...Mental Health Abstract Introduction: Metabolic abnormalities, predominantly weight gain, are related with the use of Antipsychotic medications. Objectives: This paper will help us understand the underlying factors that cause metabolic and cardiovascular abnormalities; and to advice interventions that would help improve the condition of mental health consumers. Background: The review articles used in this paper shows a high linkage between metabolic and cardiovascular abnormalities with the use of Antipsychotic medications; which is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity among metal health consumers. Approach: Selective Article Reviews are being used. Findings and Implications: Metabolic and cardiovascular side effects such as weight gain, diabetes and hypertension are some of the risks of Antipsychotic drugs; however, there are other underlying factors that cause this such abnormalities such as genetic factors, lifestyle, and other medications. Hence, education, early monitoring and lifestyle modification is highly recommended. Conclusion: Atypical drugs are the frequently used treatment for mental disorders, particularly schizophrenia; but despite of its metabolic and cardiovascular side effects still it’s used is increasing. Therefore, early intervention and monitoring must be implemented, with the promotions of education, lifestyle and diet management. Introduction It is well known that psychotropic drugs, in general and antipsychotic...
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...DISEASE/COMORBIDITY | 1 | Substance Use and the Risks on Your Health Cassy L LaFave SUNY Empire State College PART I Substance use poses great dangers and can cause serious health problems ranging from heart disease and liver disease, to respiratory issues, just to name a few ("Risk of Disease with Drug Use - Alcohol Rehab," 2008). An individual who uses substances also increases their risk for contracting infectious diseases, such as, sexually transmitted infections and blood borne diseases, including Hepatitis and HIV/AIDS. These infectious diseases may be treatable conditions, or terminal illnesses (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1999). Many people are aware that intravenous drug use and needle sharing (or sharing drug preparation equipment – “works”) can transmit blood borne diseases (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2014). What isn’t as widely known is the role substance use plays in general, contributing to the dangers involved. When an individual chooses to engage in substance use, no matter the route of administration, the substance causes a person’s immune system to be lowered. Therefore, their body is more susceptible to infections and harmful diseases ("Risk of Disease with Drug Use - Alcohol Rehab," 2008). Under the influence, a substance user lacks the ability to make sound judgements and often engages in high risk behaviors and activities. Fueled by the substance or the need for the substance, a drug user may be more vulnerable to transactional...
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...Prescription Drug Use “According to results from the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an estimated 2.1 million Americans used prescription drugs nonmedically for the first time within the past year, which averages to approximately 5,750 initiates per day.” said by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Many people with depression or a mental illness mistreat drugs and abuse them. Some people get the drugs from the doctor and others from people who are actually prescribed with the drugs. The effects of the drugs will cause more problems than it would help. People have misuse prescription drugs when they are depressed and/or mental illnesses. The author is using a personal story to connect to the readers. In an article about drug...
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...the opposite of his thoughts about the evaluation. So they began roaming around the City where the streets was overrun by a massive groups of drug dealers. They started to stop some teenagers who were using marijuana abusively at their young age. Jake was persuaded by Alonzo to take a hit on the marijuana they just confiscated and proceeded to their work. Upon driving they helped a woman who was about to be rape by two man. The two officers had an argument about proper enforcing of justice. They later on apprehended a drug-dealer on a wheelchair and in exchange of his freedom the man must tell the two of his other associates. After that they went off to the man’s associate’s house to conduct a search with a fake warrant. They had a gun fight but managed to escape. They went to Alonzo’s house mistress and Jake meet Alonzo’s young son. Then they had a meeting with the officials telling Alonzo to get out of the town but Alonzo insist. They give the money to the officials in order to get an arrest warrant. Afterwards, they went to the house of a former police officer who is a drug dealer and used their warrant of arrest and get lots of money from the officer’s house. And when the time they were about to cut the money and give their parts. Jake refuses and did not take the money. They kill the man and pretend that the officer who is a drug dealer resisted and got killed by them. After that Alonzo took Jake to a bunch of gangster which later on Jake come to the realization that Alonzo...
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...the information gathered, complete the mental state examination and risk assessment. It will aim to consider interventions identified in the initial assessment and discuss some benefits. It will look at Christine’s diagnosis strategies and treatment which can be used. It will look at the types of service which might be consulted about helping her. The K10 tool was chosen because the use of the self-report measure is a desirable method of the assessment as it is a genuine attempt on the part of the clinician to collect information on the patient’s current...
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...Are people with mental health problems at increased risk of committing violence? Discuss What Is The Link Between Mental Health And Violence? The link between mental health problems and violence is complex. The link between the two needs to assess the circumstances and other influential reasons when deciding whether people with mental health problems are at increased risk of committing violence. This essay will argue that people with mental health problems are modestly at an increased risk of violence but when influenced by substance abuse the risk of committing violence is at a greater risk. The scope of the essay will consider works from academic journals and empirical evidence on mental health and violence, which has influenced the debate of this essay. First, we need to consider that increased risk of violence is modestly greater than someone without mental health problems. According to The Lancet (1997), John Monahan and Colleagues from the MacCarther Foundation Research Network on Mental Health and the Law found the relationship of mental health to be modest contrary to societal belief. They did research with patients in hospital and those released had periodic visits within that year. To compare varying violence they surveyed a random selection of people in the general population. The researchers only found the findings to be modestly greater. They conducted a second survey showing that people with mental health were no more violent than the general...
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...High-Risk Family Assessment and Health Promotion Paper Shova Rajbhandari NUR/542 April 23rd, 2012 Tracy Kramer MSN, RNC, FNP High-Risk Family Assessment and Health Promotion Paper For High risk family assessment: Intravenous Drug users (IDUs) family is chosen Common health issues /profile among members or families from this high-risk group: Drug abuse involves the regular taking of a deleterious or noxious quantity of any drug, prescribed or illicit over a period of time (Freidman, 2003). Those people who become severely drug dependent most often need specialized treatment in order to recover. A wide range of treatment is available through private sector and public sector. Recovery treatment centers usually incorporate the family into treatment plan, which makes it more effective in their treatment of the substance abuser. > HIV positive IDU and family members > IDU has a wide range of coinfections, coinfections, comorbidities and injecting related health issues. The common health problems in this IDU family are: • Infection with blood borne viruses, including hepatitis B, C and D (delta) leading to liver diseases • Bacterial infections: tuberculosis, bacterial pneumonia, • Alcohol dependence and alcohol-related liver disease • Poly substance dependence • Psychiatric comorbidity, including depression. • Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) • Local soft tissue and vascular injuries, including skin abscesses and...
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...several decades, highly skilled professionals have attempted to address several issues regarding antipsychotic drugs used to treat school-aged children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The distribution of these ADHD medications have steadily increased over the years, which has, on one hand, presented a possible solution to the escalating diagnosis of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and on the latter, brought into question the ethics and effectiveness of these medications. Health officials, parents, and the children themselves struggle to come to an agreement when deciding whether or not medication is the best solution. The Debate Over Medicating Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder In the spring of 2004, Jacqueline A. Sparks, an associate professor of family therapy at the University of Rhode Island, and Barry L. Duncan, a cofounder of the Institute for the Study of Therapeutic Change, investigated the ethics and effectiveness behind the distribution of ADHD medications as a modern treatment method for children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Even though, “appropriate identification and treatment of symptoms for psychiatric illnesses (such as ADHD) during childhood and adolescence is critical” (ScienceDaily). Sparks and Duncan note that, “ADHD is arguably the most controversial topic in recent mental health history. The ADHD diagnosis is not defined by a biological marker (Leo & Cohen, 33), but is rather subjective...
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...Drug abuse and addiction is a serious issue within the United States. It is an issue because there is a weight of stress placed on communities. Think of the kind of effect a large presence of drugs in the community has on the people who want a clean and healthy place to live. Think of the emotional damage drug abuse brings to families and how harmful it can be to adolescents who are pressured into trying drugs by older teenagers in their neighborhood. This statement will narrow its focus down to the impact drug abuse and addiction has on Hispanic communities in San Antonio, TX. The Hispanic culture is heavy and predominates in San Antonio, so it is important to recognize if these people are more likely to abuse drugs than other ethnicities...
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...years of age. Child maltreatment is a serious and pervasive health care problem in the US., with increasing costs to the individual and to society. Maltreatment is neglect of a child by a parent or caregiver., negligent treatment and the exploitation of children that results in actual or potential harm to a child’s health, survival, development or dignity. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) website, consequences of child maltreatment include impaired lifelong physical and mental health. Lifelong consequences as results of child abuse/maltreatment are delayed motoric activity & social development. Difficulty relating to others, there is low trust, low self-esteem, fears, and phobias. Often times some victims exhibit shame which is the desire to hide the damaged self from others, due to childhood sexual abuse. If a child is being exposed to an abusive environment it could be considered maltreatment due to failure to provide the child with a safe and loving environment. Abuse can happen within families, like spousal abuse or...
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...along with a host of many other agonizing and heart wrenching emotions. When the addicted person also carries a mental health disorder along this journey, it can become an even more treacherous and dangers path. These are indeed two very complex struggles for one human being. The combination of a person suffering an alcohol or substance abuse disorder and a mental illness disorder are identified has having a dual diagnosis. Dual diagnosis has different causes, difficulty in trying to diagnose and difficult to treat and it affects many in our world today. Most importantly, a dual diagnosis is most difficult on the individual who suffers with the disease. Dual Diagnosis Definition and Types What does dual-diagnosis actually mean? A dual diagnosis disorder occurs when an individual is affected by both chemical dependency and an emotional or psychiatric illness. Both chemical dependency and psychiatric illness may affect an individual physically, psychologically, socially and spiritually (The Dual Diagnosis Recovery Book, 1993). The most common mental health issues that coincide with addictions are ADHD, anxiety, depressions, bi-polar, schizophrenia, personality disorders, eating disorders and PTSD. The combination of a mental health illness and an addiction can exasperate the symptoms and triggers of the individual’s illness to dangerous physical and mental levels. These disorders combined can effect each disease and interact with each other dramatically because they...
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...different psychological problems. The website is for the magazine, “Psychology Today,” and offers the same articles in the magazine and additional resources related to Psychology. Psychology Today covers all aspects of human behavior and mental health. The specific link I used (as shown above) is specific to co-occurring disorders. It allows users to explore the definition, symptoms, causes and treatments. It defines Co-Occurring Disorders at the top of the page stating, “Formerly known as dual diagnosis or dual disorder, co-occurring disorders describe the presence of two or more disorders at the same time. For example, a person may suffer substance abuse as well as bipolar disorder.” I think that statement is a little misleading and would better be represented by stating “…co-occurring disorders describe the presence of one or more disorders and substance abuse.” That definition implies co-occurring disorders could be something like depression and anxiety, in which case it should actually be described as co-morbid. However, within the first few paragraphs of the definition page it then states, “Clients with co-occurring disorders (COD) have one or more disorders relating to the use of alcohol and/or other drugs of abuse as well as one or more mental disorders.” One interesting thing I noticed on this website is they use the term MICA, which represents Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers; I’ve never heard that term before. The website states that cause of Co-Occuring Disorders...
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... |Sorrow, Chronic related to | |Obtain complete medical history including allergies, neurological , |depressive state. | |cardiac, renal, biliary, and mental disorders including blood |Thought Processes, Disturbed related to | |studies: CBC, platelets and liver enzymes,. |effects of drug therapy | |Obtain patient’s drug history to determine possible drug interactions|Adjustment, Impaired related to inadequate | |and allergies |drug effectiveness. | |Obtain 24 hour dietary history to identify |Knowledge, Deficient, related to drug | |tyramine containing foods ingested |action and side effects. | |recently |Suicide, Risk for related to inadequate drug | |Assess neurological status, including identification of recent mood |effectiveness. | |and behavioral patterns |Hopelessness related to emotional...
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...of structure within the lives of adolescents and lack of discipline has created a generation of unlawful, disrespectful delinquents that are difficult to successfully integrate into society. This column reviews three article that take an in depth look at what can cause this scenery to play out for youth and what some of the solutions may be to the problem. The first article examines the connection that has recently been discovered between level of functioning and the recidivism risk for offenders based on that. The second article takes a look into gang life and how the use of drugs within gangs plays a vital role in the ability of youth to successfully integrate into society. The third article reviews the developmental aspect of juvenile delinquency and how serious juvenile offenders are often overlooked in many studies dealing with mental health social disorders. Level of Functioning and Recidivism Shepherd, J. B., Green, K. R., Omobien, E. O., (2009). Level of functioning and recidivism risk among adolescent offenders. Adolescence. 40, 23-32. In this article the author’s main focus is that there should be more attention paid to the level of functioning in adolescent offenders. The idea that delinquent’s affective intervention can take place without properly taking into account these children’s problematic domain is irresponsible. If the proper diagnosis is given to these youth then the appropriate treatment can better be administered which would reduce recidivism and...
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...help improve the condition of mental health consumers. Background: The review articles used in this paper shows a high linkage between metabolic and cardiovascular abnormalities with the use of Antipsychotic medications; which is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity among metal health consumers. Approach: Selective Article Reviews are being used. Findings and Implications: Metabolic and cardiovascular side effects such as weight gain, diabetes and hypertension are some of the risks of Antipsychotic drugs; however, there are other underlying factors that cause this such abnormalities such as genetic factors, lifestyle, and other medications. Hence, education, early monitoring and lifestyle modification is highly recommended. Conclusion: Atypical drugs are the frequently used treatment for mental disorders, particularly schizophrenia; but despite of its metabolic and cardiovascular side effects still it’s used is increasing. Therefore, early intervention and monitoring must be implemented, with the promotions of education, lifestyle and diet management. Introduction It is well known that psychotropic drugs, in general and antipsychotic drugs, in particular have as one of their side effect liabilities and potential to cause weight gain and disturbances in metabolic parameters; and the prevalence of these risk is high among patients taking these drugs. At this point, it is still unclear why these drugs caused this such abnormalities...
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