Managing Community Mental Health Disorders Questions Q.1. Concept of Community Mental Health Mental health in the community is a major public health problem affecting individuals diagnosed with mental health disorders together with their families, schoolmates, peers, and workmates, among others. Community mental health reflects the overall mental health of an entire community. Examples of mental health illness are depression, anxiety disorder, eating disorders, suicide, ADD/ADHD, Bipolar disorders, and schizophrenia. Barry (2019) observed that several factors challenge community mental health; the key ones include lack of resources such as finance, supportive employment, and housing to meet their treatment and recovery. Lack of competent mental healthcare professionals and enforcing laws is another challenge to community mental health. Lack of sufficient physical facilities such as mental health clinics and stigma associated with mental health illness are significant challenges. Community mental health can be promoted using school-based interventions and promoting healthy lifestyles such as physical exercise and nutrition. The support from both the government and the community is vital in mental health promotion. The benefits of promotion include creating community awareness about mental…
Beyond Borderline Personality Disorder Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a severe psychiatric condition, which is characterized by rapid change of psychological conditions like depression, panic attacks or even any kind of dysfunction around you. In the United States, research has shown that Borderline Personality Disorder affects 1.6 percent of the population; studies show that it is believed to be more like 5.9 percent because 40 percent of BPD patients are misdiagnosed. That percentage seems small but that’s about 4 million people. BPD affects more woman than men, about 75 percent more and still is not a well-known disorder. BPD is a serious illness and 20 percent of people from BPD also have Bi-polar disorder. Several things are thought to be causes of BPD even though it is not certain psychologist believe it can be associated with how you are raised like being abandoned as a child, genetics and other social factors like poor communication in the home. Is BPD treatable? New York psychoanalyst Adolf Stern introduced the term borderline in 1938. According to Theodore Million, Adolf stern used this term…
Assessing and Treating Adults and Geriatric Clients with Mood Disorders Introduction According to Knight (2016), a geriatric is a person with impaired body functions with chronic diseases and physical impairment. They are mostly above 75 years of age. Aging is accompanied with mood disorders which disrupt the elderly’ later years with many of these depressive states remain unnoticed in most of the older patients. Depression complicates mental illness treatment and their management and also increases health care use and mortality rates. Between 10% and 20% of geriatric patients with mood problems also have bipolar disorders (Rosen et al, 2017). A DSM diagnosis of major depressive disorder [MDD] is used as criterion for depression. An elderly person may display sadness, disguise of irritability or withdrawal from the rest. Delusions, a mental illness which is common among aging patients with depression problems may interfere with a health officers’ recognition of a minor mood disorder. For clinicians to distinguish between depression and personality disorder requires careful and thorough evaluation of the history, signs and symptoms (Hibbard et al, 2016). A client with a…
Ending the war on drugs: legalisation of cannabis Introduction and Executive summary This is a parliamentary submission that seeks to explain reasons against marijuana legalization and for this case in California State. California proposition 64 seeks to reform the realistic approach to the marijuana policy in California. This has been sparked by the heated-up debates that have increased in the last two decades over marijuana legalization in the U.S states. The major concern is a review on the laws of licencing of stores to sell cannabis to people above 21 years of age. This has been a testament of the Coloradoans and the ability to work together with the people (Anderson, Hansen & Rees, 2015). However, the opposing sides are praised for holding on the facts that people believe have increased the legalisation roll out. In the union of the U.S states, California was the first state to pass laws allowing legal consumption of marijuana. This was first witnessed in the proposition 215 in 1996. Two decades down the line, the legalization of marijuana has sparked various debates that are…
mental health and drug abuse I just want the introduction. My research question is what is the relationship between mental health and drug abuse in teens in the US? Draft Thesis:In the U.S., teens that struggle with mental health are more likely to use and abuse drugs. With that said, he relationship between mental health and drug abuse in teens are; environmental influences, feeling the need to self medicate and lack of support. All these factors are easily overlooked which just continues the co-occurring disorder cycle.[unique_solution] mental health and drug abuse I just want the introduction. My research question is what is the relationship between mental health and drug abuse in teens in the US? Draft Thesis:In the U.S., teens that struggle with mental health are more likely to use and abuse drugs. With that said, he relationship between mental health and drug abuse in teens are; environmental influences, feeling the need to self medicate and lack of support. All these factors are easily overlooked which just continues the co-occurring disorder cycle. mental health and drug abuse I just want…
Healthcare in the united states I just copied and pasted our teachers rubric, its a college econ class. Use APA Format which includes: 1. Separate Cover Sheet, 2. Running Header and 3. Separate Reference Sheet. 4 sources Plagiarism Index Must be less than 20 % Answer these 5 questions 1. How much is spent on health care in the United States annually? 2. What is the basic structure of our system and how does it compare to other industrialized nations in terms of outcomes (be certain to identify what parameters you are using as a metric) and costs? 3. What are some unique challenges that health care presents from a consumer standpoint? 4. What have been some interventions by the government to make healthcare more accessible and affordable to the public and what have been the outcomes? 5. Do you think that the Singapore model could be replicated here? Why or why not?[unique_solution] Healthcare in the united states I just copied and pasted our teachers rubric, its a college econ class. Use APA Format which includes: 1. Separate Cover Sheet,…
Things to Consider Before Getting Veneers Changing a physical attribute that one is not very happy about can give enormous confidence that can help people excel in their personal and professional lives. This is why the cosmetic industry is such a rage right now. One such procedure that is very popular currently is getting a veneer. A beautiful smile not only enhances the beauty but at the same time, it also gives a boost to the confidence of the individual. People opt for veneers to camouflage the defects of their teeth, which eventually boosts their look. They are thin. Generally, porcelain covers bonded to the natural teeth to enhance its shape or colour. This can be a great option for people as it is less damaging to the natural teeth against other dental procedures like crown or extraction. It is an expensive procedure. So, the following information might have answers to some of the common questions which can help anyone decide if they are ready for the commitment or not. Why do people get veneers? Imperfections are a…
Minimum coverage The bikini has created many stylistic variations. A regular bikini is a two-piece swimsuit that covers a woman’s crotch, buttocks and breasts together. Some bikini models cover larger areas of the wearer’s body while other models provide minimal coverage. Its variants String bikini A thong or stringkini bikini is simpler and more revealing than a classic bikini. It takes its name from the characteristics of the strings of its design. monokini A monokini, more commonly known as a topless swimsuit and sometimes called a bikini, is a women’s one-piece swimsuit equivalent to the bottom half of a bikini. Microkini A microkini is an extremely skinny bikini. [26] Designs for women and men generally only use enough tissue to cover the genitals, so it is often considered necessary to remove or cut pubic hair. trikini The high trikini essentially consists of two separate parts. Bikini scarf The bikini sling is also known under the name of “bikini with braces”, “thong with braces”, “bikini slingshot” or simply “slingshot”. It’s a one-piece suit that offers as little, if not less, coverage…
Wryneck or torticollis disorder Wryneck or torticollis is a disorder that results in limited motion of the cervical spine, causing the head to remain in a tilted position. Babies can have a neck stuck to one side from birth trauma. Adults usually experience this upon awakening in the morning after a poor sleep. Torticollis involves muscular, skeletal, or neurologic abnormalities. Some common names for torticollis include the wry skeletal neck, congenital wry neck, cock robin deformity, and Sandifer’s syndrome. There are two types of torticollis — acquired or congenital muscular torticollis. The most common cause of torticollis or wry neck is a misalignment of the first and second joint. Congenital muscular torticollis, on the other hand, develops early in the life of a child. Patients with torticollis often have trauma to the cervical spine due to the high incidence of breech birth. The classic physical finding in torticollis is the tilting of the head to one side, resulting in a limited range of motion. The head is tilted to one side away from the pain. Some patients can…
Events in Global Psychology (Cultural/Multicultural Psychology) Gender Identity In contemporary society, gender identity definition has changed based on the biological identifiers to the delineation that includes a personal conception of oneself as male, female, both or neither. As such, there has been an increased need for teenagers to have gender conversion. For instance, Orange (2020) reported that in Sweden, teenage gender dysphoria diagnosis has soared by 1500% from 2008 to 2018 for girls between 13 and 17 years. In Sweden, the LBGT cluster recommended new law in 2018 to help lower the age to get gender reassignment from eighteen to fifteen and also eradicate the need for parental consent and allow children over twelve to have their legal gender changed. While the proposal was rescinded, the article pointed out that there may be other issues impacting children’s decision making, including conditions such as ADHD and autism, as well as high degrees of depression and anxiety. Orange gave an example of a woman Jennifer Ring who committed suicide four years after her gender reassignment, meaning that her gender dysphoria could have…