Family-Focused Treatment vs. Individual Treatment for Bipolar Disorder Running Head: Family-Focused Treatment vs. Individual Treatment for Bipolar Disorder Family-Focused Treatment vs. Individual Treatment for Bipolar Disorder Amber Reddy Ivy Tech Community College Abstract Over a nine month period‚ recently hospitalized bipolar‚ manic patients were assigned at random to participate in family-focused psycho-educational therapy or individually focused patient treatment. Along
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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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Discussion of Issues Surrounding the Classification and Diagnosis of Schizophrenia One issue related to classification and diagnosis is reliability. Reliability refers to the consistency of a measuring instrument‚ such as DSM (the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual) that is used when diagnosing schizophrenia. Reliability can be measured in terms of whether two independent assessors give similar scores (inter-rater reliability). High reliability is indicated by a high positive correlation.
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assessment/diagnosis and eventually treatment. The type of treatment that used for DID differs from one therapist to another‚ however‚ the goals of treatment remains the same‚ which is integration of all alternate personalities and strengthening the host character. Research has shown that there is a pattern in the way in which clinicians or professionals approaches treatment of DID. A model that is consistent with this pattern is the Phase Orientation Treatment Approach‚ which has three treatment stages
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Intervention‚ treatment‚ and relapse prevention Heidi Russell BSHS 431 September 17‚ 2012 Michelle Thomas Intervention‚ treatment‚ and relapse prevention This writer interviewed and researched Aegis Medical Systems. Aegis Medical Systems specializes in drug-replacement therapy; a treatment for clients who suffer from opiate addiction while in pursuit of recovery. This writer will elaborate on how Aegis Medical Systems focuses on person-centered intervention and treatment. This writer
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will have Alzheimer’s after they reach age 65 (Cavanaugh & Blanchard-Fields‚ 2002). Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia‚ which is any medical condition that affects the brain (Cavanaugh & Blanchard-Fields‚ 2002). A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s is said to be a “diagnosis by exclusion” (Bronstein & Pulst‚ 2003). This means that there is no certain test just for Alzheimer’s‚ but many tests that rule out other diseases. The early stages deal with short-term memory loss. Examples of this include
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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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One Diagnosis‚ A Family Changed Forever My eyes burned with tears that threatened to spill out at any moment. I was determined not to give him the satisfaction of seeing me cry‚ especially not today. I was huddled in the corner of my living room‚ behind the brown dotted chair where my mother told me to hide if I got scared. This was my spot. I could stay here for hours at a time‚ tracing over the colored dots on the chair with each finger‚ studying the pattern‚ feeling the roughness of every dot
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parent found himself ‘Chained’ to a particular job‚ owing to the realization that probably other organizations would not understand their needs at all (Heiman 2002). Treatment Ambiguity It refers to the degree of parental judgment or discretion
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Dry Mouth Our resources on Dry Mouth • [pic]Article • [pic]Related • [pic]Support • [pic]Discuss Dry mouth has various causes. Simple measures such as drinking frequent sips of water‚ sucking ice cubes and chewing sugar-free gum will often help and be all that is needed in many cases. Artificial saliva or medicine to stimulate the salivary glands is sometimes used. What are the salivary glands? The salivary glands make spit (saliva). Saliva is important in
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