Vulnerable Populations Kathleen King- Materio BSHS/302 10/01/2012 Maryann Sorrell Vulnerable Populations All communities contain a mentally ill population. Their behavior is considered to be inappropriate and abnormal. Every society has cultivated solutions in which to treat the mentally ill in order to prevent disruption of the strong civil function. Normal behavior varies through generations and societies. When deciding if a person is mentally ill‚ the generation and culture must be taken
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throughout the years has been erratic and unpredictable. In addition‚ her father has been emotionally detached since the age of three. In the case of Rebecca‚ her psychologist has conducted an assessment for her with a plan of continued therapy and medication. Dr. Johnston did start out by defining the problem with Rebecca. In Dr Johnston’s assessment of Rebecca‚ he started out by clearly stating what the clients issue were‚ followed by her background from her childhood. In addition of her parents being
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center to force the medication on him. Because he was a danger to himself and others‚ the magistrate gave the go ahead on forcing him to take the medication. This would most likely the best way to bring him back to competency to stand trial
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seek psychiatric help for their child? Should they allow their children to be placed on medication for the disorder? The disturbing part is that most parents are not prepared for issues such as these‚ so they usually just do what the doctors suggest for them to do. More parents need to be better educated on the types of medications that are being prescribed to their children‚ and the dangers that those medications may
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Adolescents with DSM-IV-TR disorders. Prentice Hall ISBN: 0130848131 Semrud-Clikeman M.‚Pliszka S.‚ & Liotti M. (2008). Executive Functioning in Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Combined Type With and Without a Stimulant Medication History. Psychological Association 2008‚ Vol. 22‚ No. 3‚ 329–340 Mental Health: Medical Treatment of ADHD Retrieved October 28‚ 2008 http://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/mental-health-adhd-treatment Behavioral Treatment for AD/HD: An Overview Retrieved
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become very time consuming. Pharmacotherapy based on a biological inspection of brain that shows psychological problems are a manifestation of brain pathology. This type of therapy is reliant on drugs called psychotropics. Psychiatrists rather than psychologist are the ones that prescribe medications. The main difference between humanistic therapy and pharmacotherapy is the use of drugs to relieve the client of their psychological symptoms. These two therapies are at separate ends of the spectrum. One
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Stigma is one of the biggest barriers to accessing mental health services. The media and Hollywood movies have cultivated stigma by falsely representing people with mental health disorders. For example‚ movies often portray characters with mental health problems in institutions smoking incessantly‚ with volatile outbreaks‚ and a Thorazine shuffle. In addition‚ when a mass shooting occurs the media declares the perpetrator mentally ill. For this reason‚ the misconceptions surrounding mental illness
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individuals with mental scatters started right now. As more patients vanished into far off mental healing centers‚ society saw them as abnormal and perilous. Open mental doctor’s facilities were giving just custodial care and insufficient medicinal medications and were more swarmed each
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Problem # 2: F10.20 Alcohol Use Disorder- Severe evidenced by; description of behavior related alcohol amount‚ frequency. M is a 68-year-old retired Union Iron worker‚ Vietnam Veteran who presents voluntarily for this first hospitalization at Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital. He states upon admission "I started drinking again and if I don’t stop my wife is going to leave me. I’m depressed‚ I’m in bad shape and I need help". He reveals he first tried alcohol at age 14. He drank while in the service
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1.3.c Risperidone vs Haloperidol: Evidence proves that risperidone is often more effective in the treatment of psychosis than the most commonly prescribed typical psychotic medication‚ haloperidol‚ which is included in the current list of WHO essential medications with chlorpromazine and fluphenazine. In multiple studies‚ risperidone is more likely than haloperidol to improve scores in the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)‚ reduces relapse rates of psychosis‚ improve cognitive function
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