Week 2 Discussion Board – Electroconvulsive Therapy Treatment PROMPT: Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is still utilized to treat atypical depression. Shock therapy has had such a dark history in mental health. Find and read at least two articles on either the history of ECT or its use in treating depression. Cite those articles in your response. Share your feelings and thoughts regarding its use today. Be sure to discuss the information you gleaned from the articles. Reminder: You will be expected
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The physical therapy is a growing and competitive profession. One can start their journey by researching physical therapy graduate programs. Each physical therapy school will have nearly the same requirements for students who are striving to be accepted into the program. Typically‚ to Physical therapy graduate programs usually requires baccalaureate degrees and many programs require individuals to take courses
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Chapter 1 From X-Rays to Ion Beams: A Short History of Radiation Therapy James M. Slater Abstract Radiation therapy (RT) developed in several eras. Patients’ needs for more effective treatment guided the efforts. The development of ion beam therapy (IBT) can be seen as a corollary in this continuous endeavor to optimize disease control while minimizing normal-tissue damage. It could not have materialized‚ however‚ without the curiosity‚ ingenuity‚ and perseverance of researchers‚ engineers
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want to work as an occupational therapist. Occupational therapy (OT) as a field‚ focuses on a variety of physical and functional impairments. Occupational therapists and assistants work with their consumers to help them to regain functionality to be able to perform activities of daily living (ADLs)‚ such as bathing‚ getting dressed‚ eating‚ etc. The physiology of exercise plays a huge role in therapy and is definitely incorporated into therapy sessions. One main component of OT intervention is upper-body
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Electroconvulsive Therapy Summary of Electroconvulsive Therapy Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is defined as a procedure that involves electrical currents passing through the brain and deliberately producing a seizure (Mayo Clinic Staff‚ 2012). ECT is often utilized for mental illnesses‚ such as depression‚ when other treatments are found to be ineffective. Often times ECT has a negative connotation of intentionally shocking a patient and causing pain while hoping that they will be cured based
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Abstract Family Therapy is very important in many families and homes for several reasons. Family therapy helps many families with communication issues and it helps to resolve major family conflicts. Family therapy also assists family members become able to relate to one another in a positive way. Family therapy also helps families going through traumatic events such deaths‚ divorces‚ and major illnesses. Family therapy can involve certain members of the family or the
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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Art Therapy Phua Yu Ting HELP University Outline I. Introduction A. Opener: B. Thesis statement: There are advantages and disadvantages of art therapy. II. The first advantage of art therapy is it helps people to express thoughts‚ feelings‚ and conflicts. A. Adults 1. Self-discovery and self-expression 2. Emotional growth B. Children 1. Relief stress 2. Express feelings with limited vocabularies III. Art therapy provides individuals with control over specific
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good or bad but thinking makes it so.” History of How Ellis developed his Framework Ellis had trained as a clinical psychologist. As he treated patients‚ he became increasingly dissatisfied with the results offered by traditional psychoanalytic therapy. He noted that while his patients were able to become aware of their underlying problems‚ their behavior did not actually change. By the 1950s‚ Ellis had started experimenting with other types of psychotherapy and was heavily influenced by philosophers
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Family Therapy Approaches Critique of Family Therapy Approaches William Jones University of Phoenix MFCT 556 Family Systems Theory Professor Desiree DeShay-Weakley‚ MSW LM07MFC07 December 18‚ 2008 This paper will give a brief background of Family Therapy and critique the various family systems approach. In addition‚ the paper will address the approaches that I will apply as a therapist. Family therapy‚ which
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Narrative Therapy Caroline Dobay August 9‚ 2012 COUN601 Steve Figley PhD Movement of Influence Narrative Therapy came from the Poststructural and Deconstruction movement (Hoffman‚ 2002) and asserts that people need other stories to be able to view their lives and to recognize the negativity in their stories is dominating and defining their lives and who they are. This defines a self-defeating‚ negative and dead-ended story of their lives. This is through the knowledge of the reality told
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