Behaviour disorders

DEFINITION:

• Behavior Disorders or BD are conditions that are more than just disruptive behavior. They are related to mental health problems that lead to disruptive behavior, emotional and social problems.

TYPES OF BEHAVIOUR DISORDERS:

• Depression: It’s one of the most common behaviourdisorders.

- What is?

Is a mental disorder characterized by a persistent low mood that is accompanied by low self-esteem and by a loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities.

-How is it treated?

It is treated with a pharmacological therapy and psychological support.

Pharmacological therapy

• Only it is recomended when before of thistratement anyone has failed.

• Tricyclic antidepressants

• Heterocyclic antidepressants

• Selective inhibitors of serotonin uptake

• Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors

Stages of psychopharmacology in depression

• Antidepressants 1-3 weeks

• Low dose and increasing

• Revission at the 3-4 week

• Suppression should be progressive

SCHYZOPHRENIA:

• Definition: Is a mental disorder characterized by a breakdown of thought processes and by impaired emotional responses.

• Symptoms: delusions(such as paranoid beliefs), hallucinations, disorganized thinking and negative symptoms(such as blunted).

• It causes significant social and vocational dysfunction.-How is it treated?1.-Antipsychotic medicationreduce the positive symptoms of

psychosis in about 7–14 days.

2.-Psychosocial:A number of psychosocial interventions may be useful in the

treatment of schizophrenia including: family therapy, assertive community treatment, supported employment…

Other examples:• Hyperactivity

• Anxiety