Diagnosis and Treatment of Movie Character

Movie: Side Effects (2013)

Diagnosed Character: Emily Taylor

Diagnosed Disease: Clinical Depression

Introduction3

Diagnosed Character in the Film3

Depression3

Discussion4

Signs and Symptoms4

Cause of Depression5

Suggested Treatment for Emily6

Conclusion9

References9

Diagnosis and Treatment of Movie Character

Introduction

Movies 'Side Effect' is an American Psychological Thriller film, released on February 8, 2013. The director of film is Steven Soderbergh. Screenplay is written by Scott Z. Burns. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Channing Tatum, Jude Law and Rooney Mara. The movie revolves around the ramifications of an occasion in which a young women, Emily is prescribed Alipazone (Ablixa), antidepressant (fictional drug). In order to promote 'Side Effects' a phony but realistic website was developed by the name of Ablixa.

Diagnosed Character in the Film

Wife of Martin, Emily Taylor was sentenced for four years for insider trading. After releasing form prison she attempt suicide. She tried a number of anti-depressants but none was effective. A psychiatrist Victoria diagnosed her clinical depression and prescribed Ablixa.

Depression

Clinical depression is also known as major depressive disorder, unipolar depression, a mental illness. A typical manifestation of this mental illness are include

Patients caught in the emotional state of depression, self-esteem lowered to lose interest in favorite activities in the past. In major depressive disorder a patient's family, work, study, and other body functions daily diet and sleep loss can have a negative impact on the situation.

Diagnosis of major depressive disorder is based on the following aspects: a subjective description of symptoms in patients, relatives of patients with behavioral description and the patient's mental status testing. No laboratory tests can be used to direct diagnosis of major depressive disorder, but doctors usually ask patients to do some physical examination to rule out other diseases cause similar symptoms. Major depressive disorder most often 30-40 year's old episodes, between 50 to 60 years to reach another peak incidence. According to reports, the prevalence of female major depressive disorder is about twice that of men, but higher male suicide patients.

Discussion

Signs and Symptoms

Major depressive disorder is a patient family; relationships, work, study, diet and sleep, as well as other body functions have a negative impact of serious illness. The most common symptoms of major depressive episodes include long-term patients in a very emotional state of depression, feeling of fun activities for the previous loss of interest, that their life worthless, extreme guilt, regret, helplessness, hopelessness sense of low self-esteem. Sometimes patients will find it difficult to concentrate and memory loss (especially depression and psychotic depression type). Patients also showed avoid social situations and social activities, sexual arousal dysfunction, suicidal thoughts or recurrent symptoms thought death. Insomnia is also a common symptom, waking most common, and sometimes there is lethargy situation, but this is relatively rare. Loss of appetite, weight loss is a common symptom, but occasionally also increased appetite, weight gain in some case. Patients may also experience some symptoms of physiological, in particular in developing countries may be patient fatigue, headaches and gastrointestinal problems. The patient's relatives and friends also may notice restlessness or lethargy ...