PS268 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Biology Of Depression, Centre For Addiction And Mental Health, Reinforcement
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Chapter 8: psychotherapeutic drugs: medication for mental disorders. Characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, or behaviour and can be associated with significant distress and impaired functioning. Second leading cause of human disability and premature death in canada. Major depression occurs in 10-25% of women, almost twice the rate in men. More than 50% of those seeking help for addiction also have a mental illness, and 15-20% of those seeking help from mental health services are also living with an addiction. Centre for addiction and mental health camh is canada"s larges addiction and mental health teaching hospital. 70% of mental illnesses appear before age 25 and the rates of concurrent disorders are significantly higher among adolescents. Mental disorders tend to be chronic, relapsing illnesses. In schizophrenia especially, substance abuse is particularly prevalent (58-88% more likely to smoke) In those with mental disorders, risk of substance abuse is 2-4x as high. Tobacco and cannabis are the 2 most abused drugs.
