Benzodiazepines are safer for use than central nervous system (CNS) depressants because these medications have few actions outside the CNS, thus having lower potential for abuse and producing less tolerance and physical dependence. ... Bipolar disorder is includes mixed-type reactions or mood changes from elation to depression.Exogenous depression is when a traumatic factor or an agent (as a disease-producing organism) from outside the organism or system has caused symptoms of depression.In the brain of people with depression, neurotransmitters called serotonin and epinephrine are thou...

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Schizophrenia can be defined as "a disorder with a range of symptoms involving disturbances in content of thought, form of thought, perception, affect, sense of self, motivation, behavior, and interpersonal functioning" (Halgin 514). Childhood-onset schizophrenia is a rare disorder that can be dia...

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