Schizophrenia is defined as a psychotic disorder which influences the way people behave, think and act. An individual experiencing this disorder possesses feelings and thoughts that do not work together ordinarily. It is “an abnormal disintegration of mental functions” (Gleitman, Gross & Reisberg, 2011). One important point in the development and success of the treatment of schizophrenia is discovering the sole cause of the disorder. The diathesis-stress model of schizophrenia aims to solve this
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Mental health and personality disorders are a growing phenomena in the last 50 years those in opposition to the existence of these disorders have claimed psychiatry to be a pseudo science and that these issues may simply be solved by exercise and vitamins. While there is undeniable merit to the benefit of a healthy lifestyle that includes vitamins and exercise that is an insufficient course of treatment for mental health and mood disorders. Mood disorders and mental health issues are chemical faults
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Antisocial Personality Disorder: The Effects and Treatments Antisocial personality disorder is a mental condition that makes a person show no regard for right or wrong and have a tendency to manipulate others for their own goals. This disorder usually starts causing symptoms around the age of 15 but people are often not diagnosed until the age of 18 (“Antisocial Personality Disorder”). There are many different kinds of treatments for this disorder including therapies (“Treatment for Antisocial
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An Asian American Woman with Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder is a severe mental health illness that causes abnormality of the mood like manic –depressive disorder (Stahl’s, 2013). However, bipolar and depression are different but bipolar gives a better understanding of manic-depressive disorder (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Understanding the difference as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) will help to diagnose patients accurately for better pharmacological management
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intimidating. In the United States alone, about 3.5 million people are currently living with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that disrupt’s one’s notions, conduct, and emotional stability. Common symptoms of this disorder include hallucinations, difficulty interacting with others, low attention span, and poor decision making abilities. It is almost impossible to diagnose someone with schizophrenia based
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High rates of comorbid alcohol and drug disorders have previously been found among individuals with severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorders. The prevalence of substance problems among people suffering from severe mental disorders is high, and seems to be associated with greater use of in-patients services. This is a clinical problem, with the cost of
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Am I really homeless? A typical country, there are many people who considered themselves to be homeless. However, if a government agency representative goes to a city to test all those peoples, almost half of the group will fail the test. Homeless is word people used to describe someone who is not able to sleep under his own roof. Some destitute men are clearly can be on the government’s food stamp. That will help one rehabilitate to a new home that he can call his own house. Today in history
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Schizophrenia is a mental disorder affecting an estimated one half to one percent of the global population. Contradictory to popular belief, schizophrenia does not deal with multiple personalities. Rather, the disorder can cause hallucinations, paranoia or bizarre delusions and disorganized thought or speech pattern. People with schizophrenia often have other mental disorders (Sim et al. 2006). Thus schizophrenia can result in socially paralysing an individual. Treatment and prevention of the disorder
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Primary Major Dx: Paranoid Schizophrenia 2. Definition/Process/Manifestation (Signs and Symptoms): Schizophrenia is a devastating brain disease that affects a person’s thinking, language, emotions, social behavior, and ability to perceive reality accurately. It is described as a psychotic disorder. The term “psychotic” refers to delusions, any prominent hallucinations, disorganized speech, or disorganized catatonic behavior. The lifetime prevalence of schizophrenia is 1% world-wide with no differences
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Joycelyn Johnson Dissociative Identity Disorder "I was sexually abused from the age of 3 until I was 11. This caused my personality to split into at least 6 different other people. Most people do not believe I have multiple personalities, and sometimes I don't believe it myself. My other personalities are all female except for one that is named Greg. We call ourselves "The Camp" and have learned how to exist together peacefully. Therapy has been a lifesaver teaching us new skills on how to
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