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shofmannx20

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This type of intervention might be used for states of extreme emotional or physical turmoil in which the patient feels out of control of self: ______________ _______________.
 
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The drug category ___________________ ____________ increases the availability of serotonin, which is decreased in the brains of depressed individuals.
 
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blazinlyss

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

crisis intervention
Crisis is a state of psychological disequilibrium. The person in crisis is at risk for physical and emotional harm. Crisis intervention strategies provide a structured way to help the person crisis return to at least pre crisis level of functioning.

Answer to Question 2

antidepressants
Used in the treatment of depression, anxiety, obsessive disorders, and impulse-control disorders, antidepressants increase the availability of serotonin.


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