Running Head: Co-disorders of Substance Abuse Principles of Psychopathology: Diagnosis and Treatment Abstract Addiction in general‚ but opioid dependence has become a billion dollar business for the treatment industry. Heroin used to be the only widespread opioid used. The new opioid users are those who are given pain pills by their family and ER physicians. What happened to the old adages that if it hurts take an aspirin? Today’s unusual mix includes cultural differences
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Case Study Patients name: John Nash Diagnosis and Assessment Axis I: Undifferentiated Type Using the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM IV-TR) John Nash has been given the primary diagnosis of being undifferentiated. Plus abnormalities of the brain structure and function‚ disorganized speech and behavior‚ delusions‚ and hallucinations. Nash often has panic attacks‚ withdrawal from social activities‚ and loss of attention to personal hygiene and grooming‚ and
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DSM Diagnosis: Include behaviors & symptoms consistent with diagnosis. Axis 1: 304.40 Amphetamine; Axis II: none; Axis III: none; Axis IV: primary‚ social‚ and housing Background information: John Smith is a thirty year old Caucasian male who recently became homeless. Previously living arrangements‚ he were living with roommates. He was admitted to the facility after being evaluated by a clinician for suicidal ideation. His last psychiatric treatment was at SBBH in 2010. He has an ongoing struggle
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Discuss reliability and validity of diagnosis A reliable and valid diagnosis is one which is correctly reasoned from a satisfying premise and agreed upon by psychiatrists using the same diagnosis system. However‚ there are many factors that make the process of determining a diagnosis intricate. For one to obtain a reliable and valid diagnosis‚ one has to be sure that the classification systems themselves are valid and reliable. Because the concept of abnormality is so complex it is particularly
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Checkpoint: Determining Diagnosis Code Categories Wm. Victor Golden HCR 220 Aug 18‚ 2011 Instructor Charity Booker * A 68-year-old male presents to the office complaining of pronounced weakness on the right side of his body and slurred speech for the past 24 hours. Based on the examination‚ the physician orders an MRI to investigate a possible transient ischemic attack. The diagnosis category I would choose in this case would be Symptoms‚ Signs‚ and Ill-Defined Conditions—Codes 780–799
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There is often a long‚ drawn out diagnosis period when it comes to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Because a lot of the symptoms (ex‚ abdominal pain‚ nausea‚ changes in bathroom habits) are non-specific‚ meaning they could be the result of any number of things‚ doctors kind of need to rule out a lot before making a diagnosis. This can be very frustrating for patients and their loved ones because without an official diagnosis of IBS‚ most doctors are reluctant to treat a patient. Obviously‚ without
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Kentaurus Webster Ms. Mulvanny 8th Grade Science December 13‚ 2012 What Causes Mold on bread? The question I am trying to answer is what causes mold on bread. I think that mold is fungus. Mold spores are everywhere: in the air‚ on your kitchen counters‚ on your skin etc. Mold likes to grow in environments where they can find nutrients like bread. When mold spores find a nice environment‚ they "hatch" and then begin to eat and reproduce. This is when you see the lovely green and white fuzz
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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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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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was only before about 60 years that Kurt Lewin developed the first well-composed organizational diagnosis model. This implies that they recently have been on that sloppy evolution curve. In the sections below some major organizational diagnosis models are presented. 2.2 The Two Pairs of Competing Approaches in Organizational Diagnosis There are a handful of models for use in organizational diagnosis. These models are categorized into two major approaches: closed system approach and open system
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