treating with psychotherapy alone or antidepressants alone. White paper type: Scientific/peer-reviewed journal type piece because it is written in a journal-type style and supported by references to research studies. The Psychology of Abuse: Combining Psychotherapy and Antidepressants to Treat Texas Foster Children and Youth with Depressive Disorders Richard U. Steinberg Centene Corporation The Psychology of Abuse: Combining Psychotherapy and Antidepressants to Treat Texas Foster Children and Youth
Australia annualy, and become one of the leading cause of suicide in younger adult. This disease is usually treated by Antidepressant Medication (ADM) or by non-drug treatment, such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). The aim of this review article is to explore what is the best treatment for depressed patient. Two article are chosen, the first article are “Cognitive therapy vs. medications for depression: Treatment outcomes and neural mechanisms” by Robert J. DeRubeis and the second article is “The Effects
OF MEDICATION vs CBT IN TREATING CHILDHOOD DEPRESSION The use of medication and antidepressants in the treatment of psychiatric disorders is currently an issue garnering serious debate in the scientific community. Proponents state that antidepressants can offer a quicker relief than other means, and are more effective for certain illnesses such as bipolar disorder. On the other hand, critics claim that the medications often cause numerous side effects that require further use of medications, and
JD has been on several antidepressants with limited success and is not currently taking any medications. He is feeling hopeless and he has gone to see his psychiatrist for help. His
attempts (Gamble et al., 2013; Jakobsen et al., 2011). Not only is the prevalence of depression alarming, but costly to the health care system (Cuijpers et al., 2011; Cuijpers et al., 2014; Hees et al., 2013; Jakobsen et al., 2011). The use of antidepressants is the standard for initial treatment, but may be limiting in preventing relapse (Cuijpers et al., 2014; Jakobsen et al., 2011). Therefore, the inclusion of non-pharmacological interventions may be necessary to improve treatment outcomes (Cuijpers
associated with depression, which are helpful in detection of the illness. There are various ways to treat depression, such as medication, group therapy, and/or herbal supplements. There are pros and cons with each treatment, but the worst coincides with the medication –suicide. Much research has been conducted, which will be discussed in the paper that has shown a link to antidepressants and suicide. However, there is also evidence that the suicide rate could be decreased with proper diagnosis and early
Choosing for Self vs. Others in Making Medical Treatment Decisions Individuals choose different medical treatments for themselves than they would recommend or decide to their relatives or friends. Several papers written by scholars revealed that individuals including those people in the field of medicine settle for different medical treatments for themselves than to their patients. Studies show that individuals will take risky treatments for themselves. They don’t want others be harmed from the negative
the topic number of your assigned article and the title of the paper? #5, Title: “Prediction of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor response using diffusionweighted MRI” Outline of the Main Points to be included in your Poster Presentation of your article WHY: The purpose of this article was to present findings of a study that analyzed the difference in serotonin uptake in the brain between patients who remitted to SSRI antidepressants and those who did not. WHAT: I hope to learn more about serotonin
Comparison of the effectiveness of different classes of antidepressants with placebo and with other forms of treatment like psychosocial interventions in women with postpartum depression Introduction .Depression is one of the psychological disorders that influence 15-25 % of adults in United States every year. Women are twice as likely as men to experience symptoms of depression. In women, most common period of occurrence of depression is between 18-44 years and this happens to be the prime childbearing
This paper attempts to argue that the latter statement is reasonable, and the ethics involved with over diagnosis lead to negative consequences. In my opinion, due to the loose definition of the disease, financial involvement of pharmaceutical companies and