...This paper looks at how depression continues to be one of most common medical conditions for the elderly. It also examines the increase in the suicidal tendencies of the depressed, taking into account the wrong assumption that aging necessitates depression and the difficulty of health care providers in recognizing depression. It examines how symptoms may take months to worsen and show up and how aging individuals should be treated similarly to younger patients when seen by the doctor. It is up to family and health care providers to be vigilant and notice changes, and with care, individuals can be helped. Some of these symptoms include depressed mood, loss of interest in work and activities, psychic anxiety, somatic symptoms, general (decreased energy), somatic anxiety, guilt, middle insomnia, late insomnia, and suicidal ideation. Literature into the issue of depression and the suicide rate where elderly people are concerned is important for several reasons. Consider these facts: The highest rate of suicide in the United States is among the elderly population. Moreover, suicide rates steadily increase as age advances in individuals of all races and both genders. Those that are 65 years and older successfully complete suicide fifty percent more often than the national average. Every 90 minutes a senior citizen in the United States commits suicide. Population experts estimate that by 2030, the elderly population will be about 20% of the population-about 75 million people (Heisel...
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...General Practitioner Paper SWK 6370 10/3/2014 | Assessment (Hepworth, 2013, p. 192-193) Client is Ms. Juana Hernandez, though Will County Health Department, made referral to Joliet Area Community Hospice- it increasingly hard to cope with her 9 year old son’s death. As the anniversary of his death comes near, client has thoughts of suicide and finds it unbearable to face the fact that her son is dead. Ms. Hernandez is 38, single mom, and has two daughters, ages 5 and 8. She lives in a two bedroom apartment. * Ms. Hernandez is currently facing legal problems for driving on a suspended license. Client drives to and from appointments; thus raising concerns. Client is currently being treated for suicidal thoughts related to her son’s death. She reports that she’s taking all prescribed medications and has no thoughts of hurting herself and/or others. * Ms. Hernandez also expresses concerns for her other two daughters in the household. The girls are 5 and 8 years old. Recently her daughter (5 year old) had been playing in her room unattended and somehow managed to fall from the second floor window. The daughter told her mother that her deceased brother told her to play with him. The client acknowledges that she and her 5 year old daughter are being medically treated for Bipolar Disorder. Client has also been diagnosed with Schizophrenia. * She was sexually assaulted as a teenager and has not sought counseling to cope with the effects of the assault. Client appears...
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...Group Project – Final Draft Multiple Sclerosis – The Physical and Behavioral Effects Multiple Sclerosis, also known as MS, or Demyelinating disease; a disease that not many are aware of. It is “an autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system).” (A.D.A.M. Inc, 2011) The symptoms vary depending on the individual affected by the disease, and it also differs in duration for each symptom. In this paper, we will discuss the definition of Multiple Sclerosis, review the main symptoms affecting Multiple Sclerosis patients and their loved ones, its risk factors, how to recognize potential symptoms, the tests available, and support groups that can provide more information on this disease as well as how to cope with it. Depression is one of the main side effects Multiple Sclerosis patients have; it is unfortunately very common for someone with Multiple Sclerosis to experience depression. To learn more about the disease, we have to understand what MS is. Multiple Sclerosis, or MS, is an auto-immune disease that affects your brain’s nervous system; the “T-Cells” attack your neurons which function is to send signals to your brain. Each nerve cell control different parts of your body and emotions; having the T-cells attacking your emotional nerves can impact your way of living. If these T-cells damage the nerves of the brain that are involved in emotional expression and control; it can create a variety of behavioral changes resulting in depression...
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...The writer met with a 20-year-old African American male homeless who walk to Henry Ford Main. The consumer report that he was having stomach pain that is why he came to the hospital. The consumer denies suicidal/homicidal ideation, no auditory/visual hallucination, no delusion, no poor impulse control, no insight into the need for treatment and no impaired judgment. The consumer has a vacant stare, pressured speech, paranoid with disorganized thought, delusional thinking, impaired judgment and he seem to also be responding to internal stimuli the consumer did not make eye contact with the writer during his assessment. The consumer was recently discharged from Harbor Oak with intake appointment at New Center Community Services. The consumer...
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...holistic and recovery-oriented approach, a plan of care needs to be created that combines Juho’s mental health and his cultural background, finding a culturally appropriate plan of care that’s evidence-based and respects his autonomy. This paper begins by looking into the specific needs of Juho in all his domains, and then looking at the impacts of these unmet. We then assess potential risk factors that could be applicable to Juho. Following this, the paper outlines holistic, safe and recovery-oriented approaches, and provides an overview of 3 assessment tools that could be used. Finally, we present a 5P formulation for Juho’s presentation, and then show a WRAP plan that aims to support his recovery. Section 3: Needs and Preferences of the Consumer. Physical: Juho's physical health needs can be broken down into urgent and non-urgent needs. As per the case study, Juho is having difficulty using his arm, there are bruises on his arms and face and he has difficulty speaking. This indicates Juho may have gotten into a violent altercation and needs urgent medical attention. His non-urgent physical needs include his nutritional health, as well as his own hygiene and grooming. Mental: Juho experiences quite a few significant challenges with his mental health. He currently isn’t committed to fortnightly depot medication due to a fear of needles, and he feels alcohol is more effective. He also experiences derogatory auditory hallucinations, which he finds distressing. Juho also has a history...
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...difficulties or benefits. By assessing the reason why one engages in NSSI, the counselor has a better understanding of what to work on with their client. The last section of the model is exposure to risk. Due to the implications of NSSI and the ethical obligations of the counselor, the counselor must become aware of the necessary measures that must take place in each situation. Thus, a counselor may consider the severity of the act and any suicidal ideation that may be associated with the behavior. The proposed HIRE model is an essential technique for counselors who assist clients who participate in NSSI. Although the model is relatively new and requires more research in evaluating its efficacy, it provides valuable techniques that a counselor can implement in their practice. For instance, for each section of the model, the authors provide suggestive questions that counselors may ask their clients. The questions emphasize the key points associated with each phase. Also, the questions present a guide in establishing congruent treatment goals between the consumer and counselor. The given article was published in 2013 and referred to the proposed criteria of the fourth edition of the DSM. However, the section on NSSI was placed under the “Conditions for Further Study” segment rather than its own diagnosis in the DSM-V. This course of action becomes a limitation of the article because a primary objective of HIRE is to assess NSSI as a diagnosis. Since the different components of the model outline...
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...Running head: PERSONALITY DISORDER ASSESSMENT Personality Disorder Assessment University of South Alabama 1 PERSONALITY DISORDER ASSESSMENT 2 Initial Patient Assessment: Subjective Using instructions complete in narrative form. Gender_______FEMALE ______________________________________________________ Age________62________________________________________________________ Marital Status_______Widow _________________________________________________ Family Description: __________seven children (5 boys and 2 girls) _________________ Reason for admission to this facility____attempt to commit suicide as well as harm others ___ Previous psychiatric history Current medical problems and medications (Allergies, results of laboratory tests, e-rays, examinations No Allergies, Lab work: EKG, Chest X-ray, and blood work. Zyprexa 30mg p.m. and XR 150mg ______________________________________________________________________________ Drug and alcohol use or abuse (Amount, frequency, duration of past and present use of legal and illegal substances, date and time of last use, potential for withdrawal symptoms)_____________ __ _No use or abuse with drugs or alcohol _________________________________________ Disturbances in patterns of daily living (Sleep, intake, elimination, sexual activity, work, leisure, self-care, and hygiene) ___Do not work, daughter lives with patient for about a month now, hygiene appropriate. ______________________________________________________________________________ ...
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...Karen Wilmath Bullying and Technology Liberty University With the technological advances that have been made over the last decade comes a new wave of bullying or harassment for students of all ages. It is known as cyber bullying. Teachers, parents, and students are becoming more concerned with the over abundance of bullying that is taking place over the web, through texting and even through phone calls. What can be done to help protect students from unwanted texts, facebook messages, and all other forms of technological communication? Is there a way to censor these forms of communication without infringing on peoples freedom of speech? This paper will attempt to find answers to the questions and expound on how serious cyber bullying is becoming and what types of serious consequences cyber bullying is producing. First let’s take a look at what types of cyber bullying are out there. Technology has advanced us to the point that bullying has gone to the extreme. Years ago a person being bullied was facing the fear of face to face confrontation, a note being written and passed around, and maybe some nasty phone calls on a home phone. Today with the advanced forms of communications such as: I Pods, Smart Phones, Computers, and all digital forms of communication, bullying has advanced passed the school yard or ball field. It is with people where ever they go and carry one these forms of technology with them. Among students the most popular form of cyber bullying...
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...Underage Drinking Alcoholic beverages have been used to celebrate mostly important events through history, from the Caesars celebrating victories to the end of business negotiations. They are also often used as party starters and nerves inhibitors on parties. But sometimes people don’t understand the side effects and keep consuming big quantities of them. Excessive use of alcohol leads to number of fatal consequences such as cirrhosis and drunk driving and also some post-day consequences such as vomit, headaches and fever. And this practice has been a very popular activity on teenagers who are entering their junior or senior year on high school, and since then it has been one of the major problems in every part of the world including our country. Reducing the minimum legal age to drink alcohol beverages can be a solution to this worldwide problem. “Despite minimum legal drinking age laws, actual drinking patterns in the United States suggest that almost all young people use alcohol before they are 21”( O’Connell, Richard and Bonnie, p.35). Alcohol is one of the most common drugs used among teenagers. It’s even more used than any kind of tobacco and marijuana. The problem is that they tend to consume large quantities of alcohol and somehow they have easy access to this drug. Every year it is reported that more and more teenagers start using alcohol at their small reunions. First they start with just a few drinks and it is very common that they don’t like it. But unconsciously...
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...Suicide: Teenagers Suicidal Behavior A Research Paper Presented to: Mrs. Maria Elena R. Maniego St. Joseph College- Olongapo, Inc. Olongapo City In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement in English IV By: Ma. Theressa C. Guevarra IV- Hope March 4, 2013 Acknowledgement: She would like to acknowledge and extend my heartfelt gratitude to the following persons who have made the completion of this Subject Matter: Our Principal Mrs. Imelda T. Lampazo, for her vital encouragement and support to her scholarship being a Student- Assistant. Our Assistant Principal Mr. Arsenio Ladiero, for her understanding and assistance and. Mrs. Maria Elena R. Maniego for the constant reminders that she gave to her and much needed motivation. Mrs. Loreta Merza for the help and inspiration he extended. All English Department, faculty members and Staff. The section of Four Hope 2012-2013 for assisting in the collection of the topics for the chapters. Most especially to my family and friends and to God, who made all things possible and make me confident to this. TABLE OF CONTENTS * ACKNOWLEDGEMENT * CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A.) Statement of the problem B.) Importance of the study C.) Scope and limitation D.) Definition of terms * CHAPTER...
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...My field placement setting is a small behavioral health unit (BHU), containing approximately 12 beds, within a local hospital. The unit serves adults with various mental illnesses ranging from major depression with suicidal ideation, schizophrenia, and active psychosis which may include a combination of delusional thoughts, audio hallucinations or visual hallucinations. My role within the unit as a social worker intern. In this role I carry out many of the same duties of the unit social worker including psychosocial assessments, completing treatment plans, treatment plan reviews, and conducting family meetings as part of the discharge planning process. To date, all of the patients I have come into contact are admitted voluntarily, meaning...
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...Gloria Vheremu ACC 444 Honors Contract Fraud in the healthcare system EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this research is to learn about fraud cases that have been happening in the healthcare system for the past few years, and how those fraudulent acts were pioneered and executed. The main focus will be on three of the many pillars that make fraud a reality fraud – committing, concealing and detecting; that is; how the fraudulent was committed, how the perpetrator concealed it and how it was detected by the relevant authorities. Focusing on these three areas gives us the opportunity to take an in-depth look into the loopholes that are making it easy for perpetrators of fraud to be able to commit and conceal fraud and how their actions were detected. The paper will focus on only three of the many cases that made the topic of fraud in the healthcare a force to reckon from 2013 to 2015. These cases include a psychiatrist from Chicago, Lloyd Torrez who was found guilty of defrauding insurance companies; Empowerment Non-Emergency Medical Transportation, Inc. an enrolled Medicaid provider being led by its owner, Ms. Shorter, which was defrauding the Indiana Medicaid; and Paula Cluding, owner of Prairie View Hospice in Oklahoma who provided millions of dollars’ worth of fraudulent claims to the federal Medical Care program. INTRODUCTION Fraud is deliberate deception to gain unfair and unlawful gain from an act. It is both civil and criminally wrong, and the people who...
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...Psychoactive Drugs And Their Effects Abstract This paper discusses three different psychoactive drugs, one from each classification, and their general psychological and physical effects. Cocaine, a stimulant, Cannabis, a hallucinogen and Oxycodone, a depressant will be covered. Positive, neutral and adverse effects will be discussed as well as long-term use and withdrawal symptoms. Cannabis has a section regarding its medicinal use in society. Cocaine is a naturally derived central nervous system (CNS) stimulant and topical anesthetic that is extracted and refined from the Erythroxylum coca plant, which is grown primarily in the Andean region of South America. Coca leaf chewing has been around for thousands of years. The drug was first isolated in the 1850’s and had medicinal use through the late 19th century. Recreational use became a problem in the early 20th century and became illegal is the United States in 1914. The chemical name for cocaine is benzoylmethyl ecgonine; it is a bitter, white, odorless crystalline drug. Cocaine has multiple methods of ingestion; it can be insufflated, taken orally or intravenously. It can be smoked to some degree, but tends to burn rather than vaporize because of the high temperature required. Freebase cocaine vaporizes at smoking temperatures and creates a more intense high whilst using less product. Street terminology consists of coke, snow, nose candy, white, blow and soft, among others. Freebase is known as crack, rock and hard...
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...Can Medication Generate a False PTSD Event? Silverback Psychology/610 October 11, 2014 Dr. Jane Manson Can Medication Generate a False PTSD Event? During the past few decades, many soldiers have returned from war (Dessert Storm, Dessert Shield, Iraq, and Afghanistan) with having Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), traumatic experience and sleep disorders. Traumatic experiences have a different effect on each person. Each person that went to war had a different mission. Each of these soldiers has experienced different variations of the war from their contributions. Some of the soldiers have been medicated during the wars, and some are being treated after the wars. Many have been on medication prior to the war and sent with these medications. This doctrine is going to depict if medications and drugs, whether legal or illicit, have caused a kind of PTSD event within this special group of people. The people that make up the military force and veterans are approximately one percent of the population of the United States. This is a much-diversified group of people. They comprise of the Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard. These are further broken down to reserves and national guards. They also come from different ethnic backgrounds, race, male and female alike. Many reports have been made in the media about the soldiers that have returned about the various treatments they have experienced and care that has been provided them. The...
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...Social Media and Our Children Crystal Y. Mays Liberty University Abstract Social Media today has confronted our youth with different entertainment environments than the one experienced by their parents and grandparents. Today children live in a world that provides various social network resources, like cell phones, Ipods, Ipads, and notebooks, that makes it possible to connect to social networks at any time. Technology is everything to them because they communicate, live and socialize through and with it. It can provide a great opening for children to develop cognitive, social and language skills, but because they are so captivated by the vast products and many programs offered they are missing this opportunity. Social media has also become a very lucrative playing ground for predators, either sexual or bullies to prey on vulnerable and please seeking boys and girls. The power of technology has created a new monster called cyberbully who has the ability to reach out and manifest harm and danger to their targets very easily. Parents can commit to enforcing technology education and monitoring to help their children make a successful tool to access for their advancement and also take the correct defensive measures to protect them from the many dangers. Social Media and Our Children Social media has vastly evolved over the last decade. It has become a vital ingredient of our personal as well as our professional lives. Social media is a key component of practically every...
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