emotions are classed as ‘anxiety or depression’ and defined as ‘mental health problems’ (Barker e t al‚ 2010).This essay will address the causation and increase in the diagnosis of anxiety and depression and how counselling and psychotherapy is effective in its historical context. Most importantly the essay will look at the medical treatment and the role of medicine in the biopsychosocial perspective to address mental health issues. Taking into account research figures in relation to the
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Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 The Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 is legislation in the United States that required the annual caps and lifetime maximum benefits for mental health insurance to be equal to those for other forms of health insurance. The main goal of this act was to create equal coverage between medical and surgical services and mental healthcare services. The principle beneficiaries of the Mental Health Parity Act would be persons with the most severe‚ persistent and disabling
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Many people over look mental health issues and it’s kind of crazy when this has such a big role for problems in the world. I don’t believe in prescribing medications to people to try to fix their problems but‚ I think talking about problems is beneficial. Counseling has way more benefits to getting at an individual’s deepest core. Face it‚ we all deal with a bunch of shit throughout our lives. We need friends and family to talk to but‚ we also need someone that has no biased opinion or connection
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Over the past decades‚ the attitude towards Mental Health proved to be profoundly stigmatized. It was once believed that those with mental illnesses acquired demonic possession‚ and were the result of sorcery (Learning‚ pg. 1‚ para. 1). The people affected were isolated‚ punished‚ executed‚ exorcised and imprisoned for a matter they did not control. During the 18th century‚ Asylums were built in order to control the mentally ill (Unite for Sight‚ pg. 1‚ para. 1). Leaders of the Asylums incorporated
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According to The Free Dictionary‚ mental illness is defined as‚ “Any of various psychiatric conditions‚ usually characterized by impairment of an individual ’s normal cognitive‚ emotional‚ or behavioral functioning‚ and caused by physiological or psychosocial factors “(The Free Dictionary‚ 2007). Mental illness can certainly be a physical illness‚ but is not as easily diagnosed like a disease such as diabetes. In a disease like diabetes‚ physicians can run tests to look for certain indicators of
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I have always been interested in psychology and the study of human behaviour‚ particularly as it relates to mental illness. I did psychology both for A’ Level and for my degree‚ and I particularly enjoyed the aspects of the courses relating to the understanding and treatment of mental illness. When I left university in 2007 with an upper second class degree‚ I did consider pursuing a career in clinical psychology but decided at that stage to pursue full-time employment instead of engaging in further
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My personal statement Mental health I have chosen this field of nursing as I find all the elements fascinating due to the different challenges I would have to face. Nursing is a very challenging and demanding career; and this field especially so‚ however I feel the rewards would be great and that I am ready to embark on this career. I am ready and very eager to accomplish this career where i can help and care for people to the best of my ability and becoming a mental health nurse would allow me to
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Promoting Mental Health Introduction The World Health Organization defines health as “a state of complete physical‚ mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” and that the “enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race‚ religion‚ political belief‚ economic or social condition.” (World Health Organization. 2006) As nurses‚ health and health promotion are fundamental
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Bedfordshire University Mental Health Nursing The role of the mental health nurse MHN) while always having the same basic skills set will have a different emphasis within the various service settings such as Community‚ Acute or Forensic which is the topic of this essay The forensic MHN specialises in the assessment and treatment of people who may be mentally ill and are normally in the criminal justice system with the service provided in a secure environment. They may also work with
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State of the Nation’s Mental Health. Any serious discussion of the key public policy issues in Australia over the last five years cannot overlook the almost continuous discourse surrounding mental health services‚ public funding and service delivery. There are several reasons for this. First‚ Australians are now more informed on mental illnesses and the consequences of falling to provide services for those with a medical need. The work of beyondblue‚ headspace‚ SANE Australia and The Inspire Foundation
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