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    Various efforts are being done to raise awareness about mental health disorders in celebration of "Mental Health Awareness Month"‚ especially with Hollywood stars slowly admitting them publicly. With increased awareness‚ the community hopes it will hopefully end the stigma surrounding the disease. ’Girls Approach’ In Discussing Mental Health Disorders An article from TIME discussed one way on how to end the stigma of mental health disorders. According to Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas

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    Mental Disorder in E. A. Poe’s Prose In my essay‚ I will discuss mental disorder as a significant theme in the prose of Edgar Allan Poe. For these purposes‚ I have chosen three of his short stories: “The Fall of the House of Usher” (published in 1839)‚ “The Black Cat” and “The Tell-Tale Heart” (both published in 1843) with the chief focus on the first one. I have chosen them for they all handle the theme in question‚ yet each one of them in a different manner. The main body of the essay

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    Clinical Hypnosis Studies Addressing Aichmophobia Whether it’s donating blood‚ receiving a vaccine or receiving a thorough anesthetic‚ the process is difficult on almost anybody. And some unfortunate people are particularly affected by the unpleasant process of getting injections‚ some even going so far as to avoid donating blood or getting scheduled immunizations. Sometimes‚ it blossoms into a full blown phobia of needles. This particular phobia is known as aichmophobia and is described as an

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    The following is a summary of the prevalence and correlates of mental disorders among Native American women in primary care. This summary will include the objectives‚ the methods‚ the results‚ and the conclusions. American Indian and Alaska Native women who presented for primary care were examined the lifetime and the past-year prevalence and correlates of common mental disorder. Limited information exists about the prevalence of mental illness among American Indian women and Alaska Native women‚

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    According to the list of psychiatric disorders provided in the DSM-IV-TR PowerPoint material‚ a Mood Disorder is diagnosed on:  A.Axis II  B.Axis VI  C.Axis IV  D.Axis I Answer Key: D Question 5 of 18 2.0 Points The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ or DSM-IV-TR is authored by:  A.American Psychological Association  B.American Philosophial Association  C.National Alliance for Mental Illness  D.American Psychiatric

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    The article‚ “Study: Abortion increases rate of mental health disorders‚” discusses the controversy about if abortion increases the risk of mental health disorders. The article explains the pro-life argument that abortions increase the risk of women having psychological problems. Evidence shows that this conclusion is inconsistent because much of the data is scarce. The essay explains how researchers have not been able to reliably track the effects of abortion due to lack of termination reports in

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    astonishing. What is even more surprising is the amount of recognition mental disorders are receiving in the 21st century alone. For years‚ people suffering with mental disorders have been very misunderstood; society assumes their problems are fictitious and fraudulent. However‚ hollywood is making great progress towards revealing the truth about these victims. They deserve to finally be heard and understood. Characters with mental disorders are not the only ones being recognized: mentally healthy people

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    Hypnosis has been used throughout the world for over 4000 years as a way of curing ills and gaining knowledge. For many early years it was seen as a “dark art” of occultism but the same practices forged into our scientific knowledge of today. In the 1700’s Franz Anton Mesmer was the first to propose a rational basis and a consistent method of hypnosis‚ he passed this on to his followers as a ritualistic practice he called mesmerisation. Mesmer liked to perform mass inductions by linking patients

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    Misunderstood Illness “Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder marked by severely impaired thinking‚ emotions‚ and behaviors” (qtd. in Gulli and Rosick 1). Many people are confused or misinformed on this mental illness. 85 percent of Americans are aware of Schizophrenia‚ however‚ only 24 percent actually understand what this disorder is (Tartakovsky 1). Awareness and knowledge on Schizophrenia can help lead to public acceptance. While this disorder is currently incurable‚ an increase in national funding

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    Borderline Personality Disorder Mental Health Treatment Although psychiatric hospitalization may often be used to address the suicidal and other safety crises of individuals with BPD‚ it is unclear how beneficial that intervention is. In contrast‚ partial hospitalization has shown some promise as an intervention for individuals with BPD who are not in imminent danger of mortally harming themselves or others. Partial hospitalization involves the sufferer receiving intensive mental health treatment for

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