Essays on Effective Treatment

Introduction

Nurses play an integral, challenging, and complex role in the healthcare system. Nurses are considered as the backbone of the complex and diverse system that comprises patients and a multidisciplinary team of experts. Nurses are educated and trained to cater to a large group of patients and often seek continuing education and upgrade their skills and knowledge. It is only through clinical exposure that nurses learn and implement new strategies and techniques. Nurses are known to transform the healthcare system by acting as mediators between the patient population and the medical team (physicians and other allied healthcare members). Through ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) refers to emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Stoller claims that COPD has been the interest of many researchers recently. The disease caused about 2.5 million deaths in 2000 (Stoller, 2012). Normally, there are two lungs in the chest. Lobes are sections that make up lungs. Ribcage protects the lungs. They remove carbon dioxide from the body and bring oxygen into it. The nose and the cough are the ways in which lungs protect themselves. People breathe in air through the mouse or nose (Thoracic.org, 2015). Then the air moves down the trachea. The epiglottis controls ...

What is Manual Therapy?

Manual therapy, otherwise known as manipulative therapy is a form of physical therapy that is normally used by physiotherapist, massage therapist, chiropractors, osteopathic physicians, and occupational therapists. This form of therapy is commonly used in the treatment process of musculoskeletal pain and disability through manipulation and kneading of human muscles, joint manipulation and mobilization. The wide use of manual therapy has benefited numerous individuals and is being widely use globally. In definition, there are three major forms of manipulative therapy, such as mobilization, manipulation, and massage. The difference between mobilization and manipulation based upon the regulatory standpoint is that ...

A study published in Current Psychiatric Reports in 2016 approached the topic of the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after incidences of trauma (Qi, Gevonden and Shalev). The link to the article is http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4723637/. PTSD as a result of various types of traumas may result in different levels of disability. As methods of recognition improve, the numbers of diagnosed PTSD sufferers continue to rise. Subsequently, the research exploring causes, prevention, and treatment has become the most widely addressed post-traumatic topic and has evolved into an actual PTSD psychopathology. However, treatment options remain inconsistent for application. The article by ...

Background Information and Justification of the Study (Introduction)

Over a period of two decades it has been observed that the professional bodies in the field of Orthotics and Prosthetics as well as other healthcare services from have been instrumental in trying to define the meaning and scope of continuing professional education for the structural basis and acknowledgement of individual progress through certifications for the same. The professionals in the field are also vying for these certifications for their professional growth and the certifications serve as tools to monitor and regulate the overall quality of continued education and in turn the public health. The International body in the ...

Annotated Bibliography

Co-Occurrence and Treatment 1. Annotated Bibliography 1. Ta, V. M., Juon, H. S., Gielen, A. C., Steinwachs, D., & Duggan, A. (2008). Disparities in use of mental health and substance abuse services by Asian and Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander women. The journal of behavioral health services & research, 35(1), 20-36. This study is very recent which is one of the reasons it was selected for inclusion of my annotated bibliography. The researchers aimed to examined comorbidity of mental illness and substance abuse both of which that require treatment. Therefore, this analysis will yield prevalence of comorbidity as well as the ...

Brief information, risk factors and symptoms

Colon cancer, that is also known as colorectal, is a type of cancer that starts from rectum or colon. As any other type of cancer, colon cancer is characterized by uncontrolled growing cells of the body. This type of cancer usually starts with a polyp – a kind of growth on the inner lining of the rectum or colon. However, it is important to know that not all polyps change into cancer, though some of them might do it after several years. The chances that a polyp will become cancer after some, depends on the type of polyps. There are ...

The article to be discussed here is “The Positive Effects of Cognitive-Behavioral Programs for Offenders: A Meta-Analysis of Factors Associated with Effective Treatment,” by Nana A. Landenberger & Mark W. Lipsey (2005). The writers set out to prove that the meta-analysis of their own studies, and those of others, will better determine and measure the success of CBT. When identifying variables not necessarily addressed in other studies, and using meta-analysis for this purpose, the authors were better able discern what works and what doesn’t. They speculated that some variables in previous studies did not take into account certain factors ...

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States. It is a term given to a series of diseases in which the cells within human body grow at an abnormal rate, thereby damaging healthy tissues . While normal cells grow and die at a specific rate according to the requirements of human body, the growth of cells is extreme when compared to the death of cells in cancerous patients. Such an abnormal growth in turn leads to tumors, which consist of a huge mass of tissues. However, in patients suffering with cancer related to the blood, there ...

It has been witnessed that all the nurses contribute towards their profession. As a licensed practice nurse, I have spent more time while dealing with the patients and their families during my internship program in LPN program. I have seen many patients getting better through the care provided to them, and this encouraged me to continue my education in this field to become a Registered Nurse. As an LPN, I always wanted to contribute my part for the betterment of the patients that is the utmost priority within this profession. I realized the fact that my responsibility and goal within ...

Behavioral therapy refers to a therapy which is deeply rooted in behaviorism principles. Behaviorism focuses on the idea that people learn from their environment and the ultimate in behavioral therapy is to eliminate maladaptive behaviors and at the same time reinforce desirable behaviors. The techniques used in behavioral therapy have a strong basis on operant conditioning and classical conditioning theories. Unlike other kinds of therapy which have strong roots in insight, behavioral therapies are action based. It focuses on using similar learning strategies which results in the formation of unwanted or maladaptive behaviors and other new behaviors. As a result of this, behavioral therapy ...

Anxiety is among the most hectic psychological disorders facing human life. Psychologists have shown interest in the study of anxiety disorders. The motive is to gather as much information as possible so as to assist individuals deal with the problem (Hina et al., 2010). As a result, different kinds of anxiety disorders have been identified. They include; specific phobia, panic, obsessive/compulsive and traumatic stress disorder. It has been established that these anxiety disorders have destroyed the paths of lives of many people. It has led some to take inappropriate life decisions that have obstacles in their entire life span. Therefore, ...

Introduction

It has been documented by many researches that various forms of adversity are at the heart of many mental illnesses. Indeed, even the term mental health recasts a social problem as a psychological and medical one. And, as would be expected, people addressing multiple forms of adversity, poverty and disability and social exclusion adversity, for instance, are likely than others to seek, or be sent to mental health services. While violence is the most common experience for people with severe and long-term mental illnesses, it is far the only adversity at issue. This can be addressed through open dialogue. Open dialogue ...

Introduction

This essay aims to discuss certain aspects about the increasing trend of rapidly growing Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) among the US’s major foreigner community Latino. The matter becomes serious when specifically we look at the population of this community in the Los Angeles (LA) county, of the California (CA) State. It has around 4.9 million Latino-based population. The Latino population includes 48.3 percent of total in LA and 38.4 of total in California. They also comprise of 21.6 percent of total firms in LA and 16.5 percent of total firms in the California. They are owned either by ...

Abstract

Some employers do not have an active working policy or procedures in place to help those with addictions. In today’s economy, most employees are under tremendous pressure to maintain employment and support their family while being burden with financial stress. In the case, there are policies and procedures in place, however; it appears throughout the area some places have not exercised them. Maintaining and sustaining a highly competitive business in the global marketplace is a challenging venture for the Branch’s management because of the alcohol issue. Ensuring that the workforce drug free, highly achieving, motivated and supplied with tools ...

Introduction

Autism is a neurological disorder that affects personal, as well as, social behavior of an individual. Autism affects personal and social communication skills, verbal and non-verbal communication and social interaction skills. Symptoms of autism starts showing from an early age when child is even below three years. Autism impacts functioning of the brain and processing of information by changing the organization and connection of nerve cells with their synapses. Development in children is not uniform, each children shows their own rate of development. However, there are certain milestones such as emotional, linguistic, behavioral and physical that should be achieved by ...

Article Analysis: Racial/Ethnic Differences in Access to Substance Abuse Treatment

Article Analysis: Racial/Ethnic Differences in Access to Substance Abuse Treatment Racial and ethnic discrepancies exist in the health care system of United States of America for a long time. African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans are able to access American health care system but they are not able to avail all services and benefits in the same ways as white Americans avail. Racial and ethnic minority groups face various problems in accessing crucial health care services in the United States of America. This disparity negatively affects the health of racial and ethnic minority groups. Lo & Cheng (2011) in their ...

Mood disorders are divided into manic episodes (“manic depressive illness”) and depression (“unipolar depression”) (Kluwer 2). Patients with mania are extremely energetic while those who suffer from depression are inactive and apathetic. The World Health Organization identified the basic symptoms of the mental disorders. Hyperactivity, irritability, unreasonable optimism, decreased sleep are signs of manic episodes. Loss of interest, loss of appetite, feeling of worthlessness and helplessness, sleep disturbances, poor concentration are depression symptoms. During the diagnostic of the mental disorders, the physician should determine the basic psychopathological symptoms, their type and the possible causes. For example, sleep disturbances and ...

Abstract

Childhood depression often gets undiagnosed and gets untreated because many parents do not know what the symptoms are like and they get assumed to be normal psychological or normal emotions. Mood change is an important sign that should get looked out for. The participants for this study are college students. A hundred college students were used to conduct this experiment. Equal number of female and male participants was chosen for the experiment. Medical consultation was a problem cited by participants. The experiment revealed that childhood depression affects boys as much as it affects girls. Proper sensitization needs to get carried ...

Embryonic stem cells have the tendency to divide for long duration and continue to have their capacity to make all cell types within the organism. Thus they are termed pluripotent stem cells. Embryonic stem cells are obtained from embryos which are particularly obtained from eggs that have been fertilized in vitro. The embryonic stem cells are recognized by two distinctive properties – their pluripotency and their ability to replicate indefinitely. Cell culture is a procedure wherein the embryonic stem cells are grown inside the laboratory. The human embryonic stem cells are first separated by removing the inner cell mass into ...

Pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy is the most common type of cardiomyopathy in children and accounts for the most heart transplantations in pediatric patients. Despite the progressive nature of the disorder and high mortality and morbidity rates, few studies aimed to investigate the etiology and treatments of children affected by dilated cardiomyopathy. Treatments for children are mainly adopted from studies aimed at adults without testing their effectiveness in pediatrics. Several studies were undertaken in recent years to learn whether adult-oriented evidence-based treatments for dilated cardiomyopathy are applicable to children.

Background

Dilated cardiomyopathy is the most common form of cardiomyopathy in children. The ...

Introduction

Stem cells refer to a group of undifferentiated cells that have the potential to develop or renew into different cell types. These cells come from two main sources, that is, the adult stem cells and embryonic stem cells. On the other hand, stem cell research focuses on scientific developments, scientists are taking to restore, reshape or grow cells. Stem cell research is a topic that generates debate in many places because it involves the use of science on cells. Some people consider this research as morally wrong while others important. This paper will critically evaluate both sides of the controversy. Moreover, ...

Introduction: Prior to the discovery of penicillin by Alexander Flemming millions of people worldwide succumbed to common infections. The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 killed nearly 30 million people, which was higher than the population that succumbed to the First World War. Following the discovery of penicillin in 1928, a number of other antimicrobial agents were discovered from natural sources or synthesized in laboratories that led to treatment of many infectious diseases worldwide. It was believed at one point that these magic bullets could be used to target and kill any and all kinds of pathogenic microorganisms. However, soon after the ...

1.0 Introduction Malaria has been one of the most devastating diseases in the last several decades with far reaching health and socioeconomic consequences . According to the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) (2010) report on mortality due to infectious diseases malaria ranks 5th as the cause of global mortality, while it is the 2nd cause of death from infectious disease in Africa after HIV/AIDS. The disease affects up to 10% of the world’s population. . An estimated 40- 50% of the world’s population lives in malaria endemic regions and a child dies every second due to the disease . 90% ...

Major depressive disorder, more commonly known simply as depression, is a mood disorder that leaves sufferers with an increased sense of malaise and low self-esteem. Other symptoms include losing interest in normal, everyday activities. Major depressive disorder is an extremely prevalent phenomenon, being a contributing factor to decreasing life expectancy (the fourth leading cause for disability-adjusted life-years) (Blumenthal et al., 2007, p. 587). Causes of depression are myriad, and can be caused by anything from chemical imbalances in the brain to psychological factors and even drug and alcohol abuse. Depression contributes to significant mortality and morbidity for sufferers and the families ...

<Name> <Subject> <Professor> Prior to the 1960s, many experts in the field of clinical neuroscience thought that obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) does not have any suitable treatment. Attempts to treat OCD with psychotherapy and medication measures on psychodynamics have failed, and it was only during 1966 when experts were able to realize that exposure and ritual prevention is a much more effective treatment for said disorder. Foa (2010) seeks to show the degree of effectiveness of the aforementioned treatment for OCD, focusing on current techniques in cognitive behavioral theory (CBT) through variations of exposure and ...

Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a disease caused by an RNA virus. It is a very aggressive virus usually resulting in death. The symptoms are sudden, including headache, joint and muscle pain, and fatigue and fever. In more than half of the cases, bleeding from mucous membranes and needle puncture sites occurs. There is no known treatment for the disease and thus, it is a disease of particular global concern (CDC, 2010). Human cases of Ebola have been reported in several African countries including Sudan, Congo, Gabon, Uganda, and the Ivory Coast. The disease is spread readily through blood or mucous from ...

for Euthanasia

Protecting the Right to Act Autonomously: A Philosophical Argument for Euthanasia

There is a long tradition of support for voluntary euthanasia in Western civilization. The ancient Greeks and Romans “did not believe that life needed to be preserved at any cost and were, in consequence, tolerant of suicide in cases where no relief could be offered to the dying” The ancient schools of philosophy, the Stoics and Epicureans, believed that an individual who no longer wanted to live and chose to commit suicide should be supported in their decision. Thomas More, writing in the 16th century, foresaw a utopian community in which individuals suffering from intolerable pain and burdened by ...

Counseling is a tool for development and enhancement of life. In a counseling process, a skillful counselor is able to help patients who want to develop themselves and make changes in their lives. Counseling with children is a beneficial concept in the field of counseling as it helps in the development process of a child becoming an adult. This ranges from a young kid, through adolescence, youth, and finally becoming an adult. It is necessary to apply exceptional care in child counseling as the patient may seem undemanding, but have complex issues. The nature of handling and acquiring information on the problem from the client ...

An Effective Alternative for Treating Lower Back Pain

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Executive Summary Lower back pain is a common symptom prompting clinic visits in the University. The standard treatment is pain-relieving medications and rest from exertion but current trends in health care point to the increasing use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in the treatment of lower back pain. The use of CAM is motivated by patients’ desire to avoid the side effects of frequent pain medication use. However, many CAM modalities only result in short-term pain relief which decreases patient satisfaction with these treatments. ...

There are several psychiatric conditions that affect the normal functionality of the brain. Some of these mental disorders may be a result of medical conditions, traumatic injuries to the brain or a traumatic event that the patient may have gone through. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a common mental disorder that is associated with a patient experiencing a traumatic event that eventually affects the normal functionality of the patient. Patients tend to exhibit different cognitive sequelae and therefore different treatments methods may be applied vis-à-vis the mental state of the patient. However, Group Intervention Therapy has been found to be a very efficient ...

Article Critique

Summary of the Entire Article

Lin et al. (2004) article on “Effects of Forgiveness Therapy on Anger, Mood, and Vulnerability to Substance Use Among Inpatient Substance-Dependent Clients” presents the finding of the research investigating the effectiveness of forgiveness therapy (FT) as a treatment for anger, anxiety, and depression among substance abuse victims. The article depicts that anger and violence among substance abusing people are issues of concern in society. FT proved to be an effective treatment, curbing emotional, and depression anxiety of substance abusing people.

This study involved fourteen participants where they were selected randomly for 12 FT treatment sessions ...

Public Health Strategies to Improve Snakebite Treatment

There are over 3,000 species of snakes in the world; most bite, 600 are poisonous; some 200 are medically important (World Health Organization). In 1954, Swaroop and Grab published the most comprehensive analysis to date of the global distribution and prevalence of snakebites. By their own admission, their data represented but a rough estimate of the worldwide prevalence of snakebites; nevertheless, the magnitude of the snakebite problem in certain areas of the world was immediately apparent to the World Health Organization. The highest figures reported were for Asia, followed by those for South America. Later research (Gutierrez, 2010; ...

Sexually transmitted diseases are major epidemiological barrier to achieving standard “health for all”. This category of diseases affects both the developing and developed worlds though with different forms of diseases and epidemiology. Several strategies have been instituted to control the disorder in terms of prevalence and incidence however, prevention still remain the key. Chlamydia infection, a sexually transmitted infection caused bacteria known as chlamydia trachomatis is a major STI affecting a considerable population of both developing and developed worlds. This infection affects majorly human genital organs and the eye. The infection is usually transmitted by sexual activities such as vaginal, anal ...