estimates putting the average at roughly 10%‚ as compared to estimates of 49% in 1991(3). The top four selling items under “international medicine” are versions and addendums to the fifth addition of the DSM-V‚ the diagnostic and systemic manual of mental conditions. In the religion section‚ the top four have to do with Buddhism‚ a neurosurgeon’s thoughts on the afterlife‚ and a memoir entitled “Hippie Girl”. Even under “Christian Books and Bibles”‚ none of the top 15 selling items reference the bible
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Question 5 of 18 2.0 Points The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ or DSM-IV-TR is authored by: A.American Psychological Association B.American Philosophial Association C.National Alliance for Mental Illness D.American Psychiatric Association Answer Key: D Question 6 of 18 2.0 Points The victims of Katrina in New Orleans that have been displaced and receiving mental health treatment might receive specific attention on Axis IV of the DSM-IV-TR
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ROLE OF NURSE IN COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH INTRODUCTION The trend in psychiatric care is shifting from that of inpatient hospitalization to a focus of outpatient care within the community. Community mental health services include all those activities in the community connected with mental health other than the institutional or hospitalized setting. The community approach focuses on the total population of defined geographical area rather than individual patient. Emphasis is mainly on preventive services
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Criminal justice issues among individuals with mental health and substance use conditions is a growing problem. This paper examines mental health issues as it relates to the criminal justice system and specifically how mental health and the mentally ill can play a role in the crime. Different factors can become a problem with mental health illness and the criminal justice system. Mental health illness can contribute to jail and prison overcrowding‚ high crime rates‚ drug addiction‚ and many other
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Mental Illness In the past‚ the subject of mental illness was surrounded with mystery and fear. Today‚ we have made tremendous progress in our understanding and‚ especially in our ability to offer effective treatments. However‚ questions about mental illness often go unanswered and stand in the way of people receiving help. How Common Is Mental Illness and What Are the Impacts on Society? Mental illness is common‚ and the milder conditions are very common. One fifth of Americans suffer from
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Mental Illness from a Sociological Perspective Sociologists have long been concerned about problem behaviors that other scholars and lay individuals label as mental illness. There are five paradigms that sociologists used throughout the years to explain mental illness: degeneracy‚ social pathology‚ labeling‚ medicalization‚ and genetics. Some of these theories are psychiatric‚ social‚ or biological. The first paradigm is degeneracy theory. Degeneracy theory is an explanation where society’s
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The main types of mental ill health according to the psychiatric (DSM/ICD) classification system e.g.: mood disorders‚ personality disorders‚ anxiety disorders‚ psychotic disorders‚ substance-related disorders‚ eating disorders‚ cognitive disorders‚ sexual and gender identity disorders Key strengths and limitations of the psychiatric classification system e.g. Strengths - developed by experts‚ clarity for practitioners‚ synthesis of knowledge‚ consistency‚ coherence‚ clarity for patients‚
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solid links between poverty and mental disorder supports the dispute that mental disorders should be an important concern for development strategies. Mental disorders have diverse and far-reaching communal impacts‚ including homelessness‚ greater rates of imprisonment‚ poor educational opportunities and consequences‚ lack of employment and reduced income. This evidence of sturdy links between poverty and mental disorder distributes burdens to the disagreement that mental disorders should be a significant
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performed to cast out evil spirits. In the first surgery‚ an individual with a mental health problem had holes drilled in his head to let out the evil spirits. Fortunately‚ the treatment and view of mental health has made significate advances‚ however‚ there are still differing views or models on how mental health problems should be treated. In this paper‚ I will compare can contrast three different models of mental health: the bio-medical model‚ the psychological model‚ and the social model. Each
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