apartment. Sara is a 72-year-old widow who has started to show signs of dementia and attends a senior day center where she receives treatment for depression. In addition‚ Sara is a hoarder and a compulsive shopper. 48-year-old Stephanie suffers from bipolar disorder‚ as a teenager she tried to commit suicide‚ and within the last four years‚ she has been hospitalized three times for mental health related issues. While they both love one another‚ their current living condition is quite turbulent. They
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diagnose made me start looking into books and resources on the Internet to inform myself about depression. In my research I would explain and focus on the three most common disorders. Witches are Major Depressive Disorder‚ Dysthymic Disorder and Bipolar Disorder. This brief research will help you understand Depression better; it would be a help to you and a help to others. In the future you can easily be alert incase you start feeling sad and hopeless‚ you will know when you need to seek help professional
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Social Policy and its application to Social Service Provision HNC Social Care Learning Outcome 1 Submission Date /2015 Sarah Monteith BC0094270 Word count 1‚667 SCENARIO ONE Miss Ruth Smith is a young mother in her mid-twenties who is unmarried and has two young children‚ one who is disabled. Miss Smith has an inherited condition which has resulted in small stature and curvature to the bones of her spine and legs. She has limited strength although mobile and able to drive. Ruth is currently
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that someone‚ who brought such laughter and joy to so many‚ lived such a lonely and depressed life? That’s the thing about depression‚ bipolar disorder and other mental health issues; you can’t always spot them. Many people who suffer from a mood disorder appear to be fine however‚ on the inside‚ they may silently be suffering. Major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder often require ongoing‚ lifetime treatment. Here we are talking about a combination of talk-therapy and in many cases‚ medication
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The patient is a 29 year old male who presented to the ED with an intentional overdose of an unknown amount of Tylenol. Patient reports relational issues with his wife as primary contributing factor to he distress. He reports experiencing feelings of depression and mood swings. Patient reports depression symptoms as feelings of worthlessness‚ hopelessness‚ tearfulness‚ isolation‚ insomnia‚ guilt‚ fatigue‚ and sadness. Patient currently denies homicidal ideations and having any visual or auditory
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*DSM4 1.Mental Illness (thought and mood disorders) 2. Developmental Disability (mental retardation and personality disorders) 3. Comorbid Medical Conditions (DM) 4. Stressors (psychosocial and environmental problems) 5. GAF (0-100) Age | Freud-psychosexual | Erikson-psychosocial | 0-1 Infant | Oral | Trust v. Mistrust | 1-3 Toddler | Anal | Autonomy v. Shame and doubt | 3-6 Preschoool | Phallic/ Oedipal | Initiative v. Guilt | 6-12 Schoolage | Latency | Industry v. Inferiority
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weeks every year and if he comes to see Michael. Nancy is a 83 year old woman who lives in a residential care home because she arthritis‚ she has also broken her wrist which enables her to be able to wash herself properly‚ she also has bipolar disorder. Bipolar is also known as manic depression this condition can affect your mood which can swing from one extreme to the other. Nancy goes through a stage of depression every day after losing her husband 2 years ago and she thinks that she is worthless
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Kay Redfield Jamison‚ born in 1956‚ starts the book vividly describing her standing outside in the playground‚ just outside of Washington‚ looking up at the skies‚ just as many of the other children would do because‚ like them‚ she was a daughter of a man who was in the Air Force. As an elementary school student‚ Kay recalls a plane flying low to the ground crashing nearby‚ and the pilot being remembered as a hero for not abandoning the jet and causing the lives of the children in the playground
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Cited: Board‚ A.D.A.M. Editorial. "Bipolar Disorder." Bipolar Disorder. U.S. National Library of Medicine‚ 18 Nov. 0000. Web. 30 Jan. 2013. Board‚ A.D.A.M. Editorial. "Major Depression." Major Depression. U.S. National Library of Medicine‚ 18 Nov. 0000. Web. 29 Jan. 2013. Bronfenbrenner‚ Urie. "Social
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“1 in 5 adults experience a mental health condition every year. 1 in 20 lives with a serious mental illness such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder” (“Mental Health Conditions”‚ n.d.). Mental Health affects the individual in a massive way‚ it could cause irrational thoughts‚ mood swings‚ and unusual eating habits. It could affect the way the person thinks. When these start to happen‚ it could interfere with the way people live their everyday lives. Mental health has such a broad spectrum. So broad
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