Based on the extent of Maggie’s mental health condition, it would be necessary to implement the Psychodynamic Frame of Reference. This Frame of Reference is appropriate due to Maggie’s diagnosis of major depressive disorder, and her previous history with generalized anxiety disorder. According to Cole and Tufano (2008), the Psychodynamic Frame of Reference is beneficial to clients who are wanting to improve in their social participation and relationships, emotional expression, and motivation for
Can escitalopram help women with menopause reduce hot flashes frequency? Menopause naturally occurs in women at a median age of 51 years old due to deficiencies in hormones from ovarian loss of function.1 Some of the most common symptoms of menopause are vasomotor hot flashes and night sweats. The goal of therapy is symptom and quality of life improvement while minimizing side effects. As long as no contraindications are present, the recommended treatment for menopausal vasomotor hot flashes is
Escitalopram, the pure S-enantiomer of its racemic derivative, i.e. citalopram belongs to the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) class of anti-depressants. Ever since its introduction, it has now rapidly become one of the therapeutic mainstays for major depressive disorders and a spectrum of anxiety disorders. Despite escitalopram being a relatively safe SSRI, there have been a few reports implicating it as the offending agent
Medication/drug name The brand name is Lexapro, but is known generically as Escitalopram. Lexapro is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) (Escitalopram, 2011). Lexapro is used to treat: acute and maintenance treatment of Major Depressive Disorder and Acute Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (Forest Pharmaceuticals, 2012). Lexapro can treat adults for both MDD and GAD. Lexapro is not FDA-indicted to treat adolescent with GAD, but is approved for adolescents (aged 12-17) with MDD
have significantly fewer side effects and are safer in overdosage” (Preston, O’Neal, & Talaga, 2013, p. 175). Due to Ginger’s history of overdosing on pills, I feel the safer route is best. Possible SSRIs that she may be described are Citalopram, Escitalopram, Fluoxetine, Fluvoxamine, Paroxetine, and Sertraline and each drug has the possible side effects relating to anxiety, sedation, insomnia, nausea, and sexual dysfunction (Preston, O’Neal, & Talaga, 2013). The SSRIs do have some contraindication
Delirium is an unexpected change within the brain that creates a sense of confusion and emotional disturbance. People who have delirium find it difficult to concentrate, remember things, focusing their attention and possible sleep disruption. The condition may present when a person goes through alcohol withdrawal, is recovering from surgery or as dementia. The different kinds of delirium are: • Delirium Tremens (DT’s) – occur during alcohol withdrawal following severe alcohol addiction. • Hyperactive
approved or used for the treatment of Narcissistic personality disorder, any drugs prescribed are to treat depression, anxiety or any other underlying healthy issues. • Antidepressants (SSRI’s) – Prozac (Fluoxetine), Paxil (Paroxetine), Lexapro (Escitalopram), Celexa (Citalopram) and Zoloft (Sertraline) to help with depressive symptoms or mood problems associated with dependent personality
Marina Eskandrous Senior Project: Assignment 1: Article: “Side effects of antidepressants: An Overview” According to the DSM5 major depressive describes a person who is in a depressed mood for most of the day, nearly everyday. The person also has a diminished interest or pleasure in all, or almost all, activities most of the time. There may be significant weight loss or gain as a result of decrease or increase of appetite, respectively. The person may also experience insomnia or hyper insomnia nearly
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Introduction Ko, Liu, Yen, Yen, Chen and Lin (2012) stated the “Internet is one of the most important communication and social interaction media in modern life.” Of course, too much of a good thing has always been a risk as Tuncay Ayas (2012) reported that “Internet addiction can be roughly defined as the inability of resistance for using the Internet excessively, seeing the time spent outside the virtual environment as a loss of time, being very furious and aggressive when deprived of, deteriorating
FAA. The certificate will let pilots fly regardless of certain types of medication being used for depression. If the pilot has been treated successfully for 12 months with one of four common antidepressants: fluoxetine, sertraline, citalopram, or escitalopram, they should be allowed to fly.* The previous FAA policy kept pilots grounded if they were being treated with drugs for depression. This backwards thinking probably endangered the crew and passengers more than making things safer. Pilots most likely
Medication Nonadherence in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Nearly 70 percent of Americans are taking at least one prescribed medication. At least half take more than one. With one of the most frequent line of treatment for many diseases being prescribed medication, nonadherence is a very real issue for many professional nurses. There may be many reasons for patients to not adhere to their medication regime, and as part of the healthcare team, nurses need to examine these and find ways to correct it
Everybody, at a certain point in life, feels blue or sad. The feeling of being sad is usually short-termed and it passes away in the matter of hours or days. Depression is a common, but a very serious illness, so it is really important for the person who has it to seek for treatment. In majority of cases, depression is curable, and that is why people should ask for help when they are in need. There are many ways to effectively treat depression like medications, psychotherapies, and other methods
Depression is a mental health condition that causes feelings of sadness, loss, anger and/or frustration that interferes with daily life from days, to weeks, or months. It’s also known that depression can change the way you see yourself, other people, and life. There isn’t an exact cause for depression yet but it’s believed that chemical changes in the brain are the source. It can also be in your genes, but it’s thought that it could be both chemical changes and in your genes. Any person of any age
Defining Sexual Assault Sexual assault is a worldwide epidemic that has long lasting and devastating effects on the victims. The terms sexual abuse and sexual assault are often used interchangeably. Most often the term “sexual abuse” is used when the victim is under the age of 18 and “sexual assault” is used when the victim is over the age of 18. For the purposes of this paper, “sexual assault” will be most often used as this provides a better description of the impact it has on the victims. Women