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Alprazolam
A Benzodiazepine tranquilizer; prescribed for anxiety, tension,
panic attacks and depression. Brand names include Alprazolam, Xanax
Amitriptyline
A Tricyclic Antidepressant prescribed for depressions. Brand names include
Amitril, Elavil, Vanatrip
Amoxapine
A Tricyclic Antidepressant prescribed for depression. aka - Asendin
Anticonvulsants
Drugs used to control or prevent seizures. Many of these drugs
are also used to alleviate the manias in bipolar disorder / manic depresion
Antidepressants
Drugs used to alleviate depressions
Antipsychotics
Drug used to alleviate psychotic states or psychosis
Attention Deficit Disorder
AKA "ADD" meaning "without" hyperactivity. As compared to ADHD,
this condition is characterized by fewer serious conduct problems found in
hyperactive states. A sluggish behavior and more depressive moods are evident.
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder
AKA "ADHD" "AD/HD" and recently, "ADD/H" Typically children with
will show inappropriate behaviors for their age which include poor attention
spans, impulsive behaviors, hyperactivity
Behavioral Therapy / Control
A treatment plan which targets a specific problems and/or behaviors
in need of modifications, often times regardless of diagnosis
Bipolar Disorder:
A disorder involving opposing characteristics in which the person's moods
change from exhilarated highs to depressed / depressive lows. AKA - manic depression
Bipolar I - Bipolar Disorder characterized by episodes of manias and major depressions
Bipolar II - Bipolar Disorder characterized by episodes of hypomania and major depression
BP III - Bipolar Disorder - cyclothymiam, characterized by minor
episodes of hypomania and depression
Cognitive Therapy
Psychotherapy working on the principle that disturbed emotional states
can cause faulty thinking, (also the other way around)
Cognitive therapy targets negative or abnormal thought patterns for improvement
Cyclothymia
A less severe form of Bipolar Disorder, BP III
Degeneration:
Becoming worse & steadily declining.
Delusion:
False beliefs regarding the self, or false perception of events
occurring in a person's life.
Depression:
The state of feeling sad. In bipolar... this feeling can be so
strong that it can cause inactivity, difficulty in thought or concentrating,
disturbing e in everyday activities.
Electro Convulsive / Electroconvulsive Therapy
A treatment for manic depression in which an electric shock (current)
is produced and is sent through a patient's (unconscious) brain. AKA - ECT / E.C.T.
Episode
A specific period of mania or depression
Euphoria A feeling of elation or well-being Euphoric A feeling of well-being or elation
Euthymia:
A feeling of joy or peace of mind, occurring after a major depressive episode, can last several days.
Flight of Ideas / Flight of Thought
A symptom of mania. This term is used to describe a rapid changing of plans and ideas
often experienced and displayed by those in a manic episode
Grandiosity
A symptom of mania; used to describe the larger-than-life feelings
of superiority often experienced by those in a manic episode
Hereditary:
A characteristic or quality genetically transmitted from parent to child.
Hypomania
A mild degree of mania often a precursor to a full manic episode
Light Therapy
A treatment for SAD in which the patient is exposed to periods of full spectrum
lighting or sun light to to alleviate depressions
Lithium:
A drug used to treat manic depressive patients.
When given in the proper dose, lithium can help relieve symptoms of the disease.
Lithium Carbonate
An Antipsychotic and Antimanic drug prescribed primarily for mania associated w/Bipolar
Disorder / Manic Depression. Names include Lithane, Lithizine, Lithobid, Lithonate ...
Major Depressive Episode
One of the mood episodes that compost bipolar disorder. The state of deep
depression that may last from two weeks to six months or even much longer if left untreated.
Mania:
Heightened and unexplainable excitement or frenzy.
Manic Depression:
A psychological disorder that is marked by periods of elevated moods, (mania) and depression.
The disorder is usually diagnosed when a person is a young adult.
Manic Episodes
One of the mood episodes that compose bipolar disorder. A state that is
grandiose, active, hyper, agitated etc see home pg
Mixed Episodes / Mixed States:
One of the mood episodes that compose bipolar disorder. A state that rapidly
fluctuates between the major depressive episodes and the manic.
Mood Disorder:
An abnormal mental condition that affects a person's conscious
state of mind and their emotions. Mood disorders include bipolar disorder
and unpopular disorder (depression)
pdoc
Another name for "psychiatrist" (nickname of sorts)
Psychiatrist
A Medical doctor who specializing in the treatment of mental disorders
Psychiatry
A field of medicine which deals with mental, emotional and/or behavioral disorders
Psychologist
A licensed individual who is engages in the scientific study of the mind and deals
often times in the treatment of mental, emotional and/or behavioral disorders in patients.
Not a medical doctor ... cannot prescribe medications.
Rapid Cycling
A serious episode in Bipolar Disorder cycling in which the
patient abruptly alters between episodes of depression and mania
Schizoaffective
A mental disorder distinguish by symptoms of both Schizophrenia
as well as Bipolar Disorder and cannot be diagnosed as one or the other
Unipolar Disorder:
Also known as depressive disorder, this involves only depression
and not
manic states as is reoccurring.
Valproic Acid
An anticonvulsive medication prescribed for control of the manic phases
of Bipolar Disorder. AKA / Names include Depakene, Depakote, Valproate
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