Essays, Research Papers & Term Paperson Depression, Stress & Suicide (124) essays
Depression, Stress & Suicide essays:
Bipolar
... anxiety and depression. In adults and children, during depression there is lowering of mood and decreased energy and activity. During a mixed episode both mania and depression can occur on the same day. There are Alternating periods of extreme moods. The severity of their moods can differ from ...
This is a critical analysis paper that I wrote for an Abnormal Psychology class. It discusses the ineffectiveness and over-prescription of SSRIs such as Prozac.
... serotonin has brought about the development of SSRIs, or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, such as Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Luvox, and other antidepressants. There has been a sharp rise the prescription of these drugs for relief of depression and other mental health problems and ...
Teen Suicide: A Growing Epidemic
... depression screenings" next year as well. Most experts say the efforts are long overdue: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "eight percent of students in grades 9 through 12 attempted suicide in the past year. And in the past two decades, the suicide rate among children ...
Major depression: case study investigation.
... period of wellness, think they are 'cured' for life. That's when the danger of relapse begins to lurk in their lives. To avoid this from happening warn the client that relapse is likely for many mental health problems and ensure that they know what to do if and ...
Adolecent Depression: How to Recognize and Treat Your Teens Disorder
... for depressed adults. They include psychotherapy, antidepressant medications, and family depressants. The most troubling fact is that these struggling teens often receive no counseling, therapy, or medical intervention, even though reports that studies show treatments of depression in children and ...
Teenage Suicide
... to prevent it in young people. The person who expresses suicidal intentions could receive help from friends more likely, rather than the mental health professionals, because friends are more familiar and relax to talk to. It is important also for teenagers themselves to ...
Behaviorist description of depression
... depression links the disorder to a deficit of positive reinforcements in one's life. This lack of reinforcement results in the decline of constructive behavior, which in turn results in depression. Behaviorists posit that a person suffering from depression can develop a plan of action to ...
Stress
... problems may occur and one might even turn to drugs or alcohol to try to manage the stress (1, 496). While the body is under prolonged stress it is working in high gear all the time, and since the body is not designed to work like that for extended periods of time ...
The Effects of Hardiness on Stress Levels.
... to be filling out two questionnaires that would ask their attitudes toward life and how they felt about life. All participants filed in the survey with pencil. Participants withheld their consent forms and were issued the questionnaires. There was no time limit for ...
Depression Story, Interview.
... patients do not produce enough of one such neurotransmitter, serotonin. As a result, some of the messages don't get through. Hence the success of medications, such as Prozac, known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Put simply, what they do is prevent neurons' receptors from ...