Psychological Disorders and Diseases and Drugs That Help with These Disorders

Describe each psychological disorder thoroughly and Discuss any associated theories behind the disorder or disease. Explain how these drugs help. What are the negative effects associated with these drugs?

In my essay I will talk on psychological disorders and diseases and drugs that help with these disorders and negative side of the drugs and how work with the disorders.

Schizophrenia

The term schizophrenia means the splitting of psychic functions. The term was coined in the early years of the 20th century to describe what was assumed at that time to be the primary symptom of the disorder: the breakdown of integration among emotion, thought, and action (Pinel, J.P., 2009). According to Mayo Clinic (2011) Schizophrenia is a group of severe brain disorders in which people interpret reality abnormally. Schizophrenia may result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions and disordered thinking and behavior. The ability of people with schizophrenia to function normally and to care for themselves tends to deteriorate over time. According to Mayo Clinic (2011) Contrary to some popular belief, schizophrenia isn't split personality or multiple personality. The word "schizophrenia" does mean, "split mind," but it refers to a disruption of the usual balance of emotions and thinking. Chlorpromazine, Thorazine, Fluphenazine, Haloperidol, and Perphenazine are use for schizophrenia and according to Mayo Clinic (2011) these drugs have frequent and potentially significant neurological side effects, including the possibility of developing a movement disorder (tardive dyskinesia) that may or may not be reversible. The newer drugs that help with schizophrenia are aripiprazole, clozapine , olanzapine, and paliperidone. The newer drugs show lower amount of side effects than older drugs for schizophrenia. According to Mayo Clinic (2011) Side effects of atypical antipsychotic medications include weight gain, diabetes and high blood cholesterol.

Depression

According to Medline Plus (2011) Depression is a serious medical illness that involves the brain. It's more than just a feeling of being "down in the dumps" or "blue" for a few days. If you are one of the more than 20 million people in the United States who have depression, the feelings do not go away. They persist and interfere with your everyday life. Other side of depression is where individual's whose tendency toward depression is out of proportion. These people repeatedly fall into the depths of despair and lose the capacity to experience pleasure (a loss called anhedonia), often for no apparent reason; and their depression can be so extreme that it is almost impossible for them to meet the essential requirements of their daily lives--to keep a job, to maintain social contacts, to eat, or even to maintain an acceptable level of