Pharmacology for Psychological Disorders

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Hi Kehinde,

Nice work you wrote. Permit me to add some details to your post. The key to recognizing causes is to recognize a major depressive episode. If an episode has arisen, the patient is at high risk of another episode. Medications can be successful for several years, but then the effects can be diminished (Otte et al., 2016). The brain becomes tolerable and then immune to the drug. As a consequence, tracking improvement and symptoms with frequent physician supervision can help to change treatment if appropriate. Significant life events such as death, career transition, work loss, divorce, or violence may give rise to new causes.Pharmacology for Psychological Disorders

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No x-ray, blood test, or diagnostic test may identify or diagnose major depressive disorders. However, clinicians can run additional tests to ensure that other medical conditions do not lead to the disorder (Kupfer et al., 2016). Primary care doctors or psychiatrists typically conduct a thorough screening for depression. The screening would contain questions about family and personal psychiatric records. Several psychiatric conditions include signs similar to depression.

 

References

Kupfer, D. J., Frank, E., & Phillips, M. L. (2016). Major depressive disorder: new clinical, neurobiological, and treatment perspectives. Focus14(2), 266-276.

Otte, C., Gold, S. M., Penninx, B. W., Pariante, C. M., Etkin, A., Fava, M., … & Schatzberg, A. F. (2016). Major depressive disorder. Nature reviews Disease primers2(1), 1-20. Pharmacology for Psychological Disorders