Another stigma of this widespread group is that they are violent and not in control of their actions. ... Positive symptoms respond well to antipsychotic drugs, nevertheless, negative symptoms continue to exhibit themselves albeit the medications being taken. ... Albeit, one may have inherited a disposition towards the disease, but never develop it because it is not triggered (for example, by illegal drugs). ... Support for this hypothesis is provided from illegal drugs such as cocaine and amphetamines. ... The difference between these two groups is that individuals under the influence of...

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Obsessive compulsive disorder is marked by uncontrollable intrusions of unwanted thoughts and urges to engage in senseless rituals (often feel they have lost control of their mind) * There is a genetic predisposition to anxiety disorders * Somatoform Disorders are physical ailments that cannot be fully explained by organic conditions and are largely due to psychological factors. ...

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it is estimated 11 percent of children are taking antidepressants; from 1988-2008 the use of antidepressants in children has skyrocket 400 percent. Prescriptions for psychiatric drugs in children and adolescents have skyrocketed in the past 20 years. ... "Twenty years ago, our society began regularly prescribing psychiatric drugs to children and adolescents, and now 1 out of every 15 Americans enters adult-hood with a 'serious mental illness,'" (Whitaker 246). ... Food and Drug Administration has not approved specifi...

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There are many new types of treatments used, such as drug therapy and psychological therapy. ... Drugs, including alcohol, tobacco and street drugs themselves do not cause schizophrenia. However, certain drugs can make symptoms worse or trigger a psychotic episode if a person already has schizophrenia. Drugs can also create schizophrenia like symptoms in otherwise healthy individuals. ...

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(Borowsky 2001) Additionally, for girls, somatic symptoms, having a friend attempt or complete suicide, other illicit drug use, and a history of mental health treatment predicted attempting suicide for black, Hispanic, and white youth. . ... (Pediatrics 2000) Has difficulty in controlling temper. ... In 1996, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) listed suicide as the ninth leading cause of death in the US, taking the lives of 30,862 people. ...

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Schizophrenia is considered to be the most costly, severe, chronic and devastating psychiatric illness that presents the most challenging mental health problem (Andreasen, 1989; Carson, 1996). Considered the leading public health problem, the lifetime prevalence rate is high at approximately 1% of the population; the occurring rate is one in 4000 diagnosed per year with severe morbidity and significant mortality rates linked to a high numbers of suicides (Andreasen & Carpenter, 1993; Silverstein et al., 2006). Bleuler's unique concept, that the defining features of schizophrenia are the s...

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The symptoms of borderline patients are similar to those for which most people seek psychiatric help: depression, mood swings, the use and abuse of drugs and alcohol as a means of trying to feel better; obsessions, phobias, feelings of emptiness and loneliness, inability to tolerate being alone, problems about eating. ... Borderline people also show great difficulties in controlling rage; they are unusually impulsive, they fall in and out of love suddenly; they tend to idealize other people and then abruptly despise them. ... Lower levels of psychological function emerge regressively and act ...

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It has been responsible for poor school performance, alcohol, drug abuse, and feelings of worthlessness and hopelessness among teenagers (Danielson, Youngstrom, and Calabrese). ... Drug, alcohol, and tabacco abuse frequently coexist with depression. ...

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Schizophrenia. This portmanteau term is used to describe a mental illness that unfortunately has been riddled with misconceptions and fallacies throughout history, giving it an extremely and perhaps undeservingly negative connotation. The origin of the word schizophrenia lends itself to the compilation of two Greek words. The first word, schizo, means "splitting". The second word, phrenia, means "of the mind". ...

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(5) Excess alcohol and other drug use. ... In its later stages, the fact and consequences of alcoholism dominate the picture and are often blamed for everything.); (b) Alcohol and suicide may both be attempts to deal with depression and misery; (c) Alcohol will increase the effects of other sedative drugs, frequently used in suicide attempts; (d) Alcohol may increase impulsive actions. ... This is associated with a feeling of power and complete control. ...

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Harris was again temporarily hospitalized and released shortly after without any ongoing treatment, but was prescribed Haldol, a drug used to treat schizophrenia, which she eventually stopped taking unless forced to by her family members (Blanco). ...

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