1985.01790260103013] FRIEDMAN, H., ROHRBAUGH, M. and KRAKAUER, S (1988), "The Time‐Line Genogram: Highlighting Temporal Aspects of Family Relationships", Family Process, 27: 293–303 Geddes, J. r., Burgess, S., Hawton, K., Jamiison, K., and Goodwin, G.M. (2004). Long-term lithium therapy for bipolar disorder: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. American Journal of Psychiatry. Lewis, T. F. (2014). Substance abuse and addiction treatment: Practical application of counseling theory. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. McHugh RK, Fitzmaurice GM, Carroll KM, Griffin...
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