C228 - Community Health Nursing - Task 1 Shirley Krussel Western Governor ’s University C228 November 25‚ 2014 North Coastal Region of San Diego County The North Coastal Region (NCR) of San Diego County is a large diverse region within San Diego County. It spans 388 square miles. There are six cities and more than a dozen communities in this region ranging from wealthy areas to poorer areas both on the coast and inland. The US Marine Corps largest installation‚ Camp Pendleton‚ is located within
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associated with mental illness. The mentally ill population frequently experience challenges to their ability to function and align their behavior consistent with the social norms. Due to the high volume of individuals that suffer from mental health disorders‚ often these people lack sufficient advocacy and rehabilitation facilities that specialize in providing them the life skills and coping modalities that are essential to their ability to function appropriately in society. Mental illness is becoming
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Andrea Sanchez Professor Amanda Gray & Adrienne Baldwin SWU 171 23 June 2013 Mental Health and the Media Let me start off with what Autism is and how common it is. Autism appears to have its root in very early brain development. The most obvious signs of autism and symptoms come about between 2 and 3 years old. “An estimated 1 out of 54 boys and 1 in 252 girls are diagnosed with autism in the United States.” A person with autism will find it much harder to understand the feelings of other
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Fortinash: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing‚ 5th Edition Chapter 08: Culture‚ Ethnicity and Spirituality Case Studies - Critical Thinking Answer Guidelines CASE STUDY: HOLISTIC ASSESSMENT The patient is a 66-year-old woman who has been hospitalized for an extensive period (approximately 6 weeks). The initial problems were major depression‚ anxiety‚ and a degenerative spinal condition that required several surgeries. The spinal condition is treatable‚ but the process will leave her with
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and one detained under the Mental Health Act 2009. A voluntary patient is one that makes the decision and is capable of making the decision to seek treatment in a centre‚ and is able to leave if they decide to. A detention and treatment order authorizes the detention of a person in a treatment centre so that psychiatric treatment can be given. People who are subject to detention and treatment orders are required to stay in the center and receive treatment for a mental illness‚ even if they do not
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Mental health is the balanced development of the individual’s personality and emotional attitudes which enable him to live harmoniously with his fellow men. In 1959 W.H.O. Expert Committee on mental health reviewed the various definitions of mental health and observed that mental health is influenced by both-biological and social factors It is not a static condition but subject to variations and fluctuations in degree‚ It is the capacity in an individual to form harmonious relations with others
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Mental Health Essay Mental health is all about how we think‚ feel and behave. It refers to our cognitive‚ and/or our emotional wellbeing. It describes a sense of wellbeing. Mental health ‘problems’ or ‘difficulties’ are terms used to describe temporary reactions to a painful event‚ stress‚ or systems of drug or alcohol use‚ lack of sleep or physical illness. It can also be used to describe long-term psychiatric conditions‚ which may have significant effects on an individual’s functioning. Some
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Resource-Based Course Package for Community Mental Health a non-formal course offered by the Faculty of Management and Development Studies University of the Philippines Open University Developed by Dinah Pacquing Nadera‚ MD‚ MSe‚ MIMH Associate Professor‚ UP Open University and Lourdes Ladrido Ignacio‚ MD‚ FPPA Professor Emeritus‚ University of the Philippines‚ Mania mental health_front matters.pmd 1 8/26/2011‚ 9:56 AM Community Mental Health By Dinah Pacquing Nadera and Lourdes
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MENTAL RETARDATION Chapter 1 Historical Overview Introduction Pre-Independence–Changing Life Styles in India I dentification of persons with mental retardation and affording them care and management for their disabilities is not a new concept in India. The concept had been translated into practice over several centuries as a community participative culture. Changes in attitudes towards persons with disabilities also came to about with city life. The administrative authorities
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The objective of this case study is to provide an understanding of how a Mental State Examination (MSE) is conducted on a patient. The process is gain an initial assessment of the patient’s current mental health. Outlining their cognition‚ perception‚ mood and affect‚ behaviour‚ appearance and the Mandatory Functional Requirements‚ required for communication. For the purpose of this case study an MSE will be conducted on Lucy a twenty year old woman. Lucy was accompanied by her mother when they
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