Effects of Obesity on Mental Health Risks of Being Overweight Walter Taylor Community College of Vermont Abstract In America‚ over 35% of all adults are obese. Though obesity rates in Vermont are among the lowest in the country (25%)‚ the current obesity epidemic is still alarming ("Adult obesity facts‚" 2012). Heart disease‚ diabetes‚ cancer‚ stroke‚ high cholesterol‚ and high blood pressure are all directly linked to obesity. While the physical effects of obesity have been researched extensively
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The assignment will discuss the importance of assessment in Mental Health nursing‚ focusing on a 54 year old lady suffering from major depression. The Department of Health (DoH‚ 2010) pointed out that depression is a disorder of mood and may be characterised by low mood and feelings of unhappiness‚ exhaustion‚ self blame and suicidal thoughts. The assessment scale called Health of the Nations Outcome Scales (HONOS) (see appendix B) and the rational for using this scale will be explored. A brief profile
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Those in prison have a constitutional right to health care and adequate mental health treatment. The growth of the correctional populace has put a strain on the inadequate size of jails and prisons to respond to the health needs of inmates. This situation is only made even more challenging because of the fact that prisoners with these serious mental diseases involve specific services and treatment. “Prevalence estimates of mental illnesses in U.S. jails have varied widely depending on methodology
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Description--Study No. 9585 Downloads File Information (1 dataset) Printer-Friendly Page Related Literature TITLE: Drugs‚ Alcohol‚ and Student Crime in the United States‚ April-May 1989 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR(S): Bausell‚ Carole R.‚ Charles E. Maloy‚ and Jan M. Sherrill. SUMMARY This project examined different aspects of campus crime -- specifically‚ the prevalence of crimes among college students‚ whether the crime rate was increasing or decreasing on college campuses‚ and the factors related
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just a few crimes that people that have substance abuse users have committed.. Substance abuse increases the risk of criminal activity which can lead to increased economic and medical costs. Over 1.5 million arrests are due to drug law violations resulting in drug law violations to be one of the major crimes committed in the U.S. (Hart & Ksir‚ 2015‚ p. 40) According to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (2015)‚ drugs and alcohol are implicated in an estimated 80% of offenses resulting
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Stress‚ Mental Health and Spirituality As the world is developing‚ it also gets more complicated. Due to the complication of the society‚ stress has become a common‚ and often unavoidable‚ part of daily life. A lot of people don’t know how to deal with stress and get themselves into very bad mental and physical health. However‚ it’s not impossible to improve that situation. By getting to know more about stress and finding methods that can deal with it‚ people can get a better mental and physical
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The End of the Road: Drug and Alcohol cravings By Elijah W. on December 3‚ 2012 (Overview at the Onala Recovery Center and its benefits) I’ve spent over 100 hours at the Onala Recovery Center this pass semester observing how they operate and understanding the issue of alcohol addiction and its damage. I’ve sat and had conversations with alcoholics and drug abusers. It’s not easy noticing whose and addict and who isn’t. Alcohol and drug addiction is a serious issue. Many people live
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Skills and Characteristics of Mental Health Human Service Worker Skills and Characteristics of Mental Health Human Service Workers Skills and characteristics are essential in the Human Service Profession to be efficient in helping the clients. The Human Service Professional is a one of a kind individual‚ which requires skills and certain characteristics that very few people have. This paper will discuss the skills and characteristics and the definition of the two which are essential in this
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Madeline Robbins People with mental and physical disabilities have been ridiculed and treated as though they are not equal to the rest of society. Many people in our society have Down syndrome and have struggled to gain rights to go to school‚ have a job‚ and live a normal life. Down syndrome is when one is born with an extra chromosome. He or she has 3 copies of the 21 chromosome and 47 total chromosomes instead of 46. This extra chromosome can cause many physical health issues. People with Down syndrome
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Yahay‚ Boon & Buang (2008) indicate gangs as contributors to the increase rates of vandalism‚ threatening and drug addicts among Malaysian teenagers. This study indicated that one third of 1560 secondary schools in Malaysia have high risk to being exposed to gangs. These children are often categorizing as deviant and delinquent. These deviant and delinquent children are involved in drug addicting‚ playing truants and raping. Furthermore‚ female students and primary school students is shown to be
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