Essays on Psychiatry

The medical field in the United States has been faced with a couple of a meticulous campaign debating whether the psychologists should have a bequeathed mandate to prescribe medication to the patients or not. In addition to the above statement, the American Psychological Association (APA) has been on the front...

Miss Emily Grierson is a 54 year old former crafts teacher. I met Emily through the town mayor. She was reluctant to come in for therapy but the mayor managed to convince her that it was for her own good and she really needed it. At a first glance, Emily seemed...

Similarities between types of psychotherapy Most psychotherapy therapies share a deep, emotionally polarized, trustworthy relationship with an individual who helps (Clark s pain as well as a means of relieving it. The emotional awakening that seems to be a criterion for behavioral and attitudinal improvement is the other shared characteristic...

Psychopathy and Environment Psychopathy is not inherited, according to the psychiatrist consulted by the Ice Man, but is formed over time by people in conjunction with the environment in which they are. When Richard matured into an adolescent and young adult, he grew into children who became fearless, wounded, and bullied....

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) A term used to refer to a category of developmental disabilities is Autism Spectrum Disorder, which is also known as ASD. These developmental disabilities are characterized by speech and social contact difficulties and small and repeated activities in a person (Lord, Cook, Leventhal & Amaral, 2013). In...

The Psychology of People between the Ages of 26 and 60 The paper reflects an evaluation of the psychology of people between the ages of 26 and 60. When it comes to psychiatry, there are emotional and behavioral approaches. For example, memory concentration, processing, etc., cognitive one assesses what is going...

Positive and Negative Consequences of Clinical Diagnosis There are both positive and negative consequences of clinical diagnosis. On the positive hand, it offers advice on the best moves to be taken for stability and well-being. However, considering the guidance provided in the DSM 5, diagnosis is not liable for giving incorrect...

Introduction One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey is an extraordinary novel that addresses both tyranny and revolt in 1950s American mental hospitals. The book was written in the aftermath of the Civil Rights Movements when there were many shifts in the attitudes of psychiatry and psychology in America....

Schizophrenia: A Chronic Mental Disorder Schizophrenia is a chronic mental disorder or illness of the brain. During early adulthood, the symptoms of this disease emerge. It is understood that the onset of this condition induces complete permanent changes in the afflicted person's social and professional involvement. The consequence of this condition...

Schizophrenia: Causes and Symptoms Schizophrenia is a chronic psychiatric disorder that affects a person's thoughts, emotions, and overall actions. The signs range from hallucinations, diminished voice, to difficulty concentrating. The disorder is induced by both genetic and environmental causes and, at times, the association between the two. Genetic Causes of Schizophrenia In certain...

Although there are various types of psychiatric diseases, one of the more disabling mental conditions is obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), it is little known by the medical community since it is characterized by two characteristics: fixation and addiction (Abramowitz, Taylor, McKay, 2009). With the emergence of unhealthy obsessions and...

The rampantness of neuropsychiatric condition increases everyday with people. It is increasing with pressures of work and stress, and this puts exposed people more at risk of neuropsychiatric diseases. The combination of several variables causes the disorder of central nervous system (CNS) level. Causes of abnormal mood changes are idiopathic...