The issue of mental health is a major issue in Australian health with as it affects all geographic regions and demographics with a wide range of illnesses. 17.4% males and 18% females Australians have experienced mental illness, with some estimates of up to 21.6 % (Andrews, 1999). The need for trained professionals to treat and implement preventative measures is suggested by these numbers, using a wide of treatments such as the recovery model (Cochrane, Barkway & Nizette 2010, p.15). This essay will
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Introduction The experience of being in foster care can be highly traumatic for children and adolescents, often involving separation from their families, placement changes, and a sense of instability. These challenges can have profound effects on their mental health, increasing the risk of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. Research consistently shows that youth in foster care are disproportionately affected by suicidal thoughts and attempts compared to their peers not in foster care (Leathers
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Running head: CASE STUDY LS Mental Health Case Study LS Nicole Castro College of Southern Nevada Division of Nursing Mental Health Nursing Clinical NURS 243C-S10 Micki Lin Mongogna-Alarcon, MA, BSN, RN October 18, 2010 Mental Health Case Study DM Demographic Data: LS is a 44 year-old female of African and Hispanic decent. She was born in California but moved to Las Vegas as a teenager. She stated that she attended Clark High School and went to a “stewardess college” in
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Research Journal of Management Sciences ____________________________________________ ISSN 2319–1171 Vol. 2(2), 3-8, February (2013) Res. J. Management Sci. Interpretive Structural Modelling (ISM) approach: An Overview Rajesh Attri1, Nikhil Dev1 and Vivek Sharma2 2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, YMCA University of Science and Technology, Faridabad, INDIA Department of Mechanical Engineering, Advanced Institute of Technology and Management, Palwal, INDIA 1 Available online at:
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The labels loca, locura, epilepsy, hysteria and melancholia were added to the list of terms that could be used to describe mystics. These terms of mental instability could be used to excuse a mystic of being accountable of her actions and therefore, she would not be convicted. When looking at table 6 in False Mystics it is obvious that the new medical terms were denoted to mystics of higher status
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responsd to counseling and intervention when there is a therapeutic relationship (Paniagua, 2005). Therapeutic relationship includes the therapist to be honest, open, sincere and sensitive, show empathy and inquires concerns; minimize racial and ethnic barriers and have cultural compatibility with the client (Paniagua, 2005). The therapist can also be mindful of who the patient is and to have family treatment goals (Sue & Sue, 2013). When speaking to Asian Americans a silence response and lack of eye
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We have addressed the multiple barriers that homeless individuals face on a day-to-day basis so what can we do to help them? Just like with all chronic diseases it is best to prevent them from occurring in the first place, or primary prevention. Homelessness while it is not a disease, it is also best to prevent it before it happens. By using appropriate screenings during routine physical assessments before patients become homeless, providers can pick up on the signs
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Student ID No: 000764715 Programme: BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult Nursing) Course Title: Patient Pathways of Care in Adult Nursing 1 NURS 1442 Cohort: 9/13 PGT Leader: Debbie Dorsett Submission Date: 25th August 2015 Word Count: 3250 This essay will be exploring a patient pathway in a clinical environment. The pathway to be investigated is the national diabetes pathway from the National Institution for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which was published in February 2015 (NICE
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globally. The integration with global economies allows them to sell their product and services on global platform. This also brings modernization and industrialization. Coca-Cola was established in 1886 originally as a coca wine to serve as “potion for mental and physical disorders”. In year 1891 the brand advertisement for Coca-Cola was developed and went in market / broad consumer range under established sales force. By leveraging and pushing the pool of bottlers under them, the company went public and
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will examine the ethical implications of the essential causal diagnosis of Gender Identity Disorder (GID) and the recommendation of surgical treatment in order for patients to fit into the Western gender binary. A brief examination of co-morbidity of mental disorders and their affect on consent and provider views on competence and capacity are also warranted. Adolescent transgendered patients under the age of eighteen experience more difficulties with the sex reassignment process due to emerging autonomy
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