Treatment approaches for OCD, ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, and eating disorders

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Phobias

The video provides statistics that state that the lifetime prevalence rate of OCD is three percent with 30 to 50% in children of ages 7 to 11 having the disorder. The treatment includes Prozac and Zoloft, which improves the disorder, if taken regularly for several weeks. Cognitive behavioral therapy is also one of the treatments that can be used for children. Parents have an important role to play on their part in order to not make their children anxious regarding everyday lives, but make them confident enough so the children find no excuse to skip school. The video is very relevant to treating mental disorders as it clearly explains the medication and the time required to take it in order to be better. I would like to learn more about Augmentation and the different strategies that can be used to prevent phobias in children (Nickel, 2010).

ADHD

The video starts with the historical diagnosis of ADHD, which started back in 1902, including defects, symptoms and the diagnosis required for the mental disorder. The lecture also clears that ADHD is genetic and can be passed on to children. The prevalence rate of ADHD in children is 5 to 7% while in adults it is 4%, among which 20% is acquired while 8% is genetic. The video discusses ADHD from its history to diagnosis, aspects important in treating the mental disorder, hence its relevance. The historical and statistical aspect of the video is important to learn in order to know more about ADHD and I would like to learn more about the 'Acquired' part of ADHD as it would make it clearer about how children can acquire ADHD (Nickel, 2010).

Autism Spectrum Disorders

Oxytocin is important for children during labor and helps enhance social learning in children with a mental disorder. Nickel (2010) presents studies that talk about Asperger's, and the people affected with it are highly intelligent and have the ability to perceive tones in more emotional ways (Nickel, 2010). The video touches on mental disorder medication, hence its relevance. I would like to learn more about Nasal infusion, as the study sounded very interesting and something that could be discussed more.

Aggression

Aggression includes several different disorders like Depression, Dementia, A.D.D., Mania, Schizophrenia, substance use disorders etc. Similarly, it also has ample medication options that should be used in a systematic manner. Beta blockers are taken by 90% of the people, while Lithium is not effective in a lot of cases, so the medication is needed to be used in a systematic manner (Nickel, 2010). The video in detail explained the types and diagnosis of aggression, a form of mental disorder, hence its relevance. However, I would like to learn more about every type of disorder mentioned in the video.

Borderline Personality Disorder

The different subtypes of this disorder include schizophrenia, affective instability, angry/impulsive and rejection sensitivity. Nickel (2010) explains that the schizophrenic does not like to be in the presence of a therapist so we see a few number of people during the career seeking therapy. Each subtype is explained in detail along with brain activities and treatment effects of each subtype. The mental disorders discussed in the video renders it relevant to this topic. I would like to learn more about schizophrenia.

Psychotic Disorder Introduction

Positive, negative, disorganization and characterological symptoms are explained in this video, as the subtypes of schizophrenia. The people with schizophrenia do not have habituation and cannot tune things out that they do not like. The new generated psychotics have very few symptoms due to the fact that they are not very outgoing (Nickel, 2010). This is a very important and informative video, but was much summarized and I would like to learn more about all the subtypes of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a mental disorder, rendering the video relevant.

Depression and Dementia

Depression has a lot of risk factors as it highly affects the brain, leading towards dementia. There is a tremendous amount of overlap between dementia and depression, along with the Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's. Depression in later stages in life, can lead to aggressive behavior, loss of weight, and somatic delusions. The disease is a slow spreading process that takes up to 12 to 14 years until the person dies. The person affected loses the ability to care of himself or herself and they completely rely on other people. The video provided a detailed explanation of depression and dementia and would be very useful for the prevention of the disorder (Nickel, 2010), hence its relevance. I would like to learn more about mental disorders that are mainly common in old age.