depression. Those who suffer from this disorder experience very sad moods and very happy moods with no level or middle ground. When a patient is in a really low mood, it is the most dangerous for them because he or she may have many thoughts of suicide (WebMD, 2012). These mood swings may or may not be as dramatic, however, they are frequent. Although doctors do not completely know the causes of this disorder, there are some experts who believe that it may be hereditary. Evidence does show that
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untreated bipolar disorder successfully take his or her life” (Goodwin, & Jamison, 1990). This statistic is not only overwhelming, but scary. Knowing how many young Americans suffer from this disorder to know one in five of those people will commit suicide is just heart-wrenching. Bipolar disorder does not only affect someone’s mood, but life style as well. Researchers have found that other aspects of a person’s life is effected like, ability to keep a job, sexual indiscretions, alcohol or substance
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ancient writings as early as the second century. However, the disorder was not substantiated until the year 1650 after scientist Richard Burton wrote the book The Anatomy of Melancholia. Later in 1854 Jules Falret was able to link depression and suicide through his research. Falret’s work led him to recognize the term bipolar disorder through the links of depression lows in the mood and heightened points in the mood. In 1875 Falret found that this disorder was different than simple depression and
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The article I choose for this assignment is Understanding and Accommodating Students with Depression in the Classroom by R. Marc Crundwell and Kim Killu. The article appears in volume 40, issue number one of the journal Teaching Exceptional Children. The article presents common symptoms of depression in children and adolescents, as well as the steps education professionals should take in identifying and managing the condition in students. The article also suggests accommodations schools can make
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What is depression? [pic] | | The word 'depression' causes much confusion. It's often used to describe when someone is feeling 'low', 'miserable', 'in a mood' or having 'got out of bed on the wrong side'. However, doctors use the word in two different ways. They can use it to describe the symptom of a 'low mood', or to refer to a specific illness, i.e. a 'depressive illness'. This factsheet relates to depression, the illness. This confusion is made all
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Brandin Harvell English 111 Definition Paper Have you ever wondered why so many famous and rich people are stressed and unsure of the meaning of their life? The media has basically brainwashed us to believe that being successful involves having a lot of money, living in a huge house, have new sports cars. Even dictionary.com says success is “the attainment of wealth, position, honor, or the like” but this really isn’t the case. (Dictionary.com) Success is really based on ones aspirations
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Sara Johnson Abnormal Psychology TR 6:00 How I Can Help Often times, people with mental illnesses are portrayed as being untrustworthy, strange, and not worth being befriended or helped. Even in everyday conversations I’ve heard people disparage those with eating disorders or self-harm. As someone who wants to protect and help those with mental illnesses, I can make it known to those around me that language like that is offensive. I can do my best to educate friends and people who talk to
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see no end to your pain? When the victims see no way out, they may choose to tragically end their life, leaving more hurt behind for those who were unable to stop it. Canada has the third-highest teen suicide rate of all the industrialized nations, with 15 deaths per 100,000 people. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for people ages 10-24, behind motor vehicle accidents. The death of a young person is always a waste of life, so how many more lives must be wasted before something is
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Suicide Among the Elderly: Symptoms that are ignored University of California, Irvine Professor Webster P117D November 27, 2007 Suicide among the elderly: Symptoms that are ignored More than 30,000 Americans every year commit suicide. A suicide happens every eighteen minutes. The highest rate of suicide of any age group occurs among the elderly. The elderly make up 12.6% of the population, yet they account for almost 18% of all the suicides. An elderly suicide occurs
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professional? Investigating in mental health can be very important to me as a future Human Service Professional. This is because we must get facts before we can act on a situation. We must ask questions and get answers. My client could have a history of suicide attempts and this would be very important when trying to find the best way to provide help. In mental health there are many questions such as what is my client’s diagnosis? Do they take certain medications to help this? As a human service professional
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