Group H/1 Pt Mental Health Assessment 1 What does the relevant act define as mental illness and mental disorder? The Office of the Public Advocate‚ 2009 states that the relevant act defines a Mental illness as "being a medical condition that is characterised by a significant disturbance of thought‚ mood‚ perception or memory". The Mental Health Act does not refer to any clinical diagnosis of mental illnesses in particular. People with a range of cognitive disabilities may possibly meet
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Scarborough | Behind the Story: Examining Current Issues in Child Mental Health | HLTB02 Issues in Child Health and Development # Assignment 1 | | By Varshanie Thakur | 6/25/2012 | Tutorial: Tut0001- Shin‚ Kwang Ho Professor: Jason T. Ramsay Introduction In today’s society‚ a major concern that ought to ensure success in a country’s future is the positive development‚ growth and health of children. According to the World Health Organization‚ children are susceptible to acquiring malnutrition
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positive and negative outcomes for the family members involved. The core legislations which underpins and set the grounds for the steps that could be taken in regards to the Morris family is the Children Act 1989 and 2004 (CA(1989/2004) and the Mental Health act 1983 and 2007 (MHA 1983/2007). The addition to this‚ the United Nations convention of the rights of children (UNCRC) and the Human Rights Act 1988 (HRA) are also pivotal within this case. So that the core legislation relating to the case study
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POOR COUNTRIES ARE POOR BECAUSE THEY ARE POOR Poor countries are poor not because they are poor but because they lack the essential resources which are significant for economic growth and development. The African continent is considered as the poorest continent in the world. This is due to political instability which tends to scare away investors thus stunting economic growth of a country. Some of the reasons as to which developing countries are poor are; corrupt governments‚ low illiteracy levels
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the National Center for Children in Poverty‚ “ 21% of low-income children and youth ages 6-17 have mental health problems” and “57% of these low-income children come from households with incomes at or below the federal property level” (Masi and Cooper‚ “Children’s Mental Health”). Poverty provides a poor growing environment to children and increases their susceptibility to developing mental health problems. Often times‚ the families cannot afford early treatment‚ so the problems progressively worsen
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vancouveraa.ca/index.php?option=com_meetings&Itemid=37&task=show. Either treatment facility and aftercare with AA would be a good treatment option because it address’s the clients need for substance abuse treatment and is paid for by Canadian health insurance‚ so there is minimal out of pocket cost to the client. It is essential to have aftercare to be successful which is why AA is appropriate. Regarding my client’s mother that was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer. The following hospice
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Elizabethan Poor Laws and the Unworthy Poor Tara McFadden Indiana University School of Social Work Abstract Beginning in the Elizabethan Era‚ unworthy poor was a label placed on able bodied people that appeared to choose to not work. They were often treated harshly and in extreme cases‚ put to death (Shelly‚ 2011). In today’s society such treatment would be unheard of. The act of even labeling this group of people or other groups is discouraged and even against the NASW’s The Code of Ethics
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Disease is any condition that adversely affects the function of any part of a living thing. Health is the wellbeing of the organism. All our body functions‚ which are under the control of our genes‚ work together to maintain health. Difficulties in determining health and disease: Disease can cover a wide range of conditions including minor conditions‚ such as a cut finger or an ant bite‚ as well as the more obvious diseases like cancers. Health varies on a daily basis and is not just the absence
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Disease Trends and the Delivery of Health Care Services Final Project Axia college 1/15/2012 Many health care professional have great concerns about the growth of the aging population‚ chronic disease and the epidemic of obesity‚ and how will the United States healthcare system prepared for this continuing epidemic. The fact that the aging population along with obesity epidemic is a global healthcare concern‚ many health cares’ professional is baffled about how to address the growing epidemic
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After reviewing the case study of Nursing Malpractice in a Mental Health Setting. There are many different factors that had led to the unfortunate death of this child. I would begin with inaccurate documentation of this child severe airway disease‚ as being listed as mild reactive airway disease. Later‚ after developing symptoms of an increased cough and wheezing without the presents of a fever‚ the nursing staff dismissed it as his attempt to avoid group therapy. The next situation that is concerning
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