Psychotherapy Research Proposals Samples For Students

Amongst mentally ill patients at high risk for early readmission, does the utilization of a multi-component transition care plan as compared to usual care help to improve early readmission rates?

Abstract

The early hospital readmission rate in a 30-bed psychiatric unit in California is 25%. This figure is higher than the 13% reported in the literature for high-income countries like the US (Vigod et al., 2013). Early readmissions are problematic as they are costly and disruptive to the personal and professional lives of patients and their family members. In addition, they are construed to be negative patient outcomes and negative indicators of ...

Introduction

The recent technological advancements have led to increased involvement in computer and video games, leading to an overuse of these games such that it interferes with daily life (Van et al., 2011). There have been reported cases whereby people have become addicts of video and computer games to the extent that they are unable to socially interact with their close friends and family members. Medics and psychologists do not condemn playing of video games, but they are concerned with these games once a person becomes an addict and he or she focuses entirely on the games, without exhibiting the normal ...

Psychiatric mental health nurses (PMHNs) are responsible for assessing the mental health needs of individuals and developing a nursing diagnosis and plan of care. While PMHNs usually implement nursing processes relevant to the patients’ needs, advanced practice registered nurses in psychiatric care can also prescribe medicine and conduct psychotherapy. According to a study by Marks, Hallam, Philpott, and Connolly (1975), PMHNs who were trained in behavioral psychotherapy for neurotic disorders proved to be as effective as psychologists and psychiatrists working in the field. Although the nurses’ effectiveness in providing treatment has been confirmed, the experiences of patients who received treatment from ...

There are numerous disorders that plague the world today. There is so much that individuals are expected to interact with and understand that it can be staggering and overwhelming. The sad truth is that there are people who suffer; they must struggle on a daily basis with a problem that they have no true understanding of. Beyond that, people in the medical world are expected to understand these problems on a different level, exactly what is causing the problems that their patients are dealing with. Yet how can one really and truly understand what a person is going through ...

Abstract

With more than 340 million recorded cases worldwide, depression is one of the most common psychological disorders today. Women are at a high risk for developing depression, especially during menopause because their hormone levels fluctuate and personality traits may worsen vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause. However, besides biological and psychological factors, lifestyle factors are important determinants of depression symptoms in middle-aged women, and modifying those factors is associated with significant improvements in depression symptoms. For example, transitioning from a sedentary lifestyle into a physically active lifestyle can reduce depression moods and improve the quality of life. The purpose of this paper is ...

The concept of cross culture is a psychological philosophy that refers to the scientific study of human mental process and behavior hat is exhibited through the extensive research of human behavior including both their variability and variance in different cultural perspectives. Through the expansive research exploited in various aspects to explore different cultures and behaviors as well as the languages, the meaning of cross culture therefore is vital in the psychological development thus the need to understand the meaning of this idea beyond the psychological context. There has been lots of concern in the field especially in the Northern America ...

Care giving for a patient living with dementia

Majority of patients suffering from dementia are cared for in community settings either by their spouse, children or significant others. Care giving has its merits and demerits on both the persons with dementia and on the caregivers. Whilst in some few cultures it is viewed in positive light and as something that brings satisfaction for the caregivers, care giving especially for the elderly is a strenuous responsibility and families which are involved in care giving feel this strain. Nevertheless, members who participate in giving care to those who are terminally ill must not let their burn out affect the quality ...

Statement of the problem

Old age is associated with several mental illnesses, which culminate into other psychosocial issues. For example, dementia and other related conditions such as the Creutzfeudz Jacob’s disease – as caused by advanced senility – have become common in the modern world. Usually, these diseases affect old people, which become more and more problematic as the age advances. The role of caring for the old people has therefore become very vital, usually requiring increased care and special treatment to these people.

Introduction

The elderly people face several challenges due to the mental, social and health problems associated with old age. In the ...

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Introduction

The goal of therapies addressing weight loss is to decrease the risks for chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, but also to ultimately increase positive feelings of well-being from physical improvements. Significant weight loss is accompanied by both positive and negative emotions and if the decrease in body mass is accompanying by negative feelings, maintenance is difficult. Therefore, psychological aspects to weight loss programs are an important consideration when determining the success of the therapy. Previous research concerning the psychological aspects of significant weight loss has made ...

Senior seminar of Psychology

Fairleigh Dickinson University
The main point of this paper is to discuss how Cognitive behavioral therapy can be an effective treatment for Posttraumatic stress Disorder. In today’s world we are able to see how this topic is can be relevant to our lives. Not everybody has the misfortunate of having to go through such a tough disorder. But we never know if there will be a time where it might just hit us or significant others. Therefore having knowledge of this disorder is very important especially for those people that are frequently going through tough times in their ...