The author describes futile treatment as a convoluted quality of life issue and a treatment method that is not a black-and-white concept (Li‚ 2012). In addition‚ he offered a definition from a doctor’s perspective in that they consider this treatment as having a poor outcome. Others consider it only as prolonging the suffering and imminent death of a family member (Li‚ 2012). We can surmise that there is not a clear definition of futile treatment and this could be the reason why there are no clear
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Treatment of Mental Ill Inmates By: Richelle Williams June 11‚ 2013 Theory and Practice of Correction Professor: Michael Bryant In the United States we have the highest rate of adult incarceration. With nearly 2.2 million incarcerated‚ inmates with mental health illnesses have been increasing year after year‚ (Daniel‚ 2007). The correctional system has been transformed into the mental asylum for the modern day. The American Association urges prisons to develop procedures for properly
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One of the effects that ionizing radiation has on the human body is the appearance of cancer. To treat cancer‚ ironically‚ radiation is often used. Radiation treatment is the 2nd most common form of cancer treatment‚ next to surgery. The National Cancer Institute estimates that over half of all cancer patients receive radiation treatment sometime over the course of their illness (Radiation Therapy and You 2). It can be used alone to fight cancer or can be used in combination with surgery or chemotherapy
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Patients Right to Refuse Medical Treatment Individuals seek medical treatment everyday to stay healthy‚ treat an illness‚ or just to stay alive. We all seek treatment whether it is voluntary or in an emergency basis. Some individuals suffer from severe illnesses in which others could not bear to live with. Some illnesses are so debilitating that patients wish they could just die. Once a patient gets to a certain point they may decide to refuse medical treatment because they do not want to be
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Running Head: Cause and treatment of mental illness Abstract This paper briefly talks about mental illnesses and what it entails. The paper will discuss my thoughts on mental illnesses as well as what exactly a mental illness is. I will begin telling where some of the stigma of someone suffering with a mental illness stems from. I will talk about how the media such as newspapers and national advertisements play a role in this stigma. I will give insight on some of the causes that may contribute
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Boyan Writing 1 04/19/02 Considering all the treatment methods used at Mclean Hospital‚ harsh physical treatments were rarely productive. Methods such as seclusion‚ ice-baths‚ Electro-shock therapy‚ and even the Hospitals atmosphere itself can make one wonder how anyone came out of there better than they went in. It seems odd that people teetering on the edge of sanity were subjected to such horrible treatments. Although such treatments sometimes worked‚ it in no way outweighs the horrible
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topic that is very important in dentistry. I found an article on dental patients that have anxiety or even phobias about their dental care treatments. Patients with dental anxiety or a phobia of dental treatments are a very serious condition. It can result in distress and even oral health impairment. The article I chose conducted twenty-two random dental treatments and tried to reduce the anxiety in the adult patients. Different forms of cognitive-behavioral therapy‚ music distraction‚ acupuncture‚
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Diseases and Treatments in the Victorian Era By: Will Kraemer September 28‚ 2011 Outline I- Introduction: the thoughts and ideas about diseases. II- Body: living conditions/ why they got sick 1. How the filth and grime led to diseases 2. Home-remedies 3. Death III- Body: Diseases 1. Cholera 2. Tuberculosis 3. Typhus IV- Body: Treatments and medical discoveries 1. Why they started caring about sanitation and hygiene 2. How they cured it before
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Conventional vs. Fiberoptic Treatment Hyperbilirubinemia is a common illness noted in newborn babies‚ but through the intervention of science and technology‚ doctors are in a position to treat most of these cases. Phototherapy stood out as the effective method of treating the illness because it tends to be noninvasive by nature and provides safety to the mother and child. It has two methods of treatment; Fiberoptic and conventional‚ which tend to have a common methodology. However‚ doctors use conventional
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The three most common reasons addicts enter treatment are: 1. A sincere desire to recover. 2. Coercion. 3. Manipulation. A SINCERE DESIRE TO RECOVER Addicts may come to appreciate that it’s time for a change. An old joke of AA is that addicts who drink and drive may make a change after a DUI—they stop driving but continue to drink! The changes we are looking for are to stop using drugs! An addict may make a change when he or she hits rock bottom‚ such as losing a job‚ losing an important relationship
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