‘Discuss issues surrounding the classification and diagnosis of schizophrenia’ (24 marks) An issue is that they are two manuals which are used to diagnose schizophrenia the DSM-IV manual and the ICD manual. Cooper et al found that people are twice as more likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia in New York then in the UK this means the diagnostic manual for schizophrenia is unreliable. This is an issue because it can lead to misdiagnosis and people will be schizophrenic in a country and then
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Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis “Is it morally correct?” By: David T How would you feel to be able to know how your child look like before they are born? Preimplantation genetic diagnosis can make it possible for couples to select genetic traits of their newborn baby prior to pregnancy. For example‚ a couple could select the eye color‚ height‚ and sex of their baby through the embryo. Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis known as PGD‚ have controversial issues of whether or not it is
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like he knows that something is wrong with Charlie and wants to help. In this movie it is clear to see that Charlie is suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This is what would go on Axis 1 of the multi-axial system. For this diagnosis he needs to have 6 or more symptoms from 3 different areas. These areas are re-experiencing‚ avoidance‚ and arousal. He has been suffering for over 1 month and is severely distressed and impaired. The traumatic event that Charlie was exposed to
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“The objective of a terrorist is to create political change in the society he targets”-Tom Clancy. Terrorism is a key conflict in Under The Persimmon Tree written by Suzanne Fisher Staples. It plays a large role in the way the main characters lives are portrayed. It affects almost every aspect of their lives from education to mental health. In the book‚ the two main characters are Najmah and Nusrat. Nusrat is from America but came here with her husband who is a doctor. Najmah is a teenage girl who
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Multiple Sclerosis Jason Garoutte November 18‚ 1996 English / Mr. Blunt Multiple sclerosis is one of the most misunderstood diseases of this century. Since it’s discovery‚ there is still no known causes‚ no proven treatments‚ and no known cure‚ yet it affects possibly five hundred thousand people in the United States alone. People need to learn more about this disease so it can be brought to the attention of the nation. Multiple Sclerosis is a disease of the central nervous system
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On June 23rd 2016‚ the judges of the supreme court gathered to analyze a challenge about the University of Texas of Austin’s race-conscious admissions program. This case‚ known as Fisher II v. The University of Texas‚ was brought about when senior Abigail Fisher applied to the University of Texas and did not get in. She was not accepted in the top ten percent program as well( a program in Texas Law stating that top ten percent students from all schools in Texas get automatic admission into UT Austin)
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1 Reading notes from Irving Fisher’s The Theory of Interest‚ 1930 Preface -- It was the misunderstanding of my theory of interest put forward in my 1907 book the Rate of Interest that led me to adopt the catchword “investment opportunity” as a substitute for the inadequate term “productivity” which had come into general use. This combined with my early “impatience theory” led to the impatience and opportunity theory which can be said to be distinct from all other theories of interest because
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A few weeks ago‚ I introduced Huffington Post readers to a group of important diseases that most had never heard of -- neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). In that piece‚ I mentioned one disease that has a particularly devastating impact on girls and women in developing countries -- female genital schistosomiasis (FGS). Schistosomiasis‚ also known as bilharzia or "snail fever‚" is a parasitic disease carried by fresh water snails. It is transmitted by contact with contaminated fresh water‚ so swimming
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A) How could an infection in Cari’s nasal passage and pharynx spread into her sinuses? a. Her infection was able to spread to her sinuses because her sinuses became an area that her nasal passages and pharynx could drain into. In here the drainage just sat there and became a breeding ground for bacteria. B) What is the Cough Reflex? Describe the process that Cari’s respiratory system is using to clear her lungs by coughing? a. The cough reflex is used to get things like irritants and fluid which
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| Plan | Implement | Evaluate | ------------------------------------------------- Mental Health DX------------------------------------------------- Schizophrenia(DSM-IV TR)Axis I | ------------------------------------------------- Nursing Diagnosis based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs:------------------------------------------------- Safety & Security | Long-Term Goal | Short-Term Goal | Nursing Actions | Scientific Rationale | Evaluation | Related to:Predisposing Factors:Precipitating
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