The Importance of Providing Oral Care Brushing your teeth, how do you feel when you brush your teeth? When you wake up in the morning what is your routine, get up use the restroom, brush your teeth, and then go on about getting ready for the day? How would you feel if you couldn’t brush your teeth whither it be because you don’t have access to a toothbrush or toothpaste, or what if you couldn’t even remember to brush your teeth in the morning or evenings? When you don’t brush your teeth you feel
Fighting Sleep Disorders the Natural Way! Do you wake up early wanting to sleep for a while? Do you still feel fatigued even after a good night's sleep? Do you snore all night long, that disturbs you as well as the one sleeping besides you? Have you ever wondered the reasons behind these? Have you thought of the future problems this might cause? You do not have to worry. You are among many others who often ignore such symptoms and land up suffering with Sleep Disorders. You have a chance now to help
The main classes of antidepressants that will be discussed are the monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs) and serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). It usually depends on the patient’s specific needs as to what medicine would be prescribed to treat the depression. SSRIs are the most popular and widely prescribed antidepressants by doctors because
involves both reactive and biological; and atypical depression which is a more severe biological depression (Wegmann, 2015). MDD should be treated with evidence-based treatment. Psychopharmacology is often the first-line treatment. Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) are typically the first-line
types of antidepressant medications that are the most common. These medications are Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs), as Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs), Atypical Antidepressants, and Tricyclic Antidepressants. Each has similar side effects, while others have different effects on the human body. The first main type of antidepressant is Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) which job is to ease depression by affecting the chemical messengers, which are used to interconnect
be examined to determine the pros and cons of the use of these drugs. The generations include: First generation TCAs and MAOIs (Tricyclic antidepressants and Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors), Second generation SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors), and Third generation SNRIs (Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors). The side effects discussed will be the impact of adolescence with a history of major depression, risks of adverse behavioral effects on pediatrics, and effects on the adolescent
brain chemicals called neurotransmitters—primarily serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine. Scientists have found that these particular chemicals are involved in regulating a person's mood (FDA, 2016). There are several different classifications of antidepressants: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs), Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SSNIs), Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), and Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs). Anti-depressants may not cure depression, but they can
William McKim in chapters 1, 2, 3, 5 and 14 looks at some basic pharmacology, research design and the behavioral analysis of drug effects, tolerance withdrawal, sensitization and conditioning of drug effects, dependence addiction and the self administration of drugs as well as antidepressants and mood stabilizers. A drug in its most basic form is defined as “a substance that alters the physiology of the body” (p. 1) and is comprised of a chemical name, a generic name and trade name. The chemical
antidepressants is more harmful to a person’s mental health than beneficial because it suppresses the natural reuptake of certain chemical hormones in the brain, it causes the body to develop a dependency on the drug, and increases the chance of the individual abusing the drug as their body gains resistance to its effects. Suppressing the natural reuptake of certain chemical hormones such as, dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin can cause major hormonal imbalances. Your brain sends out the needed
In the Bible, Jesus said to disciples “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.” However, nowadays, Christians starts to cloister themselves and wants to stay in their comfort zone, just like the “royalties” at the party in “The Masque of the Red Death”. The people in the story have a party inside an abbey and locked themselves in there while the disease that devours people runs like a hungry lion outside the abbey. In the end, the pestilence comes into the abbey also
Part A: Defining Stress 1. What is Stress? Stress is how the body, specifically the nervous system, reacts to mental pressure. The person may feel under pressure, overloaded, overwhelmed, strained or anxious about certain tasks or events. Stress can be a good thing where it can motivate the person to reach their full potential but stress can also be a bad thing as it can damage a person’s health. 2. Physiological Effects of Stress This refers to how stress physically affects the body of a person
existing regimen or side effects. Antidepressant washout was per clinical judgment and ranged from immediate switch to 14 days. Patients previously on selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) citalopram were also eligible and the physician chose to treat them with citalopram or started them on Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI)
Depression 1. What are the salient historical features of the case? The main noticeable historical features of the case include the patient’s depressed mood, described sleep disturbance, diminished interest in certain activities, feeling of guilt, suicidal thoughts, and reduced energy and concentration. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) criteria for major depressive disorder, a patient must present at least 5 of the symptoms mentioned above for at least
Interaction between the Psychological basis and Physiological basis of Memory loss in relation to HM’s case study. Memory loss, commonly referred to as ‘Amnesia’ is “a failure of memory caused by physical injury, disease, drug use or psychological trauma” (American Psychological Association, 2002). Mostly due to lesion or surgical removal of various parts of the brain. Unlike the plot twists in movies and a common cliché on television programs, Amnesia in real life is not a dramatic form of forgetting
Physical Beauty In a perfect world, inner beauty would be the only thing that was considered important about a person, while their physical appearance would just be something a part of them that wouldn’t determine a person’s character. However, this is not the case, this isn’t a perfect world. The perception of beauty has always been shown that it only involved outward appearance, yet that sounds ignorant so people tend to announce that inward beauty is what matters most, when it’s not actually
1. List the possible triggers noted above for Mrs. MC’s Symptoms of depression? • Family distress as evidence by “She has been experiencing family problems with her husband and children for the last several months”. • Self-worth as evidence by “Now she feels so low that she has started smoking again, although she says she can 't really afford to”. • Lack of interest as evidenced by “she hasn 't been getting out of the house much recently” • Possible fatigue as evidence by “she is less active during
approach is needed to treat this disease. Treatment options provide successful treatment for this disorder in 80 % of the patients, include selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor’s medications such as sertraline (Zoloft), Citalopram (celexa) which are considered the first line drugs of treatment. Serotonin/ norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors and medications such as mirtazapine, and bupropion also prescribed. In addition other treatment include Electroconvulsive therapy, which has a rapid response and
Depression is a psychiatric disorder that afflicts young people with chronic feelings of sadness or worthlessness—the defining characteristic of the disorder is that it robs a person of the capacity for pleasure. Unhappiness triggered by events is not uncommon in children, but it normally goes away when circumstances change. A child with depression doesn’t recover when events change; her dark mood and lack of interest in things she used to enjoy will persist. Depression can interfere with all aspects
The use of certain colors associated with clothing in a film can help tell a story, show a character's journey or who they are to the story, and it helps communicate ideas to the audience. In a film such as King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, the battle between good and evil is represented by light colors like white, tan, or light brown and black in clothing, but when using magic, the characters who represent “good” have blue, gold, and silver accents while “evil” characters have red, orange, and black
Treatment for: High Cholesterol, Familial Heterozygous, High Cholesterol, Familial Homozygous, High Cholesterol Definition: Repatha is a monoclonal antibody to a Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors they work similarly to statins and the genetic and it has negative regulator of low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR). Repatha is a medicine used to treat adults with primary hypercholesterolaemia with high blood cholesterol levels. Primary means that the disease is generally