Essays on Mental Disorder

Why treated prevalence of mental disorders is lower among children and adolescents in comparison with adults in 42 LAMICs?

Apart from the fact that most mental health resources are concentrated in urban as well as affluent areas, treated prevalence of mental disorders is lower among children and adolescents in comparison with adults in 42 LAMICs because in the rural area access to services are limited. Besides even if formalized care for mental disorder is present it will only be provided in psychiatric hospitals which are found in the urban areas rather than a preferred general hospital or outpatient facility.

Why children have limited access to mental health care in LAMICs?

Children in LAMICs have limited access to mental health care due to several reasons. First, financial costs of mental ...

Introduction

The World Health Organization (WHO) says that there are about 400 million people around the world who are currently suffering from a mental illness. If all types of mental illnesses are considered, then it is safe to say that about one in four people will suffer from a mental disorder at one point in their lives. Out of the many mental illnesses, there are some that inflict a severe toll on their sufferers, on their lives and on their families as well. The effects of mental illness can be devastating on a person. However, those with even the most ...

The topic that was the most interesting to me among all was Gender Dysphoria. It added to the previous understanding I had about transgender people. They want to belong to the gender different from one’s sex to the point that it causes distress in one’s life is called Gender Dysphoria. Having read about Gender Dysphoria helped me understand the magnitude of distress faced by the people with this condition. One thing that was difficult for me to understand the Gender Dysphoria as a mental disorder. As the document accurately states that not every transgender person can be ...

Introduction

The article provides information about the new move taken by medical specialists to handle depression which remains one of the most complicated mental health disorder. Depression is believed to be a disorder that enlists more sadness to a victim and has severe symptoms. The article provides the readers with new dimensions of understanding the disorder and brings the view of doctors regarding the same. I find the article important to mental health nursing because it provides some insights that can assists biomedical scientists in gathering information about the causes and possible ways handling the disorder. Besides, it impels the ...

A number of factors are responsible for potentially causing the increase rate of suicidal risk in our patients. This ranges from the biological, psychosocial to cultural causes. Biological causes can be caused by a state of a mental disorder linked with biological changes. The disorder is known to cause depressions among patients. It accounts for the highest probability of suicidal behaviors amongst individuals at a variety of ages. People with the mental disorder are more vulnerable to suicidal risks than those with mental illness. The disorder is known to be heritable along the family line where it could have ...

Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that makes it challenging for individuals to distinguish what is real from the unreal, manage emotions, think clearly or relate with people. Its development is heightened by multiple factors that can be categorized into biological, social and psychological parameters. The most common biological reasons for the development of this complication include genetic make-up, body physiology, biochemical factors and drug abuse. According to the International Journal of Management & Behavioral Sciences (2015), when the body neurotransmitters are affected by the abovementioned biological defects, an individual’s likelihood to suffer from this mental disorder are heightened. ...

Depression, anxiety, and stigma related to it.

Mental illness also known as a mental disorder is a type of condition that affects the way people think, their moods, perception, and behavior. It can lead to distress and hinder one's ability to do work or be functional in other fields (Healthdirect, 2014). A mentally ill patient is prone to severe challenges such as depression, anxiety and irrational thoughts. This condition comes in many forms, some of which include disorders that affect one's moods, personality, and eating habits. As a result, it leads to psychotic disorders, drug abuse, and Trauma. On a far more negative note, mental illness ...

Psychotic disorders are the result of complex and diverse violations of activities of the various systems of the human body with a primary lesion of the brain (Goldberg). One of the most popular psychotic disorders is schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a mental disorder manifested by typical personality changes. In the clinical picture of schizophrenia it is possible to identify structural disturbances of thinking (for example, autistic thinking and delusions), emotional abnormalities, the phenomena of depersonalization, deceptions of perception (hallucinations), and a number of other violations (Goldberg). Schizophrenia is more than one disease, this is a group of psychoses united by ...

ABSTRACT

Transgenderism is a topic of heated and continuous debate for some time. There are people all around the world every day who are struggling with their gender identity. For adults it is hardly easy, for youths who experience this issues it can be mentally and physically harmful as they struggle. Transgendered youths are a group deemed to be at great risk of depression and suicide. Research shows that much of their issues they face include lack of acceptance, exclusion, physical abuses and discrimination that lead these youths into patterns of social anxieties, self harm and even suicide. The statistics ...

In Los Angeles County, California, the Probation Department is one of the largest bureaucratic organizations in the Unites States. Within this Department, there are adult and juvenile sectors. The juvenile sector is comprised of 3 juvenile hall facilities, and roughly about 23 residential treatment facilities, also referred to as camps, and lock down placements for juveniles with a vast array of social, and psychological issues. The facility that I attended was Central Juvenile Hall, which is located in East Los Angeles, California. Central Juvenile hall was established in 1912, and is the largest of the three probation juvenile halls ( ...

Executive summary

There is a general trend in US – regardless the dislocation point of its citizens – either heartland or suburban neighborhood, people are vulnerable to gun violence. This violence may be represented in the set of the following forms: gang crime, suicide, or a gun accident. In all cases, all the gun violence acts break the law and that is why, there is a need for development of the appropriate policies and other social-oriented solutions, which have potential of stopping such form of abuse and violence. In accordance with the statistical data, the total number of people, who have died because ...

Clinical depression, or classic acute depression, or major depression, or major depressive disorder is a psychosomatic pathology characterized by a pronounced mental illness, manifestations of which are noticeable over a long period of time. This mental disorder is characterized by the constant presence of negative emotions; a person is basically in a pessimistic mood: he is suppressed and depressed. One of the peculiarities of the disease is the inability of the individual to enjoy his life. His self-esteem is often understated; the surrounding reality seems to be boring and unworthy of the attention (National Institute of Mental Health, 2016).

Causes of the Major Depression

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Mental disorders take a toll on a person’s life, affecting not only their emotional and psychological health but also by imposing negative effects on their physical health and well-being. This is the reason why it is very important to treat mental disorders very keenly and to take extra care in the kind of treatment which is being given to people with mental illnesses. Doctors and specialists compose a very balanced proportion of medication for the patients so they can heal properly and their drugs can have positive, curative effects on their mental health. Along with medication and various ...

Synthesis Table

Introduction The literature review summarizes the facts of the increasing eating disorders in young children that results in the emergence of various harmful diseases. The studies are prepared by different researchers to determine the intensity of eating disorders in young girls. It also synthesizes the responsibility of different types of professionals and practitioners working in nursing fields. The information collected from the previous studies is relevant for identifying the increasing trend in young girls, and also recommendations are provided those helpful for controlling this major issue.

Literature Review

Burton (2014) stated that eating disorder in the young adolescents is the major ...

Abstract

Many behaviors showed by children and adults are learned from television shows, movies, and novels. Fictional characters in a movie demonstrate specific types of behaviors that viewers and readers end up adopting in reality. The analysis of a movie helps in associating these characters to a specific psychological disorder. The aim of the paper is to analyze the character of Ariel in the Disney Movie Show “The Little Mermaid.” Ariel demonstrated hoarding disorder in the cartoon movie. The behavior of keeping many items in an untidy manner characterizes the disorder. Risk factors associated with the disorder include personality, age, ...

Insanity defense, as it is known in many jurisdictions refers to the assertion by a person accused of criminal prosecution that at the time of committing the criminal act(s) they were not in the right state of mind as to appreciate the wrongfulness of their acts. Insanity has been invoked in many jurisdictions to reverse legal decisions or acquit people accused of crimes and it comes forth as the perfect defense. Whenever it is applied, it permits a person who is factually guilty to escape punishment and incarceration. Canadian laws have numerous circumstances exempt individuals from criminal responsibility ...

Introduction

In our everyday life, we experience stress at every corner. Instances like losing a loved one, losing a job or even divorce can make an individual feel sad, lonely, scared, nervous or anxious. It is our normal response to such stimuli, and they are usually accompanied by physiological changes in our body systems. According to the diagnostic and statistical manual (DSM) of mental disorders, mental illness have been categorized into several groups. DSM-IV used axes to categorize mental disorders into five axes. The first axis included all the psychological diagnostic categories except for the mental retardation and personality disorder. ...

Objective

Mental illnesses are the leading origin of morbidity globally and are prevalent in the nations which are industrialized. These illnesses are usually treated by the mental health practitioners. However, the practitioner ability in the detection, diagnosing and treating mental disorder patient is often deliberated as unsatisfactory ("4 Steps to Complete Mental Health Recovery"). This article will examine the trend of mental health practitioner’s viewpoint towards the recovery of mental illnesses. My viewpoint about mental health illnesses among many other relevant topics of discussion. Many doctors usually want the best for their patients, however, it has been noted that ...

Abstract

The health issues affecting older people have over the years faced constant ignorance in the society. It has become essential to include the elderly patients in the national policy issue because of their increased numbers in the population. The primary objective of such a move is to provide better health care and high quality of life for older adults and their respective families. Health care systems, health care providers, policy makers and health care organizations have to dedicate their efforts on sensitization of acute and chronic medical issues affecting older and improvising measures that can help protect the elderly ...

Cannibals are in a class of their own since even most serial killers only kill their victims but do not feed on their flesh. In the past human beings have been feeding on other persons mostly in war in a belief of gaining the power of their enemy or sometimes to just scare their opponents. Cannibalism didn’t start the other day; it’s a thing of the past, but various human beings do for different reasons. Some do it because they are psychopaths, it is a mental disorder, which could be paranoid schizophrenia as in the case of ...

I. Background information John Nash is a scientist, whose discoveries changed this world: he managed to develop fields of mathematic, partial differential equations and game theory. The man was renowned for his achievements – he got a lot of awards, including the Nobel Prize in Economic Science in 1994. His childhood was not carefree - John Nash had to strictly adhere to rules that were provided by his parents. They listened to his desires and tried to support their child in anything he wanted, but they did it without any true understanding of the matter. “A Beautiful Mind” is a ...

Introduction

Most of the individuals of all ages experience at least one traumatic event in their life, which is followed by the wide range of reactions (Greenberg, Brooks and Dunn, 2015, p.1). Most researchers however claim that it affects women more as compared to their male counterparts (Sumner et al, 2015). Though post-trauma reactions appeared in literature throughout history, in last year’s numerous scientists and researchers began investigating various effects of traumatic experiences that may have significant influence on mental and physical health. This paper is focused on a relatively new diagnosis called Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) which is ...

Alfredo Albondigas is obviously a mentally disturbed man. The inmate could be suffering from psychosis or other related psychological disorders. The mental imbalance might have been brought about by drug and substance abuse. With the known prison background and environment, use of drugs such as Marijuana, heroin, crystal methyl, LSD and others is rampant. Alternatively, Mr. Albondingas might be suffering from acute depression leading to the meltdown. Mental disturbance from the environmental effects of prison trauma and stress could induce delirious hallucinations. Other possible mental states that could be influencing the behavior could be Peduncular hallucinosis and primarily schizophrenia. ...

Introduction

Mental illnesses across cultures is an issue that has had many debates and research over the years. The reason for this is stemmed from the fact that people from various cultural background react differently from others. The conflicting reactions have led to the development of this research. A researcher wants to find the connection between the arguments in order to find the right answers. Culture cannot be stated to belong to one person. This fact is because it involves sharing of values, traditions and beliefs. According to WHO, there are millions of people across the world who have a ...

<Institution> Based on the 2013 Annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health, which was conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), there were approximately 24 million Americans (ages 12 and up) who used illicit drugs a month before the survey was conducted (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2015). From this figure, 1.5 Americans used cocaine (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2015). Knowing that many people continue to use prohibited drugs despite the fact that it is associated with many adverse effects, I became interested on this area, specifically on understanding what could help ...

The Case of Mental Illness

Introduction Mental disorder or ailments is a collection that contains numerous conditions, which can be depicted by various symptoms. These symptoms are linked to the way an individual behaves as well as the manner in which they portray their feelings. Judgments based on cultural norms and contexts are useful especially in identifying symptoms that show that an individual is mentally ill. Therefore, emotions and behavior play a significant role in the identification of these symptoms. The emergence of mental illness has led to a rise in psychiatrists who examine and diagnose patients with mental health problems. However, "madness" is ...

ABSTRACT

Brenda Spencer, at age 16, killed two people, injured a police officer as well as several school children when she opened fire on an elementary school across the street from her home while students were arriving for class. Brenda made startling proclamations about the school shooting. She claimed the shooting made her day better, and that the shootings were fun. After being sentenced to twenty-five years to life, she has been denied parole since the incident and remains incarcerated today. There is no comprehensive explanation for the crime of Brenda Spencer. Yet, her mental condition and the positivist theory ...

Introduction

Psychological disorders exhibit various symptoms. In some cases, the symptoms are obvious by observation while in others they are not detectable. A patient may conceal her symptoms with substance abuse and in some cases, the substances abuse tendencies is in it a symptom of an underlying mental disorder. There are various factors that have been identified as causes or stimulators of various conditions. In this research paper, we shall evaluate a case titled Diana Di in an effort to evaluate her symptoms and propose a possible diagnosis. The paper shall cover the diagnostic features, differential diagnosis, cultural, gender and ...

In nursing, there has been a need to involve spirituality when caring for patients especially when it is mental health care. The reasons for taking spiritual history in psychiatry are complex but include the nature of spirituality being a source of motivation, vitality, and a healthy sense of belonging. In addition, there has been a long historical relationship between religion, medicine, and mental health care. Moreover, the influence of religion or spirituality has the attitudes and decisions of psychiatrists. Spirituality enables and motivates people to search for meaning and purpose in life (Koenig, 2008). Therefore, integrated forces are hierarchically ...

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Introduction to gender identity disorder

Mental health is the absence of the mental disorder or the level of the psychological wellbeing. Therefore, it is the ability of a person to create an equilibrium between life activities and to enjoy life. It includes the mental, emotional and social being and therefore, it affects how we feel, think and act as we cope with life. Mental fitness determines how we make choices, handle stress, and relate to others and handling stress. Mental disorders affect our thinking, behavior, and mood. Mental disorders are caused by a family history of mental illness, genes and the life ...

The list of mental illnesses that is currently presented in DSM 5 has not always been the same. In fact, homosexuality has been removed from it only in 1973, and the symptoms of various disorders, including schizophrenia, depression and anxiety disorders have been changed many times during the existence of the manual. Needless to say that disbelief in God or other beliefs that were not popular in society were treated as mental disorder, and the victims of such social construction of a mental disorder had to spend their lives in asylums for their “madness”. These examples are evidential of ...

There are numerous similarities between the plot developed in Mrs. Dalloway and The Hours. For instance, the two plots were set at a time when the World Wars were taking place. Consequently, the author had to develop characters that took part in the war. Additionally, the effects of the war on the family setting are depicted in both plots. The role of the wives after their husband are away at war is also a shared similarity. In both plots, there is the role of Clarissa. In addition, the role played by Clarissa in both plots is similar.

One theme shared in ...

Informed Consent: Informed Consent is the procedure in which a patient get all the information about his/her treatment regarding mental illness to either accept or refuse the treatment on voluntary choice. Further, patient has the ethical and legal right to know what is happening with her body and should be involved in every step of treatment in a healthcare (Simon & Shuman, 2007).

Components of Informed Consent: Essential target of informed consent is that the patient has a complete knowledge about her treatment and have the decision making ability. The components add to informed consent are procedure or decision, alternatives offered for ...

Review of David G. Phillips (2013) “Clinical social workers as Diagnosticians: legal and ethical issues”

Article summary

David G. Phillips in his article “clinical social workers as Diagnosticians: legal and ethical issues” 2003, describes the issues associated with the diagnosis of mental illness. He notes that since 1980, there have been many changes in the practice of clinical social workers that included the medicalization of the diagnosis. Such trends began with the publication of the third edition of DSM-III. The trend was accelerated by the involvement of insurance systems for both the government and private organizations that required proof of the necessity of treatment. After DSM-III, DSM-IV followed, and by the time of publication of ...

Background information

Ted Nugent was born in December 1948 in Detroit, Michigan. He was able to earn the world’s fame and fortune as the lead guitarist before he established his own solo career. Nut Nugent is renowned for songs such as Wango Tango, Cat Scratch Fever, and Stranglehold among others in his 1970’s hit songs. He was raised in Detroit by his father and mother, Warren Henry Nugent and Marion Dorothy respectively. Ted Nugent’s father was an army sergeant; therefore, he was raised under strict and stern household. As a teenager, Ted Nugent moved to Palatine, Illinois. Ted Nugent ...

Adjustment disorder takes center stage following an individual’s inability to cope up with a stressor, for instance, a strenuous life event. Persons with adjustment disorder have depression symptoms; for instance, loss of interest, as well as feelings of hopelessness. At times, this disorder is termed as situational depression, but unlike other forms of depression, situational depression stems from an external stressor (Patricia, 2009). Upon the elimination of that stressor, the individual’s wellbeing is restored (Patricia, 2009).

The underlying symptoms include traumatic stress, anxiety and depressive symptoms. DSM-IV-TR has listed six different subtypes of this disorder. Adjustment disorders and V ...

According to The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (8th Edition), schizophrenia is defined as “a long-term mental disorder that involves a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behaviour, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation.” (Oxford 947) It may also involve hallucinations, bizarre behaviour, disorganized speech and strange feelings like the patients believing that people are targeting to harm them.

Schizophrenia affects both men and women. The disorder is usually diagnosed during the early adulthood age of between 17 years and 25 ...

The musical Next to Normal is a family drama that presents the story and life of a wife and mother named Diana Goodman who struggles with a mental disorder. Her mental disorder is in the form of bipolar disorder that can be traced back 16 years. Diana’s husband is very supportive and tries to ensure that his wife in line as well as ensuring that his family stayed together. However, keeping his wife in line is greatly affected when she decides to stop taking the medicine that the doctor has prescribed for her. This leads her to fall deeper into her ...

Experts in mental health use DSM-IV-TR system of classification to label and diagnose treatment for their patients. This classification has been universally accepted by all mental health experts because it is thought to be beneficial and accurate in diagnosis and determination of treatment approaches. However, the system of diagnosing and labeling mental health patients has been criticized by some experts who claim the method is harmful to patients. The DSM-IV-TR approach of labeling and diagnosing mental patients is beneficial and has been used successfully to treat mental health patients. However, this approach is ineffective in some cases and can ...

Introduction

Courts often face the challenge of false confessions. False confession takes center stage when an individual admits they are guilty of a crime, and yet they are not responsible for that crime. It is a disturbing behavior that is challenging to detect (Kassim, 2008). This phenomenon can be induced by the incompetency or mental disorder of an individual or through coercion. False confessions fall in three main types.

Voluntary False Confession

These types of confessions are given freely even in the absence of police probing. At times, voluntary false confessions might be done as a form of sacrifice (Kassim, 2008). In such a case, the person ...

Introduction

The mental illness prevalence in the youth population has not increased generally, but there has been an increase in the public’s awareness of adolescents and children with these problems. Similarly, as medical awareness and knowledge of these issues grow, so should the diagnosing ability of treating adolescents and children with mental health problems. The mentally ill children’s needs receive acute neglect in the juvenile justice system. Families with such children face services denial, placements on waiting lists or even the services do not exist. This critical situation poses negative consequences towards the youth, communities and families. Without ...

Abnormal psychology deals with unusual patterns of thought and behavior that are considered as a mental disorder. Scholars and prominent academicians have attempted to explain the psychological and biological causes of mental disorders. Abnormal psychology can be classified as normal, abnormal and supernormal. Clinical psychology and psychopathology are some of the branches of medicine that deal with abnormal psychology. It is a complete departure from the traditional and archaic methods of diagnosing and treating mental disorders. A case in point for these treatment methods was the trephining method. Stone Age physicians believed that evil spirits caused mental disorders. They drilled a hole ...

Psychosis is a mental disorder that leads to extreme impairment of the brain. It makes a person have difficulties in communicating, and it influences the performance of the individual. This condition occurs because of many factors. It occurs due to use of drugs like cannabis, methamphetamine and cocaine. The condition can arise because of a mental disorder that a person has. The condition results to hallucinations and delusions. Delusions refer to false, strange and an irrational belief held by a person. The members of society do not accept the belief. Hallucinations refer sensory perception that occurs in the absence sensory organs (Carey, 2014). Hallucinations ...

Homeless individuals who are diagnosed with a double problem of mental disorder and substance abuse need special care. This is because such individuals are often in a state of unawareness due to lack of mental soundness. They cannot make decisions in a reasonable manner and are often not in a position to take good care of themselves. While the government initiates programs and allocate funding meant to help the dual-diagnosis population, the special needs of this group of people should be a critical factor for consideration. The provision of services to dual-diagnosed people involves eight fundamental principles. These comprise of an integrated treatment, ...

The National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standards in Healthcare was set up to ensure that inequalities in the provision of healthcare resulting from cultural and linguistic differences are eliminated. The need for equal treatment of all persons irrespective of gender, social status, culture or religion, is inevitable in a diverse society (Jeffreys, 2010). Communication between the patient and the nurses or physicians is crucial in the health care setting. This communication can, however, be limited by existing societal or cultural barriers. Professionalism coupled with cultural competence for healthcare providers is crucial in order to understand the patients’ needs. ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder is described as a mental disorder that is accessioned by traumatic events that might have threatened the safety of an individual, and therefore, the individual feels somehow helpless (Koren et al. 276). In most cases, PTSD is associated with soldiers who have served in major battles, as well as with persons who have experienced horrible situations in their life, for instance fatal accidents, violation of human rights for instance rape among others. According to Koren et al. (277), about 20% of Vietnam War veterans suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and/depression. However, it is worrying to note ...

Crazy Like Us is a book written by Ethan Watters. Through this book, Ethan explores the spread of anorexia, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and schizophrenia. Through case studies, the author explains the causes, and symptoms of Anorexia in Hong Kong, depression in Japan, post-traumatic stress disorder in Sri Lanka, and how Schizophrenia came to Zanzibar. Moreover, he explains how these disorders are prevalent in the Eastern nations due to the American influence. In addition, Ethan Watters outlines the implications of the American influence, and the urgent need to treat these illnesses in a culturally suitable framework. Ethan states that, American influence ...

Introduction to the Review

Clinical Psychology is the diagnoses, assessment, prevention and treatments of psychological diseases. Individuals who specialize in this field are called psychotherapists and are involved in a number of jobs like psychotherapy of clients, functioning of public administration programs and carrying out research projects. Lots of clinical psychologists have done extensive research on the diagnoses and treatments of hundreds of mental illnesses. Amongst them, the most prominent psychological disorder is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) on which a huge amount of research is done to find the most convenient and successful strategies to solve it. It is one of the anxiety disorders ...

Diagnosis and Treatment Planning

This is a case study of Joseph. Joseph is a twenty five year old American male. There are more than 25 million people who are affected by schizophrenia. There is suspicion and uncertainty with regards to the causal attributes of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that has multiple manifestations. It is hard enough to try to understand the cognitive processes of as healthful person, let alone understand the cognitive processes someone who is manifesting symptoms of schizophrenia. Imagine looking at a person who is sitting on a park bench pretending to argue with someone while sitting on the park bench by themselves. The ...

Introduction

Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that makes a patient fail to establish between real and unreal things in the surrounding. Schizophrenic patients experience hallucination that makes them hear sounds and voices that other people cannot hear. In most cases, schizophrenic patients are aggressive because they think that people close to them influence their way of thinking. Various scholars have written much about this mental condition; however, most of these elite learners dealt with various aspect of the mental condition. This paper seeks to conduct an analysis of schizophrenia, which include the theoretical perspectives, research methods used to analyze the mental ...

Being able to experience fear is what keeps animals, including humans, alive. Fear is a natural reaction to a potentially dangerous event that can harm or kill a person and it can help one quickly focus on the source of danger and either prepare to fight or run away from it. However, some exceptionally traumatic situations that caused major fear can lead to its persistence many months and even years after the experience. Such situations can cause a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which, according to Psych Central, is a “debilitating mental disorder that follows experiencing or witnessing an extremely traumatic, tragic, or terrifying event” ( ...

Introduction

Depression is a mental disorder characterized by the ‘depressive triad’: 1) depressed mood and loss of the ability to experience the pleasure (anhedonia); 2) impaired thinking (negative judgments, pessimistic view of what is happening, and so on; 3) motor retardation. The depression is characterized by lowered self-esteem, the loss of interest in life and usual activities. In some cases, a person suffering from depression can begin to abuse alcohol or other psychotropic substances (Salmans, 1995). As a mental disorder, depression is a violation of the affect. Depression can be treated, but now the depression is the most widespread mental disorder. Every ...

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Opiate abuse in the 21st century is on a huge problem, and there doesn’t seem to be much slowing down either. Opiates are derived from opium plants, and can be seen in a plethora different street and pharmaceutical drugs. Some of these include heroin, codeine, oxycotin, vicodin, methadone, and many others. Normally. People take these medications to relieve pain, and most of them are only available via a doctor prescribing them, but once a tolerance is built up to the drug internally, the individual must use higher dosages to achieve the same effects. Also, obtaining these drugs illegally ...

I will rely on 22-2403 regarding second-degree murder I will also rely on the evidence presented by an expert in Battered woman syndrome, Mrs. Dominique Stephens and a doctor, Sidney, who works at the emergency services. Mrs. Dominique’s evidence will show that she has been suffering from battered woman syndrome. The expert witness in battered woman syndrome will corroborate Dominique’s evidence and proof that she was suffering from the syndrome at the time when she shot her husband. The expert studied the defendant for one month and affirmed that she is suffering from battered woman syndrome. His ...

Introduction

Genetics is the study of genes and variation in living organisms. Genetics characteristic generally considered the field of biology but it is clear that it does happens frequently with many of the life sciences, strongly discussed, and linked in the study of information systems. The genes structure and function variation and distributions extended in the study of the cell, the organism and within the context of a population. Nature versus nurture is the process of genetics work with the combination process with an organism’s environment, and experiences to influence development and behavior. The extra-cellular environment includes on switching ...

Introduction

Depression is a mental state, better considered as a psychotic disorder that is characterized by the presence of pessimistic feelings about the future (Davis, 2011), and a despondent lack of activity. In this state, the person is unable to think and concentrate properly. There could be an increase or decrease in appetite. He or she may also feel dejected and hopeless that may result in suicidal tendencies. Depression is one of the most common and serious types of psychiatric disorder. Major depressive disorder (described below) is among the most frequently occurring mental disorders in the United States. There are approximately 6.7% ...

This paper is a critique of the article “Experiences of Domestic Violence and Mental Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” The writers of this study are Sian Orem, Gene Feder, Kylee Trevelyan and Louise Howard. The writers are associated with a department of women's health at King’s College, UK. Feder is working with School of community medicine at Bristol University. The writers are a part of policy formulation of the World Health Organization as well. This study was published on 26th December, 2012 in PLOS One. The major purpose of the research is to elucidate the relationship between the experiences ...

Problem Statement

Most medical scientist and psychiatrists have defined depression as a mood disorder that often results to incessant feeling of extreme sadness and loss of interest in most activities that one used to enjoy. Depression has various references; the condition could be referred to as major depression, major depression disorder or clinical depression. Depression results to a variety of emotional and physical problems because the condition affects one’s thinking and behavior. Depressed people find difficulty in doing everyday tasks and experience severe hopelessness. Depression affects 19 million adult Americans, meaning it is the leading mental disorder in the U.S. Studies ...

Abstract

Medical reforms in the form of legislation have played a big role in bringing about parity in the health care sector. The 2010 Affordable Health Care Act, the 1996 Mental Health Parity Act and various other legislations have improved the accessibility, affordability and quality of group health plans and insurance plans. Although a few loop holes and old laws continue o hamper efforts to bring about health care parity, the legislations are a big step in the right direction. The efforts aimed to integrate behavioral health services into mainstream medical service will affect the lives of many Americans positively, as only a ...

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Abstract

Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder that has affected lives of 1 percent population of the world. It affects the people adversely irrespective of their race, sex and ethnicity. Patients of schizophrenia become helpless and unable to hold a job and rely on others for help. Delusions and hallucinations are common in schizophrenia. It can be genetically transmitted, or a person’s surroundings can be a cause. Psychological factors also contribute in the development of the disease. ...