Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Vulnerability and Healthcare Implications Abstract Those with mental and substance abuse illnesses have often been identified as vulnerable populations. The following essay discusses the physical‚ psychological‚ and social factors that predispose these individuals to vulnerability. In regards to health care‚ potential disparities are then identified based on the theoretical components of Aday’s framework regarding access‚ cost and quality of care.
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HEALTHCAREANALYSIS VOL.3:196-204 (1995) c Phil Shackleyand Mandy Ryan Health Economics Research Unit‚ University of Aberdeen‚ Scotland Abstract This paper considers ways of involving consumers in decisions regarding the allocation of scarce health service resources. Specifically‚ two levels of consumer participation are highlighted and discussed. These are: (1) at the level of deciding whether or not a particular service should be introduced or its scale changed; and (2) at the level of deciding
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without recent advances in medicine. With that being said‚ their wounds are much more difficult and expensive to treat than any other previous generation of veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that the cost for providing medical care and disability for returning veterans is between $589 billion and $984 billion. (Lifetime Cost of Treating Latest Generation of Veterans Higher than Predicted) Over 300‚000 of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans suffer from psychological wounds such as Post-traumatic
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behavioural/mental health sector is a $99 billion industry‚ yet mental health still remains to be one of the most neglected and under resourced areas in public health‚ regardless of the fact that the need is ever growing (Bhattacharya et all. 2001). In the diagram displayed below‚ it is clear that mental disorders represent one of the top burdens worldwide‚ therefore has more than enough reason to take action more seriously in terms of funding. Figure 1: Burden of diseases worldwide (World Health Organization
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‘The value of objective and subjective evidence in understanding mental health conditions’ It is important to consider both subjective and objective evidences to gain a comprehensive picture of any mental health condition. I am going to demonstrate through examples how parallel considerations can be used by clinicians to gain a full understanding of mental health disorders. Subjective evidence is how the patient interprets the working of his own mind. It includes what he reports about his thoughts
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This essay will discuss the plan of care I developed for Mr X while he was under my care in a post anaesthetic unit. It will discuss my nursing assessments‚ and what diagnoses I developed from this. It will then discuss the rationale behind my nursing interventions using relevant literature. My plan of care will be analysed throughout while identifying how my nursing care meets best practice guidelines. A nursing care plan is begun at a patients admission. In this case Mr X was booked in for
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Mental Health Aide For some years mental illnesses have grown rapidly. Many people suffer with mental illnesses and keep it to themselves. It is very obvious that some have mental problems and other people it is not so obvious because they take medications to function normal on a day to day basis. According to a new government report‚ “one in five American adults has experienced mental illness in the last year‚ with mental illness being more than twice as high among younger adults (ages 18
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evaluate two different views on the nature of mental wellbeing and mental health We are continually tort within the care sector and in life in general to acknowledge‚ accept and treat all individuals as that‚ individuals. This is the same for all people‚ we must remind ourselves that no two people are the same and that although two different people may encounter the same issue they may deal with it in very different ways‚ this all comes down to the individuals perceptions/ views‚ this will have
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Promoting Mental Health. The aim of this assignment will be to demonstrate my interventions designed to promote mental health and well being using current national and local policies and campaigns in relation to the patient’s identified needs as well as evidence based therapeutic interventions. Finally I will evaluate my package reflecting on its success or failure. In order to gain a better understanding of mental health promotion‚ it is important to gain a definition of promoting mental health. Rosie
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America Mental Health George Bush developed the Commission on Mental Health Services (CMHS) in response to the obstacles that exist for people to receive adequate mental health care in the US. The CMHS came up with six goals to transform our mental health care in the US. First goal is to successfully have Americans understand that mental health is essential to your overall well-being (Achieving the Promise). Often times‚ too many Americans are not knowledgeable about the different types of mental
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