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    Patient: Ms. Jane Doe DOB: 2/18/82 Address: Jones‚MS Civil Status: Married Nationality: Caucasian Religion: Baptist Admission: 9/7/12 Discharged: 9/10/12 Unit: Adult Type of Admission: Voluntary Ms. Doe is a 30 year old white female. She is married and lives at home with her husband‚ her four children (ages 11‚ 9‚ 6‚ and 4 yrs). Her youngest brother lives in the home with them‚ also. She is a graduate from Jones High School and is currently

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    Mental Health Counselor Mental Health Counselors are very important in today’s society. Our busy‚ stressful‚ hectic‚ everyday lives can be a little overwhelming at times. Mental Health Counselors are here for people who sometimes can’t handle everyday activities and tasks. The definition given to a Mental Health Counselor is “A mental health counselor helps individuals and families deal with difficult emotions‚ mental health disorders and trauma. A person with this title provides therapy and coaching

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    Abstract – The stigma attached to schizophrenia and ultimately all mental illness‚ literally ruins people’s lives. This article discusses the No Health without Mental Health strategy‚ released in February by the Department of Health and how it addresses stigma and discrimination and the Time to Change campaign which is led by Rethink and Mind. Recommendations are made as to how frontline healthcare professionals can actively support and educate service users who will suffer first hand from stigma

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    population have a mental health disorder. This could be anything from depression‚ to anxiety‚ to schizophrenia. That’s almost one in every five people. Now some people may insist that these illnesses are ‘made up’ or ‘not real’. However‚ there is biological proof of MDD (Major Depressive Disorder) and research is being made on connections of genetics to other disorders (“Biological Evidence for Depression”). Some research even shows connections between the environment and mental illnesses‚ hence

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    Title: An examination of social exclusion policy and its effect on adults of a working age with serious mental health problems To begin‚ this essay will briefly define the term social exclusion and its historical background. It will then move on to the political history of social exclusion in the United Kingdom. Particularly the essay will focus on the reasons behind unemployment‚ and the resulting effect of excluding people from society. The policies around employment and the benefit system

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    communities. During the 1980s‚ the cost of health care increased more than any other cost in our national economy. As a result‚ strategic planning has been made to reduce costs. "The political decision made to deinstitutionalize chronic mental patients started with the appearance of phenothiazine medications. Dramatically reducing the instability influenced by psychosis‚ these medications were of great significance to many individuals with serious mental disorders. At both the state and federal

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    live like this anymore’’. Despite the treatment‚ the patient passed away. This was the first case that struck me and was an eye opener that mental health is an integral part of overall well-being for an individual. During my three years of service as a primary care physician in the Rural Government Hospital in Nepal‚ I treated many patients with different physical and mental health problems. During my exposure with mentally ill patients‚ I have realized that mental illness is very common in the general

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    INTRODUCTION The history of the West and their interactions with those in Africa especially‚ are fraught with paternalism and the trend is continuing today. American journalists in particular‚ only cover the negatives of Africa while ignoring the countries’ political and economic success stories. This narrative only continues the narratives of Africa’s helplessness. By downplaying African countries abilities to plan and follow through with efforts to develop and improve themselves‚ it harms not only

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    stigma associated with people that have mental illnesses‚ in society they are treated differently and are even sometimes discriminated. The feeling of being stigmatized often times has negative effects on the lives of those individuals such as “depressive symptoms and demoralisation; poorer interpersonal relationships; and prevention from recovery or avoidance of help-seeking.” (Dinos Socratis) It is common among individuals that are diagnosed with a mental illness to experience depressive feelings

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    Phil 235 Paternalism Essay

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    Paternalism in the Medical Profession Philosophy 235 EC: Biomedical Ethics “The only appropriate and realistic model of the Dr.‐patient relationship is paternalism. Doctors are the medical experts; most patients have little‚ if any‚ reliable medical knowledge; implicit trust in one’s physician is essential to the healing process; and doctors have the responsibility for our health and therefore have the duty to make all the important medical decisions.” Critically assess that claim. The issue

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