of counseling therapy every week for 8 weeks. Counseling for PTSD was any treatment or intervention provided by a mental health professional or professional in-training aimed at the alleviation of PTSD symptoms in participants diagnosed with the disorder (Erford‚ 2016). These fifteen participants completed an hour of counseling each week for eight weeks with a Licensed Professional counselor at a health clinic. The counselor discussed his/her problems with the patient. After eight weeks‚ the participants
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Throughout the years psychological disorders have been characterized in an erroneous way. The constant stereotyping of individuals with mental illnesses as well as the treatment that they receive from others‚ may seem like a reason for people to keep quiet. Due to the fear of being criticized and ostracized drives various individuals with psychological disorders to keep their illness a secret. Individuals constant fear of being treated differently would be great reason to remove the illness from
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The records have been reviewed. The subject member is an adolescent male born 07/24/2002‚ who has been diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder‚ generalized anxiety‚ panic disorder‚ social phobia‚ social anxiety‚ anorexia‚ self-injurious behavior. His treating provider‚ Ricardo P. Bayola‚ MD recommended that he be placed in continued adolescent inpatient psychiatric care from 02/11/2016 forward. The carrier has denied coverage of continued adolescent inpatient psychiatric care as not medically necessary
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According to the American Psychiatric Association DSM-5 (2013)‚ Andrea fits the criteria for a diagnosis of binge-eating disorder (BED). She eats larger amounts of food than most people would eat within a time period and feels lack of control about her eating. She eats until she is uncomfortable‚ sometimes to the point where she is in pain. Andrea also reports eating she is not hungry‚ eating alone because of shame and feeling guilt or disgust with herself over the eating binges. There is distress
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Primary diagnosis: Affective (mood) disorder Secondary diagnosis: Anxiety disorders. The claimant was a 41-year-old woman. Alleged disability: bipolar disorder‚ high anxiety‚ deep depression. The claimant had difficulties with her personal hygiene and with most activities of daily living. She had mobility difficulties‚ ambulated with a cane because of knee problems. She had “a hard time” lifting objects‚ and was unable to do house chores. She did not do well with new people. She did not
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Psychological Disorders Part A. What is schizophrenia‚ people may ask‚ It is a brain disease that is chronic and very severe‚ that “more than two Million Americans” (schizophrenia.com‚ 2004)‚ are having to deal with each day. Understanding the causes and treatments of schizophrenia is the first thing that needs to be done when taking a look at the causes and the treatments of this disorder. The cause of schizophrenia is in a person’s genetics‚ or DNA as the professionals would say
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A number of highly complex processes continuously take place on a molecular level in our body through transportation. Iron is the mineral which helps in the circulation and composition of blood. Females require a consistent level of iron‚ even overconsumption can be useful for them. In each country of the world‚ women lack adequate iron consumption leading to anemia‚ pernicious anemia‚ and even blood loss. WHO reported that 75% of women lack the minimum level of iron consumption in the body. It is
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mentally. The client stated he carries a diagnosis of Manic Depression. In addition‚ he believes that the he was diagnosed with other mental health disorders but does not remember specifics related to the diagnoses. He consumes the prescribed psychotropic medications Hydroxyzine 50mg and Quetiapine 150mg. The client carries diagnosis of Cannabis Use Disorder: Severe- F14.20
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Anemia Anemia is a common hematopoietic disorder in which a patient has a reduction in the total number of red blood cells and hemoglobin. The causes of anemia are decreased production of erythrocytes or blood loss‚ and increased destruction of erythrocytes (Huether & McCance‚ 2012). Anemia is classified into several types namely‚ pernicious anemia‚ folate deficiency anemia‚ sideroblastic anemia‚ chronic inflammatory anemia‚ and post-hemorrhagic anemia. For the purpose of this paper‚ I will select
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Patient’s Psychiatric Diagnosis: Bipolar Disorder‚ Attention deficit/ Hyperactivity Patient’s Medical Diagnosis: N/A Describe the patient’s appearance: I talked with Ms. Samantha. She was wearing a pink shirt with blue jeans. She was playing in the gym with her friends in the group. She has no body odor‚ hygiene maintained. Describe the patient’s behavior: The Patient was cooperative and pleasant to talk. She maintained direct eye contact and looked calm. Describe the patient’s communication:
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