There are a variety of drugs for the treatment of depression but not all have the same effect on their patients; however, there is evidence that marijuana has helped treat depression on patients who have taken the drug. ... As you continue taking antidepressants, the side effects get worse; nevertheless, you can't stop medication as you become ill. ... Also, antidepressants increase the risk of suicide in younger patients (teens), marijuana doesn't. ... Cannabis on the other hand, is effective on all patients but only at low doses. ... Medication-induced suicide has taken the life of...

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In cognitive therapy, the therapist takes an active part in solving a patient's problems. ... le the patient carries the whole burden of finding the answers they came to therapy for initially. ... The patient says her appetite got worse and she became physically ill with the progression of her depression. ... The fear of being mentally ill was so horrible that I decided to take my entire bottle of sleeping pills rather than face the shame of being a mental patient."... Whereas, Oster & Montgomery stated that "when parents are struggling over marital or career problems, or are ill themselv...

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Schizoaffective disorder is defined as an: Illness during which the patient has symptoms of both schizophrenia and a major mood disorder at the same time. ... Schizoaffective patients have a higher "likelihood of returning to a previous level of functioning than schizophrenics- (Lambert, Gordon). ... Some schizoaffective patients experience symptoms between episodes, but generally, symptoms can be controlled with medication. Many schizoaffective patients function very well in normal society with treatment. ... Victim, not villain: the mentally ill are six to seven times more likely to b...

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The presentation of symptoms changes from one patient to the next and even from one episode to the next in the same patient. ... Psychiatrists listen to patients and patients family members describe the above mentioned symptoms and they assess their onset, course, fluctuation and impact upon the patient. ... Bipolar II patients are also at a higher risk to fall victim to alcoholism. ... Because these drugs begin working almost immediately, they are used on patients with acute mania and the severely ill manic patients. ... About two-thirds of all patients that undergo ECT report some level ...

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An estimated 10-14 million Americans suffer from depression, according to a recent article in the "Alliance for the Mentally Ill" publication. ... It was also found to be less active in depressed patients. ... Although antidepressants drugs do initially help about 70% of patients, some people need to take psychotherapy. ... For patients with less severe depression, psychotherapy was as effective as antidepressant drugs. ... However, when patients who had recovered were followed for 18 months, the results were ...

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Physicians cannot always determine which drug will be best for a particular patient. ... Supportive therapies emphasize support and provide structure in the patient's life. ... Generally such groups consist of four to eight patients, and one or two therapists. ... Creative art therapy can be used for the patient unable to address his or her illness in the usual verbal manner. Patients are encouraged to express themselves through body movements or by writing poetry for instance. ...

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Everyone knew that Jane had an imagination and liked to write, and Jane believes that Jennie thinks that she is ill because of her writings. ... Although they are one and the same, John chose to treat her as a wife and not a patient. ... If John would have just acted as a physician and listened to the patient (and not his wife), (while knowing the patient is his wife and that she has a wild imagination) he could have treated her with more seriousness and perhaps found a better way to treat her "temporary nervous depression." ... This leaves her as a patient on the back burner of his impor...

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Therefore, diagnosis should not lie only in the physician's hands but be associated with parents, teachers, and anyone who interacts with the patient on a daily basis. ... Oster & Montgomery (1996) stated that "when parents are struggling over marital or career problems, or are ill themselves, teens may feel the tension and try to distract their parents." ... So how can the physician determine when a patient should be diagnosed as depressed or suicidal? ... An average of twenty to thirty percent of adult bipolar patients reported having their first episode before the age of twenty. ...

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Therefore, diagnosis should not lie only in the physician's hands but be associated with parents, teachers, and anyone who interacts with the patient on a daily basis. ... Oster & Montgomery (1996) stated that "when parents are struggling over marital or career problems, or are ill themselves, teens may feel the tension and try to distract their parents." ... So how can the physician determine when a patient should be diagnosed as depressed or suicidal? ... An average of twenty to thirty percent of adult bipolar patients reported having their first episode before the age of twenty. ...

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Also patients were given a little more freedom but the cure rate was still low. ... Psychotherapy is any form of treatment for psychological or emotional disorders in which a trained person establishes a relationship with one or several patients for the purpose of modifying or removing existing symptoms and promoting personality growth. ... People who are ill may also have visual hallucinations, a door in the wall where no door exist, a lion, a tiger, or a long dead relative may suddenly appear. ...

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The mentally ill were frequently incarcerated and mistreated at Bethlehem Hospital (also known as "Bedlam"). ... Mentally ill people were driven from towns, ridiculed, beaten, or stoned. Women who were mentally ill were often thought to be witches or possessed and were burned at the stake or drowned. ...

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The may feel very hopeless which can often lead to suicide. (4) Anxiety - Patients may experience the psychological manifestations of anxiety. Sixty to seventy percent of depressed patients report feelings of anxiety and sometimes extreme worrying... Therefore, diagnosis should not lie only in the physician's hands but be associated with parents, teachers and anyone who interacts with the patient on a daily basis. ... Oster & Montgomery (1996) stated that "when parents are struggling over marital or career problems, or are ill themselves, teens may feel the tension and try to distract the...

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I go through the ups and downs of being content, smiling and laughing, communicating with family and friends, going to class and be productive for a few moments, then ill-fated the next, wasting time watching television, sleeping, staying awake for multiple days, over-eating and under-eating, and having no interaction with the outside world. ...

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