Mental health and the need for mental health awareness has become a rising issue in society in recent years; youth health classes have started to include mental health units as part of the curriculum‚ and some of the stigma that comes with seeing therapists and admitting to mental health disorder has lessened. However‚ this is not the case with every demographic in America. In a piece titled‚ “Asian-Americans Tackle Mental Health Stigma‚” published on WebMD‚ author Katherine Kam explains the wide
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CONSULTATION Patient Name: Adela Torres Patient ID: 132463 Consultant: Sachi Kato‚ MD‚ Dermatology Requesting Physician: Leon Medina‚ MD Internal Medicine Date of Consult: 06/23/12 Reason for Consult: Previous evaluated stomatitis‚ possibly methotrexate related. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: The patient is a very pleasant 57-year-old female‚ a native of Cuba‚ being seen for evaluation and treatment for sores in her mouth that she had for the last 10 to 12 days. The patient
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NU 306 Mental Health Nursing *Reflections: Clinical Experiences in Community - Gero 1. Describe characteristics of clients served by this program. The clients at Shoals Hospital in the geriatric psyc. Unit were obviously old. I think the youngest person was a 60 year old female. All had psychiatric disorders but the disorder that seemed to be most prevalent was Major Depressive Disorder. I also got to talk to the oldest living person with Huntington’s disease which was very cool. 2
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“The Role and Life of a Mental Health Counselor” “My Friend My Counselor” Component I: Narrative Summation of Interview (Charleston‚ SC) This interview is taking place on Friday‚ October 11th‚ 2013 at City Lights Coffee‚ our favorite coffee shop on Market Street in Downtown Charleston‚ directly off of King Street. Today I am interviewing Mrs. Mary Bolden who has a Masters degree in Social work along with other degrees and certificates‚ from Winthrop College and
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“Mental Health with the Focus on Alcohol Behavioral Perspectives” Christin Burnett A mental health system is one that has perpetually plagued society and the one being focusing on will be alcoholism in the mental health. Approximately 64% of Americans drink. Many Americans are exposed to alcoholism in the family and of the over 15 million alcoholics in this country‚500‚000 are youth between the ages of nine and twelve. (National Institutes of Health [NIH] and NIAAA 2007).Psychologist
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ADHD/Mental Health the Impact and Implications for Young People in the UK Society This essay will explore and critically analyse the impact and implications of youths who are known to be part of the Youth Justice System and have been diagnosed or need to be assessed as to whether they are treated for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or a different mental health disorder. The implications and impact of diagnosis relates to young people who unbeknown to themselves are affected
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include those with a mental illness‚ their friends and family‚ policymakers‚ health care providers and leaders in the community. In many cultures across the world people who ask for help are seen as weak. For this reason many people who may have psychological issues will not get the professional help that they need. This stigma continues to affect people and their mental wellbeing. As mentioned before media is the main way we get information about a lot of topics; this could mean through the
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Natural Disaster and Mental Health: A Reflection Paper on Analyzing the Development and Environment (ADE) By Selahuddin Yu Hashim MDM 2013 When mother earth rages escaping from it is an almost impossible mission to achieve. Even nations with the most sophisticated technology may find it difficult to counter the destructive effect of natural disaster. And even if one is able to lessen its impact‚ it still results in devastation of the land affecting many people. The experience in Mt. Pinatubo
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Running Head: PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING Professional School Counseling in today’s Society Abstract The role of the school has changed tremendously from it early beginnings. Today school counselors are trained professional who should be equipped to meet the needs of our students. The school counselor is considered a partner with the school system. They are responsible for implementing programs that
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Mental Health Court Mental Health Court 2013 By: Elizabeth Gavin Professor Contino Class: Corrections One 9/17/2013 2013 By: Elizabeth Gavin Professor Contino Class: Corrections One 9/17/2013 Mental health courts are a resource given to prisoners who would normally be put in prison if they had not decided to join this special program. Mental health court is a court run program by the district attorney’s office in some counties
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