Assignment 2 Mental Health Policy and Plans Assignment 2 Advocacy for integration of mental health care into primary care and the development of psychiatric rehabilitation services and programs The development of integration of mental health care in primary care is crucial for diverse reasons which include the fact that: - Mental diseases are frequent and create substantial social‚ professional and economical loss to society‚ namely in Portugal 1 in each 5 people
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Beck‚ Allen. “Use of Restrictive Housing in U.S. Prisons and Jails‚ 2011-12.” Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)‚ 23 Oct. 2015‚ www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=5433 Coming directly from the Bureau of Justice‚ this list of statistics covers the likelihood of specific groupings of people spending time in solitary confinement‚ based off things such as education‚ age‚ and sexual orientation. Allen also looks at the percentage of inmates who have been in solitary confinement in the past twelve
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References: Hunter‚ A. M.‚ Leuchter‚ A. F.‚ Morgan‚ M. L. (2006). Changes in Brain Function (Quantitative EEG Cordance) During Placebo Lead-in and Treatment Outcomes in Clinical Trials for Major Depression. American Journal of Psychiatry‚ 163‚ p. 1426-1432. Wang‚ S. S. (Aug 1‚ 2006). Hope May Aid Efficacy of Depression Medication. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition)‚ p. D.3.
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DEMENTIA Dementia diseases‚ such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD)‚ have a large impact on the everyday life of persons affected‚ their spouses‚ and the staff involved in their daily living (Borell‚ 1992). For example‚ the cognitive dysfunctions resulting from dementia diseases interfere largely with the performance of most activities of daily living (ADL) (Bäckman‚ 1992). Consequently‚ an urgent need exists to develop programs supporting everyday occupation for persons with dementia. Occupational therapy
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Who can conduct counselling? Counselling as part of the discipline of psychiatry and academic discipline of psychology caters different cognitive (mental)‚ affective (emotional)‚ behavioural and even other pathological cases. With this‚ provide below are the different professionals and practitioners who could conduct counselling (as described by the Mental Health America (MHA)): Educational counselling can be done by teachers‚ they
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In researching about mental health for a project‚ I stumbled upon an article in the Atlantic called "Shock and Disbelief." In writer Daniel Smith’s article‚ he argues that the electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the complete opposite of the Hollywoodized image of electroshock therapy and instead is a very safe and proven effective way of treating mental illnesses. His purpose is to destigmatize ECT and promote a positive outlook on receiving treatment for mental illnesses. He adopts an educated tone
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transition from humans who were “possessed by demons” to just humans who were medically ill. Thus‚ born on April 20‚ 1745‚ in France‚ Pinel would soon grow to significantly change the methods of treatment. To begin his knowledge and understanding of psychiatry‚ Philippe Pinel begun his education being homeschooled and taught by his mother and Father Coarse. After completing high school‚ Pinel attended Lavaur Collège Les Clauzades. Though Pinel was born to a family of doctors and surgeons‚ he embarked
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1. What is the title of your chosen reading? Who is the author? The selected reading is entitled “A Framework for Psychopathology Based on Life History Theory: A Landmark Formulation” and is written by Dr. Riadh Abed. 2. Give a short description of the background of the reading and its author. In this article Dr. Abed‚ a consultant psychiatrist‚ provides proposals on how life history theory (LHT) can be applied “to the classification of psychopathology and mental disorder” (Abed‚ 2014‚ p. 301)
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The medical model involves‚ “identifying signs and symptoms; diagnosing a disease; and then prescribing treatment with the aim of easing symptoms or even curing the disease” (Davidson et al. 2016)‚ just as would be done with a physical illness. Psychiatry is seen as a brand of medicine. Mental health problems are considered biochemical problems. Unfortunately‚ mental health issues have few objective tests to give an accurate diagnosis. Most tests are subjective‚ hopefully‚ this will change as doctors
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20th Century History of the Treatment of Mental Illness: A Review This article describes the development and advances in psychiatry over the twentieth century‚ which informs a study of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by providing a context for the film’s portrayal of the mental hospital‚ patients‚ staff and procedures. Palmer notes that early on‚ mental illness was considered an incurable disease of personal failing or spirituality. Now‚ mental illness is thought to be caused by chemical imbalances
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