Suicidal Behavior Suicide is a major, preventable current public health issue in the United States. In 2007, it was the tenth leading cause of death in our country, with the number of suicides reaching 34,598. Additionally, it is widely agreed upon that approximately eleven attempted suicides occur for every one successful suicide attempt (National Institute of Mental Health). There is a negative stigma surrounding suicidal and self-harming behaviors that discourages people from talking about suicide
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The Rat Trap Waking up in a mental asylum isn’t something you plan for, or even think about, but here I am. I entered Hellingly voluntarily. My doctor, Dr. Lepak, had been telling me to come here for a couple of years before I actually did come here. I think it was the constant crying and self harm, among other things. I came to Hell, as I like to call it now; on March the sixth 1972 and I’ve wanted to leave ever since. I have been an inmate here for seven years, two months, and thirteen days
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a type of psychotic depression. Later on Cotard introduced ‘délire des negations’ as a new terminology for the syndrome. Seglas introduced the eponym ‘Cotard’s syndrome’ in 1887. A few years later, Regis linked the syndrome to other psychiatric disorders. Relationship with Brain There are two factor hypothesis is proposed to explain Cotard’s syndrome. The first factor is due to the total lack of autonomic response to anything (as in pure autonomic failure), the second to not being able to reject
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Antidepressants: It can either heal or harm you If you are considering antidepressants, think again. Antidepressants are designed to relieve one’s self from depression on the contrary, it still harmfully affect humans. Studies show that antidepressant users are more likely in peril than those of non-users. Researchers found that it affects all the systems in the body. Antidepressants are not efficient medicine though it may lessen depression to increase the level of happiness. Common antidepressant
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better understanding of postpartum depression. To start off, it is necessary to understand that postpartum depression can be divided into three categories: postpartum blues, postpartum depression, and postpartum psychosis. A comparison of these three disorders can be seen in figure 2. Some of the characteristics of postpartum depression include a change in appetite, feeling unable to love the baby, or even anger towards the baby. Cases of postpartum depression date back as far as the Middle Ages when “women
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Many view addiction as a choice but with research it is a chronic disease. The purpose of an Alcoholic Anonymous meeting is to show alcoholics/ addicts that there is a life after recovery and through addiction. The meeting also helps the individuals stay on the road to recovery with support from others with the same disease. Alcoholic Anonymous meetings offer guidance and support to people that are on the road to recovery, made a mistake and relapsed, and people who have been in recovery for many
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Purple Period Response Paper My entire life I’ve been surrounded by babies and was sure I knew everything there was to know about their behavior and caring for them until I read the articles on the Purple period of crying. While I understood some babies were fussier than other, I had never before heard of the PURPLE period. I remember hearing as a child that my little brother was a colicky baby but always just assumed this was some type of indigestion problem. After reading “Period of purple crying”
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On August 9th, 2005 Casey Anthony at the age of nineteen years old gave birth to her daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony. Nearly three years later on June 9th, 2008 Casey Anthony claimed that her now two year old daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony, has gone missing (“Casey Anthony Trial Fast Facts - CNN.com”). The tragic death of Caylee Marie Anthony would take the nation by storm and everyone in the country asking did Casey Anthony kill her two year old daughter? The suspect, Casey Anthony, early years
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Monica is an anxious 20-year-old college student who desires tranquility. However, this is difficult to achieve when she obtains a 4.0 GPA lives in an apartment alone and relies on herself to achieve all her necessary tasks. If there is anything Monica could not stand it was being anxious nevertheless, all day every day she has anxiety. Moreover, she knows the stressful days has affected her because several gray hairs have scattered around her dark brown curls. Anxiety often becomes enhanced because
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D-The patient arrived on time for her counseling. Reported stable on her dose and denies the need for a dose increase. According to the patient, it's been rough with maintaining her abstinence and dealing with the anxiety attack without using illicit drugs. When asked about her coping mechanism, the patient reported that she does a lot of deep breathing and it often works. Medical: The patient reported she has an appointment 09/06/2016 with Brownstone Clinic with her PCP. When asked about her
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