Mental health articles
OF mental health care and mentally ill
January, 2013
Etiology of Dissociative Identity Disorder
Aetiology of DID The nature and, indeed, existence of ‘true’ DID, have been as hotly debated as the existence of recovered memories, and the arguments are very similar (see, for example, Piper and Merskey 2004). Such is the level of debate that even some studies of this disorder remain neutral about its nature and aetiology. […]
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Information On Dissociative Identity Disorder
A defining characteristic of individuals with a diagnosis of Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is that they behave as if they possess two or more distinct identities or personalities, known as ‘alters’. In contrast to the past, where people with DID (or multiple personality as it was previously known) reported relatively few alter personalities, the average number […]
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Are Repressed Memories Reliable
Since the late 1980s, a number of clinicians have argued that many adults who were traumatized as children had repressed all memories of these events, and that these memories could be recovered only in the course of psychological therapy. In a seminal text, Bass and Davis argued that such repression is not unusual, and advised […]
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Recovered Memory Controversy
The recovered memory phenomenon has engendered considerable controversy and debate. Three differing explanations for this phenomenon have been proposed. Accurate accounts Recovered memories are accurate accounts of previously forgotten events, and should be accepted as such even in the absence of corroborative evidence. Explanations of why these memories are forgotten focus on unconscious mechanisms that […]
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Treatmenting post-traumatic stress disorder
Treatmenting post-traumatic stress disorder:Preventing PTSD by psychological debriefing Psychological debriefi ng is a single-session interview conducted immediately following a traumatic event intended to help those involved cope with their emotional responses to the trauma and prevent the development of PTSD. It involves encouraging the individual to talk through the event and their emotional reactions to […]
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PTSD Case Study Examples
PTSD Case Study Examples about one person. Mr F was a prison officer in a small town in the west of England. At six feet four inches, he was a big strong man, fond of playing rugby for a local team and drinking with his mates. He was happily married with two young children. He […]
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Cases
Here is the case of Ron, which shows how both the situation and the reaction of the people around him can contribute to the development of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD). At the time this happened, I was working in a small hut on an industrial estate. They had been building some more units and had a crane […]
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Definition of PTSD DSM-IV
The DSM-IV-TR criteria for a diagnosis of Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are that the individual has experienced or witnessed an event that involved actual or threatened death or serious injury, or a threat to the physical integrity of self or others, and that their immediate response involved intense fear, helplessness or horror. In the longer […]
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Cognitive behavioural treatment for bipolar disorder
The biological model of bipolar disorder has been dominant for some years, and it is only recently that attempts to change the course of the disorder using cognitive behavioural methods have been attempted. The main psychotherapeutic approach has involved the use of psychoeducational programmes to prepare people to cope with relapse. In one evaluation of […]
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Lithium Alternatives for Bipolar Disorder
Treatment of bipolar disorder about Lithium therapy. Standard antidepressants are typically not used in the treatment of bipolar disorder, as they may provoke rapid mood swings rather than stabilize mood. Instead, lithium bicarbonate is the main treatment of choice to minimize mood swings. Lithium typically achieves this within 5 to 14 days in about 60 […]
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