The Effects of Dual Diagnosis on a Person’s Life Jamie Sivels Georgia Military College November 28‚ 2012 The Effects of Dual Diagnosis on a Person’s Life People with severe mental disorders also experience a co-occurring substance abuse problem; approximately 50% of individuals with a mental disorder are also affected by substance abuse; 37% are alcohol abusers‚ 53% drug abusers (Medline). This is also called dual diagnosis which is when someone has a mental disorder
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according to “the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism’s National Longitudinal Alcohol Epidemiology Survey concluded that dependence and mental illness go hand in hand” (NIH‚ pg. 1). Dual Diagnosis A person who is being “treated in a psychiatric hospital may be given a dual diagnosis” (Stevens & Smith‚ pg. 158). This
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Bacterial vaginosis‚ or simply BV‚ is a prevailing vaginal infection in women. BV is an illness that outcomes in vaginal discharge and are a consequence of overgrowth of usual bacteria in the vagina. There are numerous kinds of bacteria that live naturally in the vaginal region. The vaginal discharge results when numbers of various species of bacteria grow large such that their numbers exceed the natural balance (Bacterial Vaginosis Researchomatic). The reasons for the specific vaginal bacterial
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The financial impact of a cancer diagnosis Linda Sharp Aileen Timmons National Cancer Registry Ireland Kindly supported by The financial impact of a cancer diagnosis Linda Sharp Aileen Timmons With the support of: Harry Comber‚ Director‚ National Cancer Registry (NCR) Noeleen Donnelly‚ Human Resources Manager‚ Irish Cancer Society (ICS) Joan Kelly‚ Nursing Services Manager‚ ICS Mairéad Lyons‚ Head of Services‚ ICS John McCormack‚ Chief Executive‚ ICS Niamh Ni Chonghaile
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discusses the importance of short and long-term benefits of early autism diagnosis and intervention. Many researchers believe that autism is not necessarily a life-long disabling condition. With intervention‚ most children will be included in regular education classrooms. Research today shows fewer than 10% of individuals with ASD will remain non-verbal with intervention. Data suggests that children who are completely non-verbal who begin intervention in the preschool years or sooner are more likely
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FOCUS Clots Wai Khoon Ho Deep vein thrombosis Risks and diagnosis Venous thromboembolism (VTE)‚ comprising deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism (PE)‚ is the third commonest vascular disorder in Caucasian populations.1 In Australia‚ DVT alone (without concomitant PE) affects 52 persons per 100 000 annually.2 Timely management of DVT is important as it is a common cause of morbidity. Thromboses of the deep veins in the upper limbs and ‘unusual sites’‚ such as mesenteric veins‚ constitute
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Ethics at the Beginning of Life: Prenatal Genetic Testing Lauren Delucca Linda Field Despain Cynthia Ventura-Lippert Submitted to Dr. Mark Jumper in partial fulfillment of HCE430‚ Health Care Ethics Regis University October 13‚ 2012 Prenatal Genetic Testing Prenatal testing and genetic testing developed hand in hand. Many genes‚ the basic unit of heredity‚ are now known through the human genome project (Pence‚ 2011‚ pp. 273-274). Genetic testing can identify the
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Cancer screening or diagnosis options The treatment of any kind of disease‚ especially a group of disease like cancer is more effective when it is detected in the early stages as the chances of it getting fully cured and the overall life ratio of the patient raises manifold. With the coming of age medical treatments and breakthrough in the field of cancer research‚ there are various advanced tools and techniques which point at the screening and the diagnosis of the cancers in the early stages. Screening
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Nursing diagnosis for patient with AIDS (in the movie Philadelphia) Imbalanced Nutrition: Less than body requirements R/T inability to ingest nutrients (Gulanick & Myers‚ 2007) AEB vomiting three times per day after each meal‚ 35lb weight loss in past 60 days‚ height of patient is 5’8” weight of 110lbs (Demme‚ 1993). Impaired Skin Integrity – AIDS‚ R/T immune deficiency; AIDS related dermatitis (Gulanick & Myers‚ 2007) AEB Approximately 10‚ 3 x 2 cm reddened lesions to face and torso‚ lesions
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The diagnosis was a bit of relief to me and I was determined to overcome this obstacle. I didn’t want to be reliant on daily medication‚ so with a combination of hard work and determination I managed to push myself. My grades quickly began to improve as I found ways to cope with the diagnosis. During my junior year of high school‚ I managed to maintain a 3.5 GPA while taking many advanced level courses
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