Current Treatments Though there are no known cures for ADHD. There are various treatments that may help cognitive function and reduce the symptoms of ADHD. Treatments include medication‚ therapy‚ and training techniques. In context of medication used could be stimulants that could be used are“Adderall‚ Adderall XR‚ Concerta‚ Daytrana‚ Dexedrine‚ Dexeterine Spansule‚ Focalin‚ Focalin XR‚ Metadate CD‚ Metadate ER‚ Methylin ER‚ Ritalin‚ Ritalin La‚ Ritalin SR and Vyvanse.”(Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
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Community Corrections Community corrections affect society in numerous ways. From probation and parole‚ to intermediate sanctions such as work release‚ community residential centers‚ nonprofit organizations‚ prerelease guidance centers‚ and partial incarceration‚ community corrections serve a vital role in the balance of criminal justice system in America. The prison system in America ensures Constitutional rights and humane treatment‚ not guaranteed in the prison systems of foreign countries. If
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Study Guide for HDFS 240 winter 2013 Book Chapter 1 1) Sex Education or Abstinence only? a) More accurate and complete information better prepared to make responsible choices about behavior b) Teens missed important information due to abstinence-only education- resist engaging in sexual activity‚ wait until marriage‚ for sexual activity‚ intimacy‚ no need for education about contraception/how to prevent STI/ STD c) 2000-2008 conservative political climate supported this
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Community corrections Tammylynn Shindurling CJS/230 May 26‚ 2013 Stephen Gillespie In this paper I will be discussing community correction and how it affects society‚ and my hypothesis about community corrections‚ and the effectiveness in the corrections system. Moreover talk about how other nation see and practice imprisonment
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The Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Geona Adams New Tech @ Zion Benton East 12/15/2012 | My topic that I chose for my essay is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). I chose this topic because it always interested me. It was interesting the way people acted towards certain things around them. I assumed that there would be only a few treatments for PTSD like group therapy. I did not expect to find as many treatments as I did. The research went over my expectations. I found
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with mental illness suffer from disparities during the diagnosis process‚ but the issue of treatment needs to be considered as well. Treatment overshadowing is defined as possible biases present during the making of treatment decisions. This includes all aspects of a treatment plan that can be overlooked‚ including a physician’s unwillingness to address any barriers that may affect the patient’s care. Treatment overshadowing is a crucial factor in patient care because it occurs when physician’s do not
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under different sets of circumstances. Treating them equally often require treating individuals differently. A quick example is found in families where the parents love their teenage son and toddler daughter equally. Yet the rules parents set for them and the chores required of them‚ if any‚ would be drastically different. Therefore‚ equal treatment of people does not require that they receive identical treatment. The Federal government treats the citizens of the states equally when it comes
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Behaviour Therapy and Brief Therapy. These three treatments have been successful with someone with an eating disorder but there are many more which in addition to the predominant approaches used by therapist and other members of the treatment team have been adapted and are often used to provide adjunct forms of treatment‚ including‚ but not limited to‚ any of the following to find the right therapy techniques for the individual person. Adjunct Treatments Nutritional therapy – meal plans‚ nutritional
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Treatments of Alcoholism Alcoholism can destroy the life of an alcoholic and devastate the alcoholic ’s family. But it also has overwhelming consequences for society. Consider these statistics from the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence: *In 1988‚ alcoholism and problems related to it cost the United States an estimated $85.8 billion in mortality and reduced productivity; *Fetal alcohol syndrome‚ caused by a woman ’s drinking during pregnancy‚ afflicts five thousand infants
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II. TREATMENT MODALITIES FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA Management of schizophrenia depends largely on medications and on psychosocial interventions. No single approach is widely considered effective for all patients‚ though in the United States and most Western countries‚ psychiatric medication is often the primary method of treatment. Currently‚ there is a movement towards utilizing a recovery model that emphasizes hope‚ empowerment and social inclusion‚ though this is not yet a mainstream mental
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