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Treatments of Mental Disorders :hospital:
Jeanie, Oum, Hargun 201 -…
Treatments of Mental Disorders :hospital:
Jeanie, Oum, Hargun 201
Anorexia Nervosa
Definition
a serious disorder in eating behavior that is characterized especially by a fear of weight gain leading to faulty eating patterns, malnutrition, and usually excessive weight loss
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Biochemical Treatments
Fluoxetine
This medicine can help the patient overcome their depression by maintaining a healthy weight once it's all under control(can also be used for bulimia)
Olanzapine
Olanzapine promotes weight gain for an anorexia patient. It also benefits for body image, sleep, depressive symptoms etc. Although, Olanzapine appears to be unresponsive towards other therapies
Alternative treatments
Acupuncture
A form of chinese medicine that inserts needles into specific parts of the body. The goal is to improve your health.
Relaxation therapy
it helps by improving personal outlook in life. After a study, it determined that relaxation therapy lowers stress hormones, increases dopamine and decreases body dissatisfaction
Yoga
This physical treatment can help reduce the stress level and lead to clearer thinking towards their body image. Yoga has slow movements that helps the patient become more "in-tune" with their own body.
bipolar
symptoms
Abnormally upbeat, jumpy or wired.
Increased activity, energy or agitation.
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definition
Bipolar disorder is a mental disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, concentration, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.
Alternative treatments
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Fish oil.
Research shows that fatty acids brings greater volume towards areas of the brain which improve mood and behavior
S-adenosylmethione.
This supplement forms a substance that naturally occurs in the body. This is helpful for both depression and bipolar.
Yoga
This calming technique cannot cure bipolar but, it may help you manage your symptoms and be a valuable part of your treatment
Biochemical Treatments
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Lamictal
It helps delay bouts of depression, mania and mixed episodes in people being treated with standard therapy
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ADHD
Symptoms
being unable to sit still, especially in calm or quiet surroundings
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Definition
a disorder marked by an ongoing pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development.
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Alternative treatments
Elimination diets; diagnostic procedures are used to identify foods that an individual cannot consume without adverse effects.
Parent training; A family therapy program that aims to change parenting behaviors teaches ways of positive reinforcement fo their child
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Schizophrenia
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Biochemical treatments
Lurasidone
It has been proven that lurasidone helps to reduce the risk of relapse in patients. Although, it has minor side effects towards body weight.
Aripiprazole
This medication works in the brain to rebalance dopamine and serotonin to improve ones thinking, mood, behavior
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Alternative treatments
Therapy
People with schizophrenia tend to feel more relaxed by talking to other their therapist about it. It is because they get to know themselves better.
Exercise
It has been shown that exercise therapy improves the negative and positive symptoms, quality of life, cognition etc.
Social skills training
This training focuses mainly on improving the patients communication and social skills. This helps then participate in daily activities to feel better
Bulimia
Definition
an emotional disorder involving distortion of body image and an obsessive desire to lose weight, in which bouts of extreme overeating are followed by depression and self-induced vomiting, purging, or fasting
Alternative treatments
Body awareness therapy- a program that focuses on quality movement awareness help to reduce body and self-awareness
Yoga- help reduce stress levels and lead to clearer thinking and make people become more become more ‘in tune’ with their body
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Symptoms
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Feeling a loss of control during bingeing — like you can't stop eating or can't control what you eat
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Biochemical Treatments
Fluoxetine is used for buloimia patients, it has been shown to decrease the frequency of binge eating and vomiting
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