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The Effects of Dual Diagnosis on a Person’s Life Jamie Sivels Georgia Military College November 28‚ 2012 The Effects of Dual Diagnosis on a Person’s Life People with severe mental disorders also experience a co-occurring substance abuse problem; approximately 50% of individuals with a mental disorder are also affected by substance abuse; 37% are alcohol abusers‚ 53% drug abusers (Medline). This is also called dual diagnosis which is when someone has a mental disorder
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C: CIRCULATION PLAN * Prevention of fluid and electrolyte imbalance‚ dehydration and sepsis (IV fluids) *Jean is vomiting* (check vomitus for blood) * Fluid balance chart * The insertion of IV cannula * Remains Nil by Mouth-insertion of NG tube * Central Pulse - rate‚ volume & regularity * Pulse rate on admission – 98 beats/min * Peripheral pulses * Blood pressure * *Respiratory rate* * Capillary refill (teach importance of removal of nail polish/make up –
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Development and Motion Control of Single-Axis Reaction Wheel Based Cubic Robot by R.G. Vimukthi Pathirana A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Mechatronics Examination Committee: Dr. Manukid Parnichkun (Chairperson) Dr. Mongkol Ekpanyapong Assoc. Prof. Erik L.J. Bohez Nationality: Srilankan Previous Degree: Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronics Asian Institute of Technology Thailand Scholarship Donor: AIT Fellowship Asian Institute
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The Dangers of Physiological Diagnosis Author: Ljupco Duzlevski Student Number: 500457454 In the new field of psychiatry there are conflicting beliefs when it comes to diagnosis of a mental illness. In its infancy‚ in the nineteen-sixties‚ diagnosis was made difficult based on the different criteria used by each professional. (Spiegel‚ 2005) This changed with the invention of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)‚ which gave all doctors a checklist of criteria
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How do we define normal? Normality and abnormality is based upon subjective judgement. Views of abnormality differ between individuals and cultures. When does somebody stop being merely eccentric and become mentally ill? Judging mental illness is difficult because it relies upon sound judgement and extensive research into cultural variations in behaviour patterns. We should also consider that psychology deals with individuals and everyone is different. If it is so difficult to define ‘normal’ and
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the impact of complex mental health needs on an individual; it talks about the impact on mental health services on an individual Dual diagnosis refers to a condition whereby an individual suffers from an enduring mental illness and at the same time struggles with a co-existing drug or alcohol dependency issues (DoH 2009). Rassool (2002) describes dual diagnosis as a complex mental health problem which is a broad expression characterized by the presence of two inter-reliant disorders. The substances
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Dual diagnosis is a ground breaking idea that has been effective in relieving symptoms of alcohol abuse and different points of depression (Baker‚ Kavanagh‚ Kay-Lambkin‚ Hunt‚ Lewin‚ Carr‚ and Connoly‚ 2009; Jones Barrowclough‚ Allott‚ Day‚ Earnshaw and Wilson‚ 2011; Riper‚ Anderson‚ Hunter‚ de Wit‚ Berking‚ and Cuijpers‚ 2012). The process of treating both diagnosis simultaneously can be orchestrated in several different ways‚ although the concept of treatment remains the same. Treatment of comorbid
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was targeted to impress Elizabethan Era viewers and have them relate to social‚ economical and religious views throughout the play. Act IV‚ scene IV in Hamlets soliloquy touched upon occurring events‚ intriguing viewers. The words spoken by hamlet could be related and interpreted by the audience. Focussing on the Elizabethan era‚ the soliloquy in act IV‚ scene IV‚ targets the audiences of this time era as is mentions themes of social class and revenge‚ to stimulate the audience to relate to hamlets
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Conflict Diagnosis in the Newspaper COM/470 January 28‚ 2013 Ken West Conflict Diagnosis in the Newspaper “In conflict resolution‚ the first objective is to determine the root cause of the conflict through a conflict diagnosis.” (Hawk‚ 2013‚ p.1). Conflict diagnosis is a process used for understanding disputes‚ interpersonal conflicts‚ and the like. This is achieved by following the basic steps of conflict diagnosis: mapping out the conflict‚ identifying the source of the conflict
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