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- Title
- SLCC Student Newspapers 2003-02-11
- Description
- The Globe, February 11, 2003, Vol. 3, Issue 5.
- Subjects
- budgets, Depression (Mental state), Taylorsville Redwood Campus, plays, ballet, Baseball, sports, Basketball, African Americans, Salt Lake Community College, Language, Eccles Early Childhood Development Lab School (Redwood Campus), Redwood Campus
- Local Identifiers
- 15-0968
- Title
- SLCC Student Newspapers 2005-04-21
- Description
- The Globe, April 21, 2005, Vol. 9, Issue 26.
- Subjects
- Depression (Mental state), fashion, street art, Fashion shows, Nutrition, Native American, Indians of North America, bilingual, Spanish, diversity, feature films, Bombings, Salt Lake Community College, air forces
- Local Identifiers
- 15-1061
- Title
- SLCC Student Newspapers 2021-08-20
- Description
- The Globe, August 20, 2021, Online Edition
- Subjects
- Students, Unhappiness, Depression (Mental state), COVID-19, pandemic, Salt Lake Community College, mental disorders, Anxiety, Suicide prevention, counseling, counselors, Mental health care
- Local Identifiers
- 21-0721
- Title
- 2022 - The Chemical Imbalance Myth: Practical Applications for Calming the Amygdala in Treating Anxiety and PTSD - Oral Presentation
- Description
- It was long hypothesized that anxiety and depressive disorders (and many other mental illnesses) were caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. More specifically, the “chemical imbalance” theory presumed that serotonin, a neurotransmitter in the brain, was below normal levels, causing anxiety and depressive disorders. However, over the last ten years, independent research has continually shown the chemical imbalance theory to be false. Furthermore, independent research has shown that medications used to “correct” the imbalance are largely ineffective. Many performed no better than placebos, and it was discovered that drug companies were spending twice as much on marketing as they were on actual research to persuade the public of the theory. In 2008, the New England Journal of Medicine published that 88 percent of clinical trials that showed the drugs didn’t work either weren’t published in medical journals or were presented as positive findings. Examples of this type of misleading marketing from major anti-anxiety medication companies are included in this literature review, as well as current research on how it has hurt patient outcomes. Thus, the central question asked in this literature review is: if this theory is incorrect, what theory and research should be the foundation of our investigations to solve the problems of anxiety, PTSD, and depressive disorders? Findings from studies to calm the Amygdala are presented and analyzed for future applications with the Stellate Ganglion Block. The utilization of fMRI scans in combination with this procedure is being analyzed for future research as well as practical inpatient and outpatient psychiatric intervention. This is a video of the presentation, "The Chemical Imbalance Myth: Practical Applications for Calming the Amygdala in Treating Anxiety and PTSD" given at the 2022 Undergraduate Projects & Research Conference at Salt Lake Community College. The presenters: Ammon Love & Xin Zhao. The video can be accessed via YouTube here: https://youtu.be/9j4ZLD551d4
- Subjects
- physicochemical processes, Mental health, psychiatry, Anxiety, Depression (Mental state), post traumatic stress disorder, biochemistry
- Local Identifiers
- 22-0244
- Title
- 2022 - Music Therapy and the Treatment of Depression - Poster Presentation
- Description
- Music is sometimes referred to as a universal language and is enjoyed casually and professionally around the world by all classes of people. Music has been shown to have a great effect on the mind. It has been used to mitigate and improve the symptoms of those suffering from dementia and other mental illnesses. It is also used to enhance drug induced stupor and is sometimes argued to have an even greater influence on the state of mind than the substance consumed. Just about anyone will attest to music’s ability to improve their mood, express emotions, and cope with stress. This literature review aims to determine how effective music therapy is in the treatment of depression and how it compares to other common treatments such as psychotherapy and drug treatments. It will also look at variations of and future possible uses for music therapy.
- Subjects
- Music, psychology, Psychotherapy, Depression (Mental state), Mental health, psychiatry, Mental states, Songs & music
- Local Identifiers
- 22-0151
- Title
- 2022 - How Effective is Animal-Assisted Therapy? - Poster Presentation
- Description
- The proposed research question, “Is Animal Therapy Effective for Mood Disorder Recovery?” will be used to provoke research and analysis into whether animal therapy truly is effective for mood disorder recovery. Studies were included where an animal was involved intentionally as therapy. Studies were also included that compared results of those with control groups, as well as pre-post one-group design. The results also showed that those waiting for a service animal and those who already had a service animal held very large variations between the two, though traditional psychotherapy interventions were statistically slightly less as effective as service animal therapy. Ultimately, the presence of animal-assisted therapy maintains benefits that can seem to slightly outweigh other psychotherapies, such as psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral therapy. This is a call for more future studies of the relief animal therapy can have on those with mood disorders; however promising the research has been so far, it is strongly noted that more needs to be done.
- Subjects
- Animals, Trained animals, Therapy, Mental health, Psychotherapy, research, Depression (Mental state)
- Local Identifiers
- 22-0174